Jimi Hendrix is God!

Or so it is believed by almost all guitarists and some Bass players in the western spiral arm of the galaxy.....

With the hands of a giant, Jimi Hendrix, A left handed guitarist who burst onto the International music scene in the year 1967. Having been discovered by Chas Chandler the ex-bass player from the Animals in a small venue in New York called Cafe Wha.

Jimi was born Johnny Allen Hendrix at 10:15 a.m. on November 27, 1942, at Seattle's King County Hospital, he was later renamed James Marshall by his father, James "Al" Hendrix. When he was young he was called Jimmy.

Jimi Hendrix loved Science Fiction and often based his songs on Interplanetary landscapes and Alien wanderers. He was also extremely earthy and played the blues like noone before him. A musician with an incredible sense of humour, but someone who could also be deadly serious.

In the Studio

Unable to read or write music, Hendrix used the recording studio like no artist before him. Overflowing with new ideas, Jimi's desire to preserve them on magnetic tape became an obsession. Be it hotel room demos, nightclub jam sessions recorded on his hulking Sony or Teac open reel machines, or formal sessions staged at Olympic, Record Plant, and his own Electric Lady Studios, Jimi relished the security of having saved every single note.

The Experience's first single, "Hey Joe," spent ten weeks on the UK charts, topping out at spot No. 6 in early 1967. The debut single was quickly followed by the release of the full-length album Are You Experienced, a psychedelic musical compilation featuring anthems of the generation. Are You Experienced has remained one of the most popular rock albums of all time, featuring tracks like "Purple Haze," "The Wind Cries Mary," "Foxey Lady," "Fire," and "Are You Experienced?"

Although Hendrix experienced overwhelming success in Britain, it wasn't until he returned to America in June 1967 that he ignited the crowd at the Monterey International Pop Festival with his incendiary performance of "Wild Thing." Literally overnight, The Jimi Hendrix Experience became one of most popular and highest grossing touring acts in the world. Hendrix followed up Are You Experienced with Axis: Bold As Love. By 1968, Hendrix had taken greater control over the direction of his music; he spent considerable time working the consoles in the studio, with each turn of a knob or flick of the switch bringing clarity to his vision.

The Band:

• Jimi Hendrix (guitars and other sounds)
• Noel Redding (bass)
• Mitch Mitchell (drums)

Albums with the Experience:

• Are you Experienced? 1967
• Axis - Bold as love 1967
• Electric Ladyland 1968

Live Recordings

• Isle Of Wight 1971
• Jimi Plays Monterey 1986
• Live at Winterland 1987

Releases after his death

• Cry of Love 1971
• Crash Landing 1975
• Essential Jimi Hendrix 1978
• Cornerstones 1967-1970
• Blues
• First rays of the new rising sun 1997
• Voodoo Soup

Quotes by Jimi Hendrix

Imagination is the key to my lyrics. The rest is painted with a little science fiction.

My goal is to be one with the music. I just dedicate my whole life to this art.

If I'm free it's because I am always running.

Music makes me high on stage, and that's the truth. It's like being almost addicted to music.

Quotes by Others on Hendrix and His Music

He played his own s**t, he didn't play nobody else's stuff like they do now. Jimi was original.
- Albert Collins

I didn't have an affair with him - it's my only lasting regret in life.
- Marianne Faithfull

He was very self-effacing about his music but then when he picked up that guitar he was just a monster.
- Paul McCartney

The Official Jimi Hendrix web site

Jimi Hendrix quotes