Back in 1970, on a trip to France, Jimi Hendrix commissioned one of the world’s most visionary sci-fi artists (MOEBIUS) to capture his essence in a piece of art. The image, of Jimi spooning soup into his mouth, was part of a series of photographs taken expressly for Moebius to use as templates to draw upon.
Hendrix was interested in Moebius doing the cover for a future album which never came to fruition. Years later, Moebius was inspired to further immortalize Hendrix in a series of wildly imaginative pieces. You can see them here: