“As far as I know, they may even try to wrap me up in cellophane and try to sell me. Brother sell me, and don’t worry about lookin’ at the score…” – Jimi Hendrix, “Somewhere”, recorded 1968, released 2013

After the tragic death of saxophonist Charlie “Bird” Parker, his friend poet Ted Joans began writing “Bird Lives” all over New York City. The campaign took a life of its own, and BIRD LIVES can still occasionally be found scrawled on sidewalks, walls and bathroom stalls.

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