Hendrix Quote by Brian May Download Open image “I really thought I was pretty good before I saw Hendrix, and then I thought: Yeah, not so good.” — Brian May ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.9 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare Hendrix Pretty good Saws Yeah
I was impressed by Hendrix. His attitude was brilliant. Even the way he walked was amazing. — Ritchie Blackmore Copy Share Image
I couldn't believe how good Jimi Hendrix was It was a really difficult thing for me to deal with, but I just had to… — Eric Clapton Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I was impressed by Hendrix. Not so much by his playing, as his attitude - he wasn't a great player, but everything else about… — Ritchie Blackmore Copy Share Image
I'd put a lot of work into playing guitar and was thinking I was pretty damn good. But Hendrix came along and destroyed everyone. — Brian May Copy Share Image
Oddly enough, Hendrix is not my favorite guitar player. There are very few guitar players I get feeling from. — Robin Trower Copy Share Image
Hendrix was a perfect guitarist. And that's all I wanted to do as a kid. Play a guitar properly and jump around. — Syd Barrett Copy Share Image
As a roadie for the Jimi Hendrix Experience, I learned that I should give up being a guitar player. — Lemmy Copy Share Image
Hendrix was a natural genius who played many beautiful styles. Talent as great as his doesn't come through life very frequently. Hendrix was one… — Alex Lifeson Copy Share Image
I go through major crises every few months, but then I have great peaks of belief and creativity. I'm a weird kind of animal — Brian May Copy Share Image
Not for a million - years. I mean, I like the INXS boys, but I found the process very degrading, really. Reality television has… — Brian May Copy Share Image
Everybody thought I was a bit of an eccentric for wanting to be out there looking at the stars, but I still do — Brian May Copy Share Image
There are a lot of things in Queen albums that you don't expect; that's why we threw them in — Brian May Copy Share Image
I spent 20 years of my life building up Queen, and now I'm spending years of my life trying to get away from it. — Brian May Copy Share Image
You want to go in the steam bath to get your vocals sounding well, but you don't want your fingers to get soft. — Brian May Copy Share Image
To my mind Keep Yourself Alive was never really satisfactory. Never had that magic that it should have had. — Brian May Copy Share Image
The potential audience seems to be dwindling in the states. I was kind of embarrassed for the band because of the size of the… — Brian May Copy Share Image
I'm into paradoxes. I wanted to make an album about them, but the group told me I was a pretentious fart. They were right. — Brian May Copy Share Image
Every time I listen to Jeff Beck my whole view of guitar changes radically. He's way, way out, doing things you never expect. — Brian May Copy Share Image
I feel close to people like Jimi Hendrix because I connect with his music. Not the man but what he did. — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
Who I am as a guitarist is defined by my failure to become Jimi Hendrix. — John Mayer Copy Share Image
I know about Woodstock probably as much as your average person who is over 30, where I'd know Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Grateful Dead. — Demetri Martin Copy Share Image
Jimi Hendrix is very important. He's my idol. He sort of epitomizes, from his presentation on stage, the whole works of a rock star.… — Freddie Mercury Copy Share Image
Secretly, I wanted to look like Jimi Hendrix, but I could never quite pull it off. — Bryan Ferry Copy Share Image
The best thing I ever heard was in the '60s. I heard Jimi Hendrix play 'I Can Hear The Grass Grow' after a rehearsal,… — Roy Wood Copy Share Image
Music really influenced me when I was growing up. I did go through a Jimi Hendrix phase. My hair was naturally quite afro, and… — Helen McCrory Copy Share Image
As far as rock groups, I really like Stone Temple Pilots. As for classical composers, it's Bach. I love Paganini, too, the Italian composer… — Matt Schulze Copy Share Image
“Where are you supposed to stay?” He ground out... “Hendrix, are you kidding me?” “By me, Reagan. Always, by me,” he answered, ignoring my… — Rachel Higginson Copy Share Image
When I hear myself singing, I hear Iggy Pop and Jimi Hendrix. There's a conversational thing going on. I suppose it depends on which… — Chrissie Hynde Copy Share Image