--- title: "126 Jimi hendrix Quotes by 105 authors" description: "Browse 126 Jimi hendrix quotes by 105 authors. Discover the best Jimi hendrix sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b02/perry-farrell-26604_escapism_jimi-hendrix-s-music-was-escapism-245683_2456839.png" --- > [Jimi Hendrix's music was escapism.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/perry-farrell/jimi-hendrix-s-music-was-escapism/) [Perry Farrell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/perry-farrell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b02/perry-farrell-26604_escapism_jimi-hendrix-s-music-was-escapism-245683_2456839.png) > [Jimi Hendrix was the most exciting guitarist I've ever heard.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-jones/jimi-hendrix-was-the-most-exciting-guitarist-i-ve-ever-heard/) [Brian Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-jones/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f19/brian-jones-46851_exciting_jimi-hendrix-was-the-most-exciting-guita_2207951.png) > [I thought Jimi Hendrix... was just phenomenal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-wilson/i-thought-jimi-hendrix-was-just-phenomenal/) [Carl Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-wilson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/58d/carl-wilson-39290_hendrix_i-thought-jimi-hendrix-was-just-phenomen_2188324.jpg) > [I was into Jimi Hendrix, Robert Johnson, the blues.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-gutt/i-was-into-jimi-hendrix-robert-johnson-the-blues/) [Jeff Gutt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-gutt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b5/jeff-gutt-17133_blues_i-was-into-jimi-hendrix-robert-johnson-t_3009429.jpg) > [Jimi Hendrix isn't as good as me!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-gilmour/jimi-hendrix-isn-t-as-good-as-me/) [David Gilmour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-gilmour/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fed/david-gilmour-3970_funny_jimi-hendrix-isn-t-as-good-as-me-2016428_2016428.jpg) > [“Peace, Love, and Happiness. --- Jimi Hendrix ---”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimi-hendrix/peace-love-and-happiness-jimi-hendrix/) [Jimi Hendrix](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimi-hendrix/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/534/jimi-hendrix-1491_love_peace-love-and-happiness-jimi-hendrix-45_452682.jpg) > [I would love to play Jimi Hendrix.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chadwick-boseman/i-would-love-to-play-jimi-hendrix/) [Chadwick Boseman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chadwick-boseman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab6/chadwick-boseman-8202_hendrix_i-would-love-to-play-jimi-hendrix-304678_3046785.jpg) > [I have held Jimi Hendrix's Woodstock guitar and imagined what it would be like to play it, but that's the extent of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-allen/i-have-held-jimi-hendrix-s-woodstock-guitar-and-imagined-what-it/) [Paul Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-allen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b88/paul-allen-2295_guitar_i-have-held-jimi-hendrix-s-woodstock-gui_434018.png) > [I say I'm Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Janis Joplin all wrapped up into one. If I die early ... I'll be just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-rodman/i-say-i-m-jimi-hendrix-jim-morrison-janis-joplin-all-wrapped-up-into/) [Dennis Rodman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-rodman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fca/dennis-rodman-4129_dies_i-say-i-m-jimi-hendrix-jim-morrison-jani_1630982.png) > [Jimi Hendrix was the master of live stuff. He was my inspiration to do the yo-yo, everything he did on stage was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-becker/jimi-hendrix-was-the-master-of-live-stuff-he-was-my-inspiration-to-do/) [Jason Becker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-becker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/37e/jason-becker-15127_awesome_jimi-hendrix-was-the-master-of-live-stuf_2297224.jpg) > [I feel close to people like Jimi Hendrix because I connect with his music. Not the man but what he did.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-rollins/i-feel-close-to-people-like-jimi-hendrix-because-i-connect-with-his/) [Henry Rollins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-rollins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b6/henry-rollins-170_feels_i-feel-close-to-people-like-jimi-hendrix_27789.png) > [Secretly, I wanted to look like Jimi Hendrix, but I could never quite pull it off.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bryan-ferry/secretly-i-wanted-to-look-like-jimi-hendrix-but-i-could-never-quite/) [Bryan Ferry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bryan-ferry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/89e/bryan-ferry-10924_hendrix_secretly-i-wanted-to-look-like-jimi-hend_184383.png) > [I saw Jimi Hendrix - it must have been four times. And he was incomparable, and his legend lives on.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-cassidy/i-saw-jimi-hendrix-it-must-have-been-four-times-and-he-was/) [David Cassidy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-cassidy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/36d/david-cassidy-5209_four_i-saw-jimi-hendrix-it-must-have-been-fou_1938164.png) > [Jimi Hendrix, the Who, the Dead, Zeppelin, the Beatles - I paint to this music all of the time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-max/jimi-hendrix-the-who-the-dead-zeppelin-the-beatles-i-paint-to-this/) [Peter Max](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-max/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6df/peter-max-15738_beatles_jimi-hendrix-the-who-the-dead-zeppelin-t_428000.png) > [I just chased bands all over the country. The biggest one I saw was Jimi Hendrix.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cassandra-peterson/i-just-chased-bands-all-over-the-country-the-biggest-one-i-saw-was/) [Cassandra Peterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cassandra-peterson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c63/cassandra-peterson-8193_band_i-just-chased-bands-all-over-the-country_2870528.jpg) > [Richard Lloyd of Television is one of my favorite guitarists. His mentor was Jimi Hendrix when he was just 14. Jimi was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tina-weymouth/richard-lloyd-of-television-is-one-of-my-favorite-guitarists-his/) [Tina Weymouth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tina-weymouth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a0/tina-weymouth-16708_guitarist_richard-lloyd-of-television-is-one-of-my_964601.png) > [The ultimate part that I want to play in my life is Jimi Hendrix, so I guess I'm drawn to music even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nelsan-ellis/the-ultimate-part-that-i-want-to-play-in-my-life-is-jimi-hendrix-so-i/) [Nelsan Ellis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nelsan-ellis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e6/nelsan-ellis-12920_dance_the-ultimate-part-that-i-want-to-play-in_3195461.jpg) > [The music I want to hear in my head sounds somewhere between Jimi Hendrix and Massive Attack. It's not really like my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dhani-harrison/the-music-i-want-to-hear-in-my-head-sounds-somewhere-between-jimi/) [Dhani Harrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dhani-harrison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/22b/dhani-harrison-13400_cords_the-music-i-want-to-hear-in-my-head-soun_3142869.png) > [“Stop saying drug use makes people lazy. Jimi Hendrix did a lot of drugs, even though he's been dead for forty years,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-maher/stop-saying-drug-use-makes-people-lazy-jimi-hendrix-did-a-lot-of/) [Bill Maher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-maher/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/42f/bill-maher-211_drug-use_stop-saying-drug-use-makes-people-lazy-j_1301878.png) > [I'm pretty sure I was about the only kid in school who knew who Jimi Hendrix even was. Through my older siblings,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-satriani/i-m-pretty-sure-i-was-about-the-only-kid-in-school-who-knew-who-jimi/) [Joe Satriani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-satriani/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c9/joe-satriani-7527_great_i-m-pretty-sure-i-was-about-the-only-kid_1322347.png) > [“Visiting my mind is like visiting the Hermès factory. Shit is real. You're not going to find a chink. It's 100,000 percent…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kanye-west/visiting-my-mind-is-like-visiting-the-herm-s-factory-shit-is-real-you/) [Kanye West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kanye-west/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ee/kanye-west-242_egotism_visiting-my-mind-is-like-visiting-the-he_1329198.jpg) > [And um, when I came back to England I put a very complex soundtrack on it, featuring everyone from Jimi Hendrix, right…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerald-scarfe/and-um-when-i-came-back-to-england-i-put-a-very-complex-soundtrack-on/) [Gerald Scarfe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerald-scarfe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/75b/gerald-scarfe-27002_back_and-um-when-i-came-back-to-england-i-put_2179149.png) > [“...God was like the best musician in the world, because he put together all the sounds of nature and gave people like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-corey-whaley/god-was-like-the-best-musician-in-the-world-because-he-put-together/) [John Corey Whaley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-corey-whaley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5be/john-corey-whaley-10361_god_god-was-like-the-best-musician-in-the-wo_986027.png) > [It was a turning point in the careers of Sly & The Family Stone, Santana, Jimi Hendrix and so many other people.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/larry-graham/it-was-a-turning-point-in-the-careers-of-sly-the-family-stone-santana/) [Larry Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/larry-graham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d0/larry-graham-26390_attention_it-was-a-turning-point-in-the-careers-of_1077233.jpg) > [When you heard Jimi Hendrix, you knew it was Jimi Hendrix. He introduced himself with his instrument. His attack to a guitar…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-b-king/when-you-heard-jimi-hendrix-you-knew-it-was-jimi-hendrix-he/) [B. B. King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-b-king/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d3/b-b-king-4531_ball-player_when-you-heard-jimi-hendrix-you-knew-it_2215187.jpg) > [I'd get ten tabs, and he'd take seven and give me three, which I thought was very reasonable. He was great, a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/motorhead/i-d-get-ten-tabs-and-he-d-take-seven-and-give-me-three-which-i/) [Motorhead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/motorhead/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e80/motorhead-17753_dressing-room_i-d-get-ten-tabs-and-he-d-take-seven-and_211674.jpg) > [“How did he keep playing when money got really tight, and there was no more food in the house? How did he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antony-john/how-did-he-keep-playing-when-money-got-really-tight-and-there-was-no/) [Antony John](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antony-john/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d7a/antony-john-31429_high-school_how-did-he-keep-playing-when-money-got-r_2777616.jpg) > [Music really influenced me when I was growing up. I did go through a Jimi Hendrix phase. My hair was naturally quite…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-mccrory/music-really-influenced-me-when-i-was-growing-up-i-did-go-through-a/) [Helen McCrory](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-mccrory/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/56a/helen-mccrory-12579_afros_music-really-influenced-me-when-i-was-gr_262847.jpg) > [The only thing I ever really wanted was a Strat .. I started playing guitar after seeing Jimi Hendrix on TV the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yngwie-malmsteen/the-only-thing-i-ever-really-wanted-was-a-strat-i-started-playing/) [Yngwie Malmsteen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yngwie-malmsteen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d9f/yngwie-malmsteen-9153_albums_the-only-thing-i-ever-really-wanted-was_412156.jpg) > [... I always use the Jeff Beck model. Jeff Beck is just a genius, and he keeps getting better ... If there's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-satriani/i-always-use-the-jeff-beck-model-jeff-beck-is-just-a-genius-and-he/) [Joe Satriani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-satriani/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec2/joe-satriani-7527_amount_i-always-use-the-jeff-beck-model-jeff-be_429474.jpg) > [All the really good guitar players - Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, or even Bert Jansch or John Martin - I love all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-vincent-mcmorrow/all-the-really-good-guitar-players-jimi-hendrix-jimmy-page-or-even/) [James Vincent McMorrow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-vincent-mcmorrow/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c3c/james-vincent-mcmorrow-10886_beginning_all-the-really-good-guitar-players-jimi_328937.jpg) > [“ reality sucks, that's probably why we dream. Why our bodies need sleep. So we can escape. Escape this earth, at least…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-adoff/reality-sucks-that-s-probably-why-we-dream-why-our-bodies-need-sleep/) Jamie Adoff [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be5/jamie-adoff-125863_dreams_reality-sucks-that-s-probably-why-we-dre_1314321.jpg) > [“Fifteen years ago, the cultural critic Greil Marcus wrote of Jimi's performance of our national anthem as "his great NO to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-lang/fifteen-years-ago-the-cultural-critic-greil-marcus-wrote-of-jimi-s/) [Michael Lang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-lang/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f8a/michael-lang-44921_anthem_fifteen-years-ago-the-cultural-critic-gr_2888036.jpg) > [“Had Kurt Cobain not committed suicide in 1994, would his genius have survived the continuous incisions of a media that was only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-thompson/had-kurt-cobain-not-committed-suicide-in-1994-would-his-genius-have/) Dave Thompson [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e1b/dave-thompson-94221_hendrix_had-kurt-cobain-not-committed-suicide-in_207125.jpg) > [“The day the power of love overrules the love of power, the world will know peace.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mahatma-gandhi/the-day-the-power-of-love-overrules-the-love-of-power-the-world-will/) [Mahatma Gandhi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mahatma-gandhi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a24/mahatma-gandhi-23_humanism_the-day-the-power-of-love-overrules-the_3032424.jpg) > [“WHEN THE POWER OF LOVE IS STRONGER THAN THE LOVE OF POWER, THE WORLD WILL KNOW PEACE—JIMI HENDRIX.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-king/when-the-power-of-love-is-stronger-than-the-love-of-power-the-world/) [Stephen King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-king/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/268/stephen-king-13_love_when-the-power-of-love-is-stronger-than_1282903.jpg) > [Whenever people hear that Kurt Cobain was a fan of my standup, it's like hearing Jimi Hendrix loved Buddy Hackett or something.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobcat-goldthwait/whenever-people-hear-that-kurt-cobain-was-a-fan-of-my-standup-it-s/) [Bobcat Goldthwait](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobcat-goldthwait/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eae/bobcat-goldthwait-3748_hearing_whenever-people-hear-that-kurt-cobain-wa_2573434.png) > [It was Jimi Hendrix that I first got into when Betty Mabry turned me on to him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miles-davis/it-was-jimi-hendrix-that-i-first-got-into-when-betty-mabry-turned-me/) [Miles Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miles-davis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/464/miles-davis-1842_betty_it-was-jimi-hendrix-that-i-first-got-int_2479914.jpg) > [Wong Kar-Wai is a really great inspiration. He's always referred to as the Jimi Hendrix of filmmaking.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gus-van-sant/wong-kar-wai-is-a-really-great-inspiration-he-s-always-referred-to-as/) [Gus Van Sant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gus-van-sant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/14a/gus-van-sant-5023_film_wong-kar-wai-is-a-really-great-inspirati_2528217.png) > [If I could hang out with Jimi Hendrix, it wouldn't be over dinner.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/slash/if-i-could-hang-out-with-jimi-hendrix-it-wouldn-t-be-over-dinner/) [Slash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/slash/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac0/slash-4766_dinner_if-i-could-hang-out-with-jimi-hendrix-it_3033534.png) ## Top authors on Jimi hendrix ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/jimi-hendrix/#itemlist", "name": "Jimi hendrix Quotes", "numberOfItems": 40, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { 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