Composer Quote by Warren Zevon

I was impressed by Hendrix. His attitude was brilliant. Even the way he walked was amazing.

— Ritchie Blackmore

I was impressed by Hendrix. Not so much by his playing, as his attitude - he wasn't a great player, but everything else about…

— Ritchie Blackmore

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

Oddly enough, Hendrix is not my favorite guitar player. There are very few guitar players I get feeling from.

— Robin Trower

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

— Henry Rollins

I thought Jimi Hendrix... was just phenomenal.

— Carl Wilson

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

— Brian May

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

— LL Cool J

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 perfect guitarist. And that's all I wanted to do as a kid. Play a guitar properly and jump around.

— Syd Barrett

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 was the most exciting guitarist I've ever heard.

— Brian Jones