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Hi there man, whats your name?
Milford Kemp
ok, Milford. So what do you do man?
What do I do?
Oh, here at the mountain is the Jimi Hendrix Montreal Show
every Sunday
from hum
3 until sunset
and I just enjoy the public
The people
and then the Jimi Hendrix music
his music is never gonna die
I'm from Hollywood California
where I worked for Jimi Hendrix State are you experienced Ltd
a visitor, an invitation by Marie Lecavalier
she told me,asked me to come to Montreal
told me I will like it I came
and I've been here seventeen years now
and one of the things
that I do is the Jimi Hendrix personification show
and I did it since 19... no 2000... 2009 I began
ok, we're getting a photo too
ok, ok, ok, yeah.
So its 2009 I began actually,
just one Sunday I came here to film a movie
my own movie Im making called American Trash
and the people like it so much
I said, really?
So its been that way now 3 or 4 years now
just on Sunday, domage!
and what about the rest of the week,
what do you do man?
Im an artist,
I design,
I make clothes and clothes design Im an artist,
painter ah
but
I got to be honest with you man,
I mean you want to understand of you
ah nobody employs me
I mean Im unemployable cause Im not Quebecois
and thats the way it is
I have been here for 17 years
I am an Olympic boxer
I was Leon Spinks substitute 1976
here in Montreal
I have said Leon Spinks
and I come to Montreal
and I came here to teach boxing
because Im not from Montreal
doesnt matter the qualifications I have
Ive been professional
been on the Olympic boxing team
and everything
Im not from Montreal
and every gym I go to
forget it
so, I do my thing
I just play the guitar on Sundays
I design my clothes
I design for David Lee Roth
the Chilli Red Hot Chilli Peppers
for the Jimi Hendrix experience state
I work for them Jimi Hendrix father
I cant get no work here
as an artist
Im not qualified
so 17 years
what are you gonna do now like are you thinking about leaving?
well Im gonna keep on doing my thing
and eventually Im gonna move on
because there aint no love here man
I aint had one date in 17 years
I had one date in 17 years
last kidding you not
I mean black is not beautiful
come on man,
Im telling you the truth
its not beautiful
I cant walk to a girl and ask her out
shell say no
she will freak out
when you do this show with the guitar and everything
no, no, they want a photograph thats all!
a photograph
they dont wanna know
they wont go out with me
even for a date?
thats shocky man!
I mean this is, Im in Montreal
if I was a haitian
probably...
Im an American
mais no,
no, no, thats my title
and Im sure every time I come
look at my hat,
I got almost nothing in it
and Ive been playing for over 3 hours
people take pictures of me
they do not appreciate me
click, click, click, click, click,
and then they walk away
and they laugh
but it is ok
cause god pays me
you know what I'm saying
god does pay me
you know
I got hooked up with the Jimi Hendrix State
and they want me to do *** for them
I filmed a movie about Jimi Hendrix
cause they saw me on the mountain
they came here
thats going to be on the discovery TV this fall...
so, I work here under the,
under the
see that statue there?
her name is Nike
you know that shoe brand?
that the wing goddess of victory
she got the laurel leaves
shes one of Apollos ***
thats one thats one of his girls
thats his girl
she comes from the sun Apollo, see?
and that there thats why I'm here
every Sunday she puts that laurel leave crown on my head
Jimi Hendrix Montreal
you do your thing and dont worry about nobody putting no money on your pocket
cause Im gonna take care of you
youre my child
and I dont care now
that used to bother me
but thats the material world
where we going it's the spiritual world
so that dont bother me now
so Im really blessed to be a representative of the Jimi Hendrix State
as well
just come out here and have a good time
and be positive with people
forget about the crap
Man, Milford Im really happy to talk to you
it was really amazing
yeah my brother... hermano,
hermano
yeah hermano
ok, ok
so, thank you very much
and I'll drop by next time and I hope that next time you make more money
ok thank you man
Thank you, Milford.