Jimi Hendrix

Musician, Guitarist

Jimi Hendrix was a groundbreaking guitarist and singer-songwriter known for his innovative approach to rock music and powerful themes of freedom.

Born
November 27, 1942
Died
September 18, 1970
Quotes
208
Rank
#475

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"Knowledge is speaking, wisdom is listening"

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"I didn't mean to take up all your sweet time... I'll give it right back to you, one of these days"

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"They've imitated me so good that sometimes I hear people copying my mistakes"

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"I have to get involved in my own kind of way 'cause I always want to respect my own judgments. I have to respect my own time."

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"Drifting, On a sea of forgotten teardrops, On a lifeboat, Sailing for Your love"

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"The dollar bill is God in the States. All those Pelican people just believe in money and nothing else."

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"I'd like to get something together - like a Handel, Bach, Muddy waters, flamenco type of thing. If I could get that sound, I'd be happy"

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"... with Voodoo Child somebody was filming when we started doing that. We did that about three times because they wanted to film us in the studio, to make us (imitates a pompous voice) 'make it look like you're recording boys' - one of them scenes, you know, so okey, let's play this and then we went into Voodoo Child"

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"It's funny how most people love the dead, once you're dead your made for life."

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"The Telecaster has two sounds - a good one and a bad one."

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"Looks like my baby dont live here no more...thats alright, ive still got my guitar..I might as well go back over yonder, way back across the hills, if my baby dont love me no more....i know her...sister will"

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"I wouldn't say that I'm the greatest guitarist ever. I'd say probably that I'm the greatest guitarist sitting in this chair."

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"Please pass me the peace weed, and take some heed. Throw away all that mixed up speed."

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"I get stoned, I can't get home, I'm calling long distance on a public saxophone. My head is achin', my back is breakin', feel I got run over by Captain Coconut and his dog named Rover."

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