Believe Quote by Patti Smith

I thought Jimi Hendrix... was just phenomenal.

— Carl Wilson

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

But then there was Hendrix, man. Jimi was really the last cat to freak me. Jimi was playing all the stuff I had in…

— Terry Kath

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

— Brian May

Jimi Hendrix's music was escapism.

— Perry Farrell

I don't know if anybody will ever be as good as Hendrix again.

— Gary Rossington

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

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

— Brian Jones

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

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 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

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