Cream Quote by Eric Clapton

I thought Jimi Hendrix... was just phenomenal.

— Carl Wilson

... you watch Jimi Hendrix literally reinvent the instrument. He was playing from somewhere else. He was really a kind of hybrid, and I…

— Steve Vai

I wanna be one of those special guys. Jimi Hendrix wasn't afraid of who he was. That's the part I emulate.

— Future

Jimi Hendrix played loud and free, Sergeant Pepper was real to me.

— Al Stewart

Jimi Hendrix was the master of live stuff. He was my inspiration to do the yo-yo, everything he did on stage was awesome.

— Jason Becker

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 saw Jimi Hendrix - it must have been four times. And he was incomparable, and his legend lives on.

— David Cassidy

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

Jimi Hendrix was the most exciting guitarist I've ever heard.

— Brian Jones

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

— Henry Rollins

At first, Hendrix went and became a superstar in London, but if he walked past the Apollo in Harlem, no one would know who…

— Nayvadius Cash

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