Falling Quote by Joe Satriani

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

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

— Lemmy

I was listening to Jimi Hendrix; I just admire his artistry and creativity as an artist.

— LL Cool J

I'm pretty sure I was about the only kid in school who knew who Jimi Hendrix even was. Through my older siblings, I was…

— Joe Satriani

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

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

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

— Henry Rollins

The one thing that Hendrix had that is unique among extraordinary guitar players is he had songs that were on the radio. His guitar…

— Tom Morello

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

At first, I didn't think playing guitar was the right thing for me to do. But after seeing Jimi Hendrix on television the day…

— Yngwie Malmsteen

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…

— Robert Smith

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