Admit Quote by Robin Trower

I never really got to know Jimi as a person.

— Johnny Winter

I contend that if it wasn't for Jimi, the gadgets we use for electric guitars now wouldn't have happened. He was an inventor, in…

— Jose Feliciano

I knew Jimi (Hendrix) and I think that the best thing you could say about Jimi was: there was a person who shouldn't use…

— Frank Zappa

“So much misinformation has been published and broadcast over the years about Jimi’s short but spectacular life by people with an interest only in…

— Kathy Etchingham

It was Jimi Hendrix that I first got into when Betty Mabry turned me on to him.

— Miles Davis

Richard Lloyd of Television is one of my favorite guitarists. His mentor was Jimi Hendrix when he was just 14. Jimi was always pounding…

— Tina Weymouth

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

— Henry Rollins

When I grew up, I had influences as diverse as Keith Richards, Pete Townshend, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Jimi Hendrix.

— Billy Squier

Of any guitarist, Jimmy Page was my biggest influence. I wanted to look, think and play like him. Zeppelin had a heavy influence on…

— Alex Lifeson

I think The Beatles are the lasting influence on me, even more so than Dylan.

— Robyn Hitchcock

Here's something weird, though: I loved Jimi's music so much that I would never perform it for people. Throughout my teens and playing in…

— Joe Satriani