Jimi Hendrix

Guitar virtuoso

Modern influential 121 sayings

Sayings by Jimi Hendrix

I dream a lot. I do more than that, I see a lot.

1969 — Interview with Life Magazine
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The blues is a beautiful thing. It's like a religion.

1967 — Interview with Melody Maker
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I'm just trying to get my music out there and let people enjoy it.

Late 1960s — Interview, unspecified
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You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows.

Late 1960s — Attributed, but also a Bob Dylan lyric. Often associated with Hendrix's counter-culture stance.
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If you want to be a true rocker, you have to be able to play the blues.

1967 — Interview with Melody Maker
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I'm not a politician. I'm just a musician.

1969 — Interview with Dick Cavett Show
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I'm not trying to be a guru or anything. I'm just trying to play my music.

Late 1960s — Interview, unspecified
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I'm not a guitar hero. I'm just a guy who plays guitar.

1967 — Interview with The Times
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I'm just trying to make music that makes people feel good.

Late 1960s — Interview, unspecified
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It's all in the mind, you know. The universe is in your mind.

Late 1960s — Interview, unspecified
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I've been imitated so well I've heard people copy my mistakes.

1968 — Interview with Rolling Stone
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I wouldn't want to be a superstar. I'd just want to be a musician.

1967 — Interview with Melody Maker
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I don't play anything. I just try to play what I feel.

1969 — Interview with Life Magazine
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I'm just a slave to the rhythm.

Late 1960s — Interview, unspecified
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You have to be able to feel the music. If you don't feel it, it's not going to come out right.

1967 — Interview with Melody Maker
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I'm not trying to be a spokesman for a generation. I'm just trying to make music.

1969 — Interview with Dick Cavett Show
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I just want to be able to express myself through my music.

Late 1960s — Interview, unspecified
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Music is my religion.

Late 1960s — Interview, often attributed as a general sentiment
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I'm just trying to find my own way, you know. I'm not trying to follow anybody.

Late 1960s — Interview, unspecified
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The guitar is my voice.

Late 1960s — Interview, often attributed as a general sentiment
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