Jimi Hendrix Couldn't See

Jimi Hendrix took a secret to the grave few people knew about - he couldn't see his fans.

The rock legend confided in stepsister Janie that he needed to wear glasses but refused to get his sight tested - or wear spectacles, and his poor sight almost cost him his life years before he finally passed away in 1970.

Janie Hendrix, the president and CEO of Experience Hendrix said; "Jimi didn’t seem to have a driver's license (but) he could never resist taking the wheel of a Corvette, of which he bought several. In one incident, he was almost killed.

"He was a horrible driver. Do you know why? He needed glasses. When I was a kid I had to wear glasses and I used to tell him that I hated wearing glasses. He tried them on, and he said, 'Actually, I need to be wearing your glasses so I can see.'"