Jimi Hendrix Quotes

I just hate to be in one corner. I hate to be put as only a guitar player, or either only as a songwriter, or only as a tap dancer. I like to move around.
Jimi Hendrix

Hate, Guitar, Put

You have to forget about what other people say, when you're supposed to die, or when you're supposed to be loving. You have to forget about all these things.
Jimi Hendrix

Forget, Die, Loving

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

Science, Rest, Key

You don't have to be singing about love all the time in order to give love to the people. You don't have to keep flashing those words all the time.
Jimi Hendrix

Love, Time, Words

I have this one little saying, when things get too heavy just call me helium, the lightest known gas to man.
Jimi Hendrix

Saying, Call, Known

When I die, just keep playing the records.
Jimi Hendrix

Die, Keep, Playing

I got a pet monkey called Charlie Chan.
Jimi Hendrix

Pet, Monkey, Chan

It's funny the way most people love the dead. Once you are dead, you are made for life.
Jimi Hendrix

Life, Love, Funny

Rock is so much fun. That's what it's all about - filling up the chest cavities and empty kneecaps and elbows.
Jimi Hendrix

Fun, Rock, Empty

I try to use my music to move these people to act.
Jimi Hendrix

Music, Try, Act

When things get too heavy, just call me helium, the lightest known gas to man.
Jimi Hendrix

Call, Known, Heavy

The reflection of the world is blues, that's where that part of the music is at. Then you got this other kind of music that's tryin' to come around.
Jimi Hendrix

Music, Around, Reflection

All I'm writing is just what I feel, that's all. I just keep it almost naked. And probably the words are so bland.
Jimi Hendrix

Writing, Words, Keep

When we go to play, you flip around and flash around and everything, and then they're not gonna see nothin' but what their eyes see. Forget about their ears.
Jimi Hendrix

Forget, Everything, Eyes

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

Life, Music, Art

If it was up to me, there wouldn't be no such thing as the establishment.
Jimi Hendrix

It all has to come from inside, though, I guess.
Jimi Hendrix

Though, Inside, Guess

We have time, there's no big rush.
Jimi Hendrix

Time, Big, Rush

Every city in the world always has a gang, a street gang, or the so-called outcasts.
Jimi Hendrix

City, Street, Gang

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

Music, Truth, Makes

I was trying to do too many things at the same time, which is my nature. But I was enjoying it, and I still do enjoy it.
Jimi Hendrix

Nature, Time, Trying

My nature just changes.
Jimi Hendrix

Nature, Changes

See, that's nothing but blues, that's all I'm singing about. It's today's blues.
Jimi Hendrix

Today, Nothing, Singing

You have to give people something to dream on.
Jimi Hendrix

When I played God Bless The Queen, I was wondering if they was gonna dig us, then quite naturally I'd go on and try to get it together.
Jimi Hendrix

God, Together, Try

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Biography

Nationality: American

Born: November 27, 1942

Died: September 18, 1970

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