Jimi Hendrix Quotes

74 Jimi Hendrix quotes by 66 unique authors

I'm not a star. I'll never be a Frank Sinatra or Elvis Presley or a Ray Charles. I'm just an imitator, man. I'm doing a… — Jaco Pastorius
The best thing I ever heard was in the '60s. I heard Jimi Hendrix play 'I Can Hear The Grass Grow' after a rehearsal, and… — Roy Wood
When you heard Jimi Hendrix, you knew it was Jimi Hendrix. He introduced himself with his instrument. His attack to a guitar man, was, oh,… — B B King
My greatest influence is Jimi Hendrix, and if he's been reincarnated, or if he's looking down, sideways, or looking up, I just wanted to tell… — Meshell Ndegeocello
So to compare the Beatles, obviously the Beatles are the Beatles, but in hip-hop terms, Tribe is the Beatles. Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five… — Michael Rapaport
When I was designing, I had in mind Jimi Hendrix, and I could hardly find skinny indie black kids to wear my clothes. I remember… — Hedi Slimane
I was listening to Jimi Hendrix and Pink Floyd, because that was new music for me. I really hadn't been up on them. I mean,… — Will Ferrell
I liked a lot of the things other people liked - Jimi Hendrix, The Beatles, Van Halen, AC/DC - but if I compared it to… — Dweezil Zappa
Jimi Hendrix played loud and free, Sergeant Pepper was real to me. — Al Stewart
The music I want to hear in my head sounds somewhere between Jimi Hendrix and Massive Attack. It's not really like my dad, but there… — Dhani Harrison
There is no creative expression of artistic value that has ever been produced by ex-drunkards and ex-drug-addicts. Who the hell would bother with a Rolling… — Lars von Trier
I also played with Jimi Hendrix. Jimi would come down and sit in with Retaliation and we would have a ball. He offered me the… — Aynsley Dunbar
I say I'm Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Janis Joplin all wrapped up into one. If I die early ... I'll be just like those guys. — Dennis Rodman
Secretly, I wanted to look like Jimi Hendrix, but I could never quite pull it off. — Bryan Ferry
After months of playing air guitar to 'Free Bird', what really got me into guitar was watching a documentary about Jimi Hendrix and picking up… — Kirk Hammett
I was listening to Jimi Hendrix; I just admire his artistry and creativity as an artist. — LL Cool J
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
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
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

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