#hendrix

Who I am as a guitarist is defined by my failure to become Jimi Hendrix. ↗

— John Mayer

#become #defined #failure #guitarist #hendrix

When I came into Metallica, I had to do justice to Cliff's work, but I also had to put my own signature on it. No one could be Cliff Burton; Cliff Burton was the Jimi Hendrix of bass. ↗

— Jason Newsted

#bass #burton #came #cliff #could

Hendrix rehearsed different drummers, before we met Mitch Mitchell. ↗

— Noel Redding

#different #drummers #hendrix #met #mitch

We had no sleep or days off or anything like that and then, when the band became big, Hendrix became a star and looked down at us lot. ↗

— Noel Redding

#band #became #big #days #down

Wong Kar-Wai is a really great inspiration. He's always referred to as the Jimi Hendrix of filmmaking. ↗

— Gus Van Sant

#filmmaking #great #hendrix #inspiration #jimi

And um, when I came back to England I put a very complex soundtrack on it, featuring everyone from Jimi Hendrix, right through to Neil Diamond, you know, everybody that was kind of popular who was kind of popular at that time. ↗

— Gerald Scarfe

#came #complex #diamond #england #everybody

I've always loved the blues, John Lee Hooker, Janis Joplin, Hendrix. ↗

— Eddie Money

#blues #hendrix #i #janis #janis joplin

Where are you supposed to stay?” He ground out... “Hendrix, are you kidding me?” “By me, Reagan. Always, by me,” he answered, ignoring my sarcasm. ↗

— Rachel Higginson

#reagan #love

I refuse to believe that Hendrix had the last possessed hand, that Joplin had the last drunken throat, that Morrison had the last enlightened mind. ↗

— Patti Smith

#inspiration #janis-joplin #jim-morrison #music #originality

You don’t remember?” Hendrix asked with narrowed eyes. “Then we’ll talk about it later. I’ll help you remember.” His voice was smooth sex appeal as it washed over my body and I shivered involuntarily. ↗

— Rachel Higginson

#reagan #love