Hendrix Quotes

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You're never going to see the fat Elvis in me. People I admired like Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix and John Belushi all died at 27.… — Jon Bon Jovi
I am a leader. Leaders always get heat. They're always going against the grain. Jimi Hendrix got heat; Bob Marley got heat; Miles Davis got… — Ziggy Marley
You know, when Michael Jackson does the moonwalk, he's showing off! When Prince or Hendrix do a guitar solo, it's confidence! I would hate to… — Bruno Mars
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
I really thought I was pretty good before I saw Hendrix, and then I thought: Yeah, not so good. — Brian May
Who I am as a guitarist is defined by my failure to become Jimi Hendrix. — John Mayer
I love rock and roll. Sometimes I feel like I was born in the wrong decade because I love Led Zeppelin and Jimi Hendrix and...… — Marisa Miller
I have to have music playing constantly. It creates the tone and mood for anything you are doing. I specifically love rock, and Jimi Hendrix… — Marisa Miller
Lauryn Hill, P-Funk, Marvin Gaye, Public Enemy - I have a very diverse palate for music. I can go from Judy Garland to Jimi Hendrix… — Janelle Monae
When I came into Metallica, I had to do justice to Cliff's work, but I also had to put my own signature on it. No… — Jason Newsted
I watched Janis one time - we opened for her - and that's the only time I ever saw her. We opened for Jimi Hendrix.… — Stevie Nicks
You ready? I have gold teeth, I have braids, I'm wearing Rick Owens moon boots, I have rips in my denim, a biker vest, I… — ASAP Rocky
Wong Kar-Wai is a really great inspiration. He's always referred to as the Jimi Hendrix of filmmaking. — Gus Van Sant
The music of Hendrix wakes people up to their possibilities. It's more than just dreaming about being a guitar hero. — Carlos Santana
You can take things that Jimi Hendrix took, from Curtis Mayfield or from Buddy Guy for example, because we are all children of everything, even… — Carlos Santana
In 1974, when I started working with the material that became 'Horses,' a lot of our great voices had died. We'd lost Jimi Hendrix and… — Patti Smith
Music television is all about the media-oriented version of what it is to be a rock star; it's not about what Bob Dylan or Jimi… — Patti Smith
What I wanted to do in rock 'n roll was merge poetry with sonic scapes, and the two people who had contributed so much to… — Patti Smith
Hendrix was the first person I had come across who seemed completely free, and when you're nine or 10, your life is entirely dominated by… — Robert Smith
I was very influenced by Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix, both of whom I had the pleasure of playing with and becoming friends with. — Mick Taylor

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