Why Did Hendrix Play The National Anthem?

Why Did Hendrix Play The National Anthem? Jimi Hendrix explained why he played ‘Star-Spangled Banner’ at Woodstock, 1969. … Hendrix cunningly decided to use the music’s own bombastic nature to project the violence carried out under his nation’s flag. What was Jimi Hendrix protesting the national anthem? I thought it was beautiful.” Jimi’s Woodstock anthem