Asks Quote by B. B. King

I was very friendly with Jimi Hendrix because my boyfriend at the time, Tommy Weber, was making a film about him, so I would…

— Charlotte Rampling

I feel close to people like Jimi Hendrix because I connect with his music. Not the man but what he did.

— Henry Rollins

I ended up spending some time with Jimi Hendrix and hanging out with him, and that was beyond awesome.

— Cassandra Peterson

In 1967, I was 21, and the only guy I knew in London was Neville Chester, a roadie who worked with the Who. I…

— Motorhead

“Jimi Hendrix often spoke about being a messenger. His hope was that his music might somehow pierce our hearts and heal our souls. He…

— Pamela Des Barres

Hendrix was big in England. We all became good friends and I am still in touch with Noel Redding.

— Jimmy Carl Black

He was Jimi Hendrix! He didn't sound like anybody else but himself. He was like Charlie Parker in his way of playing, he played…

— B. B. King

I loved Hendrix. I mean, really, really loved him. As if he were one of the great classical composers. And he was. That's how…

— Warren Zevon

I was the first guy to join the band with Hendrix.

— Noel Redding

I met Richard Pryor for the first time in Calgary, in Canada. A very quiet, modest meeting.

— Gene Wilder

Jimi Hendrix came from the blues, like me. We understood each other right away because of that. He was a great blues guitarist.

— Miles Davis

Yes, I met Carl Barat [from Dirty Pretty Things] yesterday when I was at the POPWORLD TV show. He smiled at me and watched…

— Lily Allen