Brian May
Musician, Astrophysicist
"I really thought I was pretty good before I saw Hendrix, and then I thought: Yeah, not so good."
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Demetri Martin
Comedian, Actor
"I know about Woodstock probably as much as your average person who is over 30, where I'd know Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Grateful Dead."
Nigel Kennedy
Violinist
"Maybe it's egocentric or whatever, but when I'm playing Beethoven, Bach, Hendrix, or whoever it is, in the end, it just feels like my own music and I'm making it up as I'm going along."
Cassandra Peterson
Artist
"I ended up spending some time with Jimi Hendrix and hanging out with him, and that was beyond awesome."
Brian May
Musician, Astrophysicist
"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."
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"[My favourite song is] "All Along the Watchtower." The Jimi Hendrix cover."
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