'Zayn Malik Covers Jimi Hendrix’s ‘Angel’: Listen
Jimi Hendrix’s ‘Angel’: Listen
25), the
former One Direction member shared a gorgeous cover of the late guitar legend’s 1971 song “Angel,”
The 29-year-old
singer’s unique rendition of the track arrived ahead of what would’ve been Hendrix’
“Being asked
to collaborate to celebrate @jimihendrix 80th birthday was such an unexpected and huge honour,” Zayn
“I have
so much respect and admiration for Jimi, his music and fans
‘Angel’ is
out now – hope you love the track as much as I do
Earlier in
the week, Zayn teased a 15-second snippet of the collaboration, which features original music by
“We are
pleased that Zayn has been inspired to use original music from Jimi Hendrix’s ‘Angel’
“We’re hopeful
that this version of a Hendrix classic will enlighten a new generation of listeners
Hendrix, who
is considered by many to be the greatest rock guitarist of all time, died on
After leaving
1D, Zayn bounced from his debut R&B-leaning Hot 100 No
Easter Eggs from Tim
Burton’s ‘Wednesday’