Wesley Willis is in fact....JIMI HENDRIX!!! - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

kalashnikov · 08-19-2003, 10:24 PM

So I came upon this theory tonight when I was listening to some Hendrix, that he and Wesley Willis are one and the same! For those of you not familiar with Wesley Willis, he is a native Chicagoan "musician," or rather, a drunken retarded bum who sings horribly out of tune with bizarre lyrics to the same electric keyboard tune (simply at different keys and tempos), and has composed hundreds of songs, such as "I Whupped Batman's Ass" and "Rock and Roll McDonald's". He headbutts people. (Type Wesley Willis into google and you will get many informative pages about him.)
Back to the theory: Wesley Willis and Jimi Hendrix have extremely similar voices. Some might note a slight difference in lyric and musical style, and the fact that Willis is a gigantic schizophrenic moron, but I attribute this to a near death drug overdose incorrectly assumed to have caused Hendrix's actual death. Some might also point out the blatant physical differences, but seriously, what can't be done with plastic surgery these days?
So, as I have above so efforly proven as scientific fact, Jimi Hendrix, possibly the greatest rock guitarist, is not dead, but lives on...as WESLEY WILLIS!
Rock over London, Rock on Chicago!!
God I need sleep.

mastboy4 · 08-20-2003, 09:28 AM

ok, one word... ABSURD

Thraeryn · 08-20-2003, 09:30 AM

Heheh. Nice try.

Would be interesting if it were proven.

Beltruckus · 08-20-2003, 10:59 AM

Sloooowww caaars, Faaaaast caaars. Wessley Willis is my hero btw.

rev_skarekroe · 08-20-2003, 12:13 PM

Rock over Chicago, rock over London, Diet Coke - just for the taste of it.
sk

YzermanS19 · 08-20-2003, 03:41 PM

Rock over Chicago, Rock over London, Rice a Roni- the san francisco treat.

orange monkeyee · 08-20-2003, 07:05 PM

rock n roll mcdonalds is the greatest song ever though

Devilinmypants · 08-20-2003, 08:13 PM

Very possible, i bet wes is awesome with a guitar. He drinks 6 glasses of soymilk every show to make him strong. Rock over Chicago, rock over London, Wheaties breakfast of champions.

CSflim · 08-21-2003, 04:21 PM

Yuo know...I'm normally the uber-skeptic....but this I can believe!

Johnny Rotten · 08-21-2003, 11:07 PM

I you could convince me that Willis could be both 61 years old and incredibly obese, I'll eat my hat. People that big don't live to see 40. http://www.texassherry.com/Wesley___..._SXSW_2001.jpg

kalashnikov · 08-21-2003, 11:26 PM

Well obviously, back in Willis's early days when he went by the name of Hendrix, he was much skinnier so there was no weight issue. But probably in the eighties when he was krunked out on drugs, living on the streets of Chicago, he gained the weight. I'd give him a few more years.
http://www.monzy.org/wesley/ is an informative site about Willis. Plus, at the bottom of the page is a Wesley Willis song generator, so you can see what it is like to have the creative song writing ingenuity of this rock legend.

kalashnikov · 08-22-2003, 11:57 AM

Holy shit - Wesley Willis just died!
text copied from http://www.empty-handed.com/archive/2003_08_22.html

Dear Friends and fellow Wesleynauts,
We are deeply saddened to report that one of our artists, Wesley
Willis passed away yesterday, Thursday, August 21st. Wesley will be
greatly missed by all that had the privilege to know him, as well as
the fans who have been fortunate enough to experience his genius.

Wesley was diagnosed with Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML) at
the end of 2002, and had to undergo emergency surgery on June 2nd to
identify the source of, and to suppress internal bleeding. It is not
clear if this bleeding was related to his leukemia or not, and the
exact cause of death is still unknown. Wesley had been recovering at a
Hospice in Illinois, and since the surgery his health had deteriorated
rapidly.

His songs were simultaneously disturbing, hilarious, blunt, and
intoxicating. Wesley's sheer excitement and unaffected honesty about
every cultural phenomenon, defined his music as truly individual, and
truly punk rock.

Wesley released well over 50 albums - 3 of which are on
Alternative Tentacles, and a 4th, entitled, Wesley Willis Greatest
Hits Vol. 3 (CD) had already been scheduled for release in October of
this year.

For more information on Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia, please visit
http://leukemia-lymphoma.org .

Currently there are no plans for any funeral service but we will
inform you if there will be.

A tragic loss of a truly one of a kind musician.

CSflim · 08-22-2003, 01:34 PM

Oh holy shit. God Damn it! That sucks ass.

RIP Wesley Willis.

*Sniff* I never got my headbutt.

GakFace · 08-22-2003, 05:20 PM

kinda offbeat, but I had a dream recently where I heard that Jimi Hendrix was coming to my city....

PulpMind · 08-23-2003, 05:45 AM

I just heard... damn that sucks so bad.. missed seeing him the first two times he was through town, now.. never =(
RIP welsey... your words of wisdom will be missed

AnUnkind · 08-24-2003, 01:11 AM

I had a teacher that met Jimi Hendrix. I can feel your jealousy coming through my modem already.

CSflim · 08-24-2003, 03:01 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by AnUnkind
I had a teacher that met Jimi Hendrix. I can feel your jealousy coming through my modem already.

Meh! thats nothing. Did he meet Wesley Willis? I would be at least remotely impressed with that.

qpid · 08-24-2003, 10:45 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by CSflim
Meh! thats nothing. Did he meet Wesley Willis? I would be at least remotely impressed with that.

Um... didn't we just prove they were one and the same

a2k · 08-25-2003, 12:36 PM

"Butt my head and say 'RAH'"

08-19-2003, 10:24 PM	#1 (permalink)
kalashnikov Insane Location: St. Paul	Wesley Willis is in fact....JIMI HENDRIX!!! So I came upon this theory tonight when I was listening to some Hendrix, that he and Wesley Willis are one and the same! For those of you not familiar with Wesley Willis, he is a native Chicagoan "musician," or rather, a drunken retarded bum who sings horribly out of tune with bizarre lyrics to the same electric keyboard tune (simply at different keys and tempos), and has composed hundreds of songs, such as "I Whupped Batman's Ass" and "Rock and Roll McDonald's". He headbutts people. (Type Wesley Willis into google and you will get many informative pages about him.) Back to the theory: Wesley Willis and Jimi Hendrix have extremely similar voices. Some might note a slight difference in lyric and musical style, and the fact that Willis is a gigantic schizophrenic moron, but I attribute this to a near death drug overdose incorrectly assumed to have caused Hendrix's actual death. Some might also point out the blatant physical differences, but seriously, what can't be done with plastic surgery these days? So, as I have above so efforly proven as scientific fact, Jimi Hendrix, possibly the greatest rock guitarist, is not dead, but lives on...as WESLEY WILLIS! Rock over London, Rock on Chicago!! God I need sleep. __________________ 'Charmant, respektlos, und immer betrunken.'

08-20-2003, 09:28 AM	#2 (permalink)
mastboy4 Crazy Location: Mexico	ok, one word... ABSURD __________________ Ignorance Is Bliss

08-20-2003, 10:59 AM	#4 (permalink)
Beltruckus Psycho Location: Salt Lake City	Sloooowww caaars, Faaaaast caaars. Wessley Willis is my hero btw. __________________ The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings. Words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out. -Stephen King

08-20-2003, 12:13 PM	#5 (permalink)
rev_skarekroe Insane Location: Parts Unknown	Rock over Chicago, rock over London, Diet Coke - just for the taste of it. sk __________________ "If I could have one wish, as in the fairy tales, I would unmake my past, and rise like Lazarus and stand in sunlight and banish all the dark." D. Tibet

08-20-2003, 03:41 PM	#6 (permalink)
YzermanS19 not your typical god-fearing junkie Location: State of Confusion	Rock over Chicago, Rock over London, Rice a Roni- the san francisco treat. __________________ the light that burns twice as bright burns half as long and you have burned so very, very brightly

08-20-2003, 09:30 AM	#3 (permalink)
Thraeryn Loser	Heheh. Nice try. Would be interesting if it were proven.

08-20-2003, 07:05 PM	#7 (permalink)
orange monkeyee Banned	rock n roll mcdonalds is the greatest song ever though

08-20-2003, 08:13 PM	#8 (permalink)
Devilinmypants Hippie relocationist. Location: Greensboro NC	Very possible, i bet wes is awesome with a guitar. He drinks 6 glasses of soymilk every show to make him strong. Rock over Chicago, rock over London, Wheaties breakfast of champions.

08-21-2003, 04:21 PM	#9 (permalink)
CSflim Sky Piercer Location: Ireland	Yuo know...I'm normally the uber-skeptic....but this I can believe! __________________

08-21-2003, 11:07 PM	#10 (permalink)
Johnny Rotten lost and found Location: Berkeley	I you could convince me that Willis could be both 61 years old and incredibly obese, I'll eat my hat. People that big don't live to see 40. http://www.texassherry.com/Wesley___..._SXSW_2001.jpg __________________ "The idea that money doesn't buy you happiness is a lie put about by the rich, to stop the poor from killing them." -- Michael Caine

08-21-2003, 11:26 PM	#11 (permalink)
kalashnikov Insane Location: St. Paul	Well obviously, back in Willis's early days when he went by the name of Hendrix, he was much skinnier so there was no weight issue. But probably in the eighties when he was krunked out on drugs, living on the streets of Chicago, he gained the weight. I'd give him a few more years. http://www.monzy.org/wesley/ is an informative site about Willis. Plus, at the bottom of the page is a Wesley Willis song generator, so you can see what it is like to have the creative song writing ingenuity of this rock legend. __________________ 'Charmant, respektlos, und immer betrunken.'

08-22-2003, 11:57 AM	#12 (permalink)
kalashnikov Insane Location: St. Paul	Holy shit - Wesley Willis just died! text copied from http://www.empty-handed.com/archive/2003_08_22.html Dear Friends and fellow Wesleynauts, We are deeply saddened to report that one of our artists, Wesley Willis passed away yesterday, Thursday, August 21st. Wesley will be greatly missed by all that had the privilege to know him, as well as the fans who have been fortunate enough to experience his genius. Wesley was diagnosed with Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML) at the end of 2002, and had to undergo emergency surgery on June 2nd to identify the source of, and to suppress internal bleeding. It is not clear if this bleeding was related to his leukemia or not, and the exact cause of death is still unknown. Wesley had been recovering at a Hospice in Illinois, and since the surgery his health had deteriorated rapidly. His songs were simultaneously disturbing, hilarious, blunt, and intoxicating. Wesley's sheer excitement and unaffected honesty about every cultural phenomenon, defined his music as truly individual, and truly punk rock. Wesley released well over 50 albums - 3 of which are on Alternative Tentacles, and a 4th, entitled, Wesley Willis Greatest Hits Vol. 3 (CD) had already been scheduled for release in October of this year. For more information on Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia, please visit http://leukemia-lymphoma.org . Currently there are no plans for any funeral service but we will inform you if there will be. A tragic loss of a truly one of a kind musician. __________________ 'Charmant, respektlos, und immer betrunken.'

08-22-2003, 01:34 PM	#13 (permalink)
CSflim Sky Piercer Location: Ireland	Oh holy shit. God Damn it! That sucks ass. RIP Wesley Willis. Sniff I never got my headbutt. __________________

08-22-2003, 05:20 PM	#14 (permalink)
GakFace Go Ninja, Go Ninja Go!! Location: IN, USA	kinda offbeat, but I had a dream recently where I heard that Jimi Hendrix was coming to my city.... __________________ RoboBlaster: Welcome to the club! Not that I'm in the club. And there really isn'a a club in the first place. But if there was a club and if I was in it, I would definitely welcome you to it.

08-23-2003, 05:45 AM	#15 (permalink)
PulpMind Addict Location: Portland	I just heard... damn that sucks so bad.. missed seeing him the first two times he was through town, now.. never =( RIP welsey... your words of wisdom will be missed

08-24-2003, 01:11 AM	#16 (permalink)
AnUnkind Crazy Location: INCONUS	I had a teacher that met Jimi Hendrix. I can feel your jealousy coming through my modem already. __________________ yeah, you SHOULD feel stupid....

08-25-2003, 12:36 PM	#19 (permalink)
a2k Crazy Location: Seattle	"Butt my head and say 'RAH'"