Believe Quote by Eric Clapton

Jimi Hendrix isn't as good as me!

— David Gilmour

I really thought I was pretty good before I saw Hendrix, and then I thought: Yeah, not so good.

— Brian May

I was impressed by Hendrix. His attitude was brilliant. Even the way he walked was amazing.

— Ritchie Blackmore

As a roadie for the Jimi Hendrix Experience, I learned that I should give up being a guitar player.

— Lemmy

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

I thought Jimi Hendrix... was just phenomenal.

— Carl Wilson

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

— Cassandra Peterson

Jimi Hendrix was just so fluid. His hands were connected to his soul, you know? His playing was just so emotional. You could feel…

— Lenny Kravitz

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

Jimi Hendrix is one of the main influences on why I wanted to play guitar. He really shook me. I think it was his…

— John 5

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