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.
Jimi HendrixMusic is the most important thing. I'm thinking of my future. There has to be something new, and I want to be part of it. I want to lead an orchestra with excellent musicians. I want to play music which draws pictures of the world and its space
Jimi HendrixSometimes you want to give up the guitar, you'll hate the guitar. But if you stick with it, you're gonna be rewarded.
Jimi HendrixWhen I played God Bless The Queen, I was wondering if they was gonna dig us, then quite naturally I'd go on and try to get it together.
Jimi HendrixMusic is a safe type of high. It's more the way it was supposed to be. That's where highness came, I guess, from anyway. It's nothing but rhythm and motion.
Jimi HendrixI wouldn't say that I'm the greatest guitarist ever. I'd say probably that I'm the greatest guitarist sitting in this chair.
Jimi HendrixWhen I die, I want people to play my music, go wild and freak out and do anything they want to do.
Jimi HendrixWill the wind ever remember the names it has blown in the past? And with its crutch, its old age, and its wisdom, it whispers no this will be the last.
Jimi HendrixAll I'm writing is just what I feel, that's all. I just keep it almost naked. And probably the words are so bland.
Jimi HendrixBe respected as being new, and probably a decent change or a help for the human race or whatever, instead of keep carrying the same old burdens around with you.
Jimi HendrixThe time I burned my guitar it was like a sacrifice. You sacrifice the things you love. I love my guitar.
Jimi HendrixSpiritually, it's always there. It gets better and better all the time. One of these days I'll just finally release all that out.
Jimi HendrixIf there's a new idea, a new invention, or a new gas, or a new whatever you know, It should be brought at least into the open instead of carrying these same old burdens around with you.
Jimi Hendrix... 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
Jimi HendrixA girl asked me if she could comb my hair. Nobody can comb my hair, I can’t even comb my hair.
Jimi HendrixButterflies and zebras And moonbeams and fairy tales That's all she ever thinks about Riding with the wind.
Jimi HendrixWhen we go to play, you flip around and flash around and everything, and then they're not gonna see nothin' but what their eyes see. Forget about their ears.
Jimi HendrixThe artist draws the people. The whole idea is for people to dig themselves, just mingle around meeting different other people. That's cool.
Jimi HendrixTelephone message on his manager's answering machine shortly before dying of heroin overdose: I need help bad, man.
Jimi HendrixI 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.
Jimi HendrixThis is your life - you must die by yourself, so for heaven's sake, live for yourself and no one else. . . .
Jimi HendrixI'm up here in this womb, I'm looking all around. We'll, I'm looking out my belly button window and I see a whole lot of frowns.
Jimi HendrixFreaks, they are very prejudiced. You have to have your hair long and talk in a certain way in order to be with them. In order to be the other way you have to have your hair short and wear ties.
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