Band Quote by Noel Redding

I was the first guy to join the band with Hendrix.

— Noel Redding

Hendrix was big in England. We all became good friends and I am still in touch with Noel Redding.

— Jimmy Carl Black

And in fact, one of the central reasons why I never got involved with any drugs or anything is that I remember talking to…

— Ian MacKaye

We were into Hendrix and Cream, who were like the heaviest bands around at that time. We just wanted to be heavier than everybody…

— Geezer Butler

In 1967, I was 21, and the only guy I knew in London was Neville Chester, a roadie who worked with the Who. I…

— Motorhead

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

— Brian May

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

— Nayvadius Cash

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

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

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

— Cassandra Peterson