Jimi Hendrix died on September 18, 1970. A week before, on September 11, 1970, he gave an interview to the UK’s New Musical Express journalist Keith Altman from his suite at the Cumberland Hotel. Altman and the 27-year-old singer, songwriter, and guitarist who was able to do things unfathomable with the instrument discussed the latter’s wealth (he wanted more of it), songwriting process (he called it a “clash between reality and fantasy”), political sensibilities (he, at one point, was “getting ready to get into all that”), and anger release strategies (he preferred to let out all the rage on stage).

Almost 44 years later, David Gerlach, Patrick Smith, and the rest of the talented team behind the PBS digital series Blank on Blank set the interview to animation. The result is an informative and entertaining six-minute-or-so look and listen into the final days of the soon-to-be legend, colored in a very appropriate hue of purple haze.