on september 18, 1970, hendrix was found dead in a basement of the samarkand hotel in london. he died after drinking too much, and then taking too many sleeping pills. he vomited and choked on his vomit because he could not regain consciousness. there are many different theories about his death. his girlfriend, who was with him at the time that he died, said that he was alive when she put him in the back of the ambulance, but hospital records say that hendrix had been dead for some time before the ambulance had reached him. some people say that hendrix was alive, but that the paramedics did not properly hold his head while he was unconscious so he choked on his own vomit. a sad poem that was found in hendrix’ apartment written by him made some think that he committed suicide.