Video: Michael Winslow Covers Jimi Hendrix ... With His Mouth

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It's not often my two loves — guitar and the Police Academy movies — intersect, but today is one of those days.

I just stumbled on this video, which features actor/comedian Michael Winslow playing Jimi Hendrix ... with his mouth. No, seriously.

As it so happens, Hendrix graces his 15th Guitar World cover, which is on newsstands now, and also available in our online store.

Josh Hart
Josh Hart

Josh Hart is a former web producer and staff writer for Guitar World and Guitar Aficionado magazines (2010–2012). He has since pursued writing fiction under various pseudonyms while exploring the technical underpinnings of journalism, now serving as a senior software engineer for The Seattle Times.

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