James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix was an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential guitarists of all time. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992 as a part of his band, the Jimi Hendrix Experience; the institution describes him as "arguably the greatest instrumentalist in the history of rock music".

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James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix was an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential guitarists of all time. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992 as a part of his band, the Jimi Hendrix Experience; the institution describes him as "arguably the greatest instrumentalist in the history of rock music".

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Notable quotes

“Sorry for the tune up between time, but what the hell, cowboys are the only ones who stay in tune, anyway...”
— Performance at Woodstock
“Blues is easy to play, but hard to feel.”
— As quoted in Crosstown Traffic (1989) by Charles Shaar Murray
“I don’t want to be a clown anymore. I don’t want to be a ‘rock and roll star.'”
— Rolling Stone Magazine interview, November 1969
“Start with a shovel, wind up with a spoon.”
— Rolling Stone Magazine interview, March 1970
“I'm the one that's got to die when it's time for me to die, so let me live my life the way I want to.”
— If 6 Was 9
“Castles made of sand, fall in the sea, eventually”
— Castles Made Of Sand

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