We were into Hendrix and Cream, who were like the heaviest bands around at that time. We just wanted to be heavier than everybody else!
Jimi Hendrix was the master of live stuff. He was my inspiration to do the yo-yo, everything he did on stage was awesome.
Jimi Hendrix played loud and free, Sergeant Pepper was real to me.
Jimi Hendrix is a classic example of a player in which everything he did, it was all in his hands.
Jimi Hendrix came from the blues, like me. We understood each other right away because of that. He was a great blues guitarist.
It was Jimi Hendrix that I first got into when Betty Mabry turned me on to him.
I saw Jimi Hendrix - it must have been four times. And he was incomparable, and his legend lives on.
Hendrix was big in England. We all became good friends and I am still in touch with Noel Redding.
Hendrix was a perfect guitarist. And that's all I wanted to do as a kid. Play a guitar properly and jump around.
Hendrix rehearsed different drummers, before we met Mitch Mitchell.
Hendrix inspired me, but I was still more into Wes Montgomery. I was also into the Allman Brothers around the time of those albums.
As a roadie for the Jimi Hendrix Experience, I learned that I should give up being a guitar player.
