“Anger he smiles towering in shiney metallic purple armour,
Queen jealousy envy waits behind him,
Her fiery green gown sneers at the grassy ground.”

— Jimi Hendrix

Bold as Love
Song lyrics, Axis: Bold as Love (1967)

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American musician, singer and songwriter 1942–1970

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