Warren Zevon Quotes

I wanted to be Jimi Hendrix's drummer when I was in high school, but I graduated in 1970, the year he died.

But then there was Hendrix, man. Jimi was really the last cat to freak me. Jimi was playing all the stuff I had in my head. I couldn't believe it, when I first heard him. Man, no one can ever do what he did with a guitar. No one can ever take his place.

But people are now realising why I was playing bass with Hendrix.

I was listening to Jimi Hendrix; I just admire his artistry and creativity as an artist.

I liked the Beatles because there was so much melody. Jimi Hendrix is still one of my heroes.

Jimi... He was the gov'nor and that's it. He was brilliant, wasn't he?

I thought Jimi Hendrix... was just phenomenal.

I've always been a Jeff Beck fan. Who isn't? He is in a league of his own.

Jimi Hendrix is one of the main influences on why I wanted to play guitar. He really shook me. I think it was his whole style - the look and what he did with the guitar.

Move over Rover, and let Jimi take over.

Secretly, I wanted to look like Jimi Hendrix, but I could never quite pull it off.

I've always been the first to admit that Jimi was a very big influence on my early stuff.

Hendrix inspired me, but I was still more into Wes Montgomery. I was also into the Allman Brothers around the time of those albums.

Mozart, Beethoven - how can you not want to share them with everyone and anyone? This stuff is of as great importance as the food we eat and the air we breathe.

It's like this - these five members have been influenced of course by other groups, because that's where this generation's groups came from - an environment like the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, the Yardbirds, and The Who. People like that.

When you hear Bach or Mozart, you hear perfection. Remember that Bach, Mozart and Beethoven were great improvisers. I can hear that in their music.

I was an original Elvis fan. He was the voice of my generation. I was listening to him on the radio when he released his great Sun records with Scotty Moore on electric guitar and Bill Black on bass.

I met Leo Fender, who is the guru of all amplifiers, and he gave me a Stratocaster. He became a second father to me.

I explored rock culture and what the guitar can do though people like Jimmy Page and John McLaughlin, and the music moves away from pop.

Little Walter I would've liked to have played with.

Jimi Hendrix came from the blues, like me. We understood each other right away because of that. He was a great blues guitarist.

I saw Jimi Hendrix - it must have been four times. And he was incomparable, and his legend lives on.

Jimi Hendrix was the master of live stuff. He was my inspiration to do the yo-yo, everything he did on stage was awesome.

I was into Jimi Hendrix, Robert Johnson, the blues.

I was a massive Rolling Stones fan, and I wanted to play music like... they do... were doing.