A lot of people disagree with this. Fans of Jimi are up in arms, Anti-Guitar Hero "haters" think it is trash. Personally, I think it is great marketing and a good idea, (providing they did not do any damage to the statue of course)

Image itself looks like it was either adorned on the statue, or terribly photoshopped, you be the judge.

The company recently decided to celebrate the fact that a couple of Guitar Hero performances would take place at this year’s Isle of Wight Festival, an event partly known for featuring one of Jimi Hendrix’s last performances before his tragic death. So how does one celebrate a fake guitar performance? By vandalizing a tribute to a real guitar legend, it seems. Activision decided to deck out a bronze statue of Hendrix to make it look like he was holding a Guitar Hero controller instead of an actual instrument.

Deathsythe via news.filefront.com »