Jimi Hendrix

Rock Guitarist American 1942 – 1970

Guitar virtuoso who revolutionized rock music with innovative sound techniques.

388 quotes

"The only limit is your imagination."
"I believe in the power of music to heal."
Hope
"Life is what you make it, so make it beautiful."
"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."
Freedom
"The story of life is quicker than the wink of an eye, the story of love is hello and goodbye."
Love
"When I die, I want people to play my music."
Music
"I used to live in a room full of mirrors, all I could see was me."
Solitude
"Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens."
Wisdom
"Maybe I'm a cruel boyfriend, but baby it's too late to make it right."
Relationships
"You have to go on and be crazy. Craziness is like heaven."
Creativity
"I don't have time for pessimism."
Motivation
"I try to use my music to move these people to act."
Inspiration
"Dreams are like young plants that need to be tended."
Dreams
"I'm here to have fun, and I'm here to change the world."
Change
"It's funny how most people love the dead, once you're dead you're made for life."
Death
"Excuse me while I kiss the sky."
Freedom
"Whatever colors I paint myself, I am."
Art
"The electric guitar is God's gift to rock and roll."
Music
"I have things in my head that are not like what anybody has taught me."
Imagination
"They're not gonna love you no more or no less after you die."
Truth
"Act the way you'd like to be and soon you'll be the way you act."
Success
"I'm trying to make everyone understand that I'm an artist now."
Art
"I don't believe in death, I believe in eternal transformation."
Faith
"Every city in the world always has a special something."
Adventure
"I just hate to be in one corner. I hate to be put as only a guitar player."
Freedom
"You'll never hear me say I am a rock and roller."
"I'm not ashamed to admit that I'm still learning."
Education
"The voice of peace and harmony has to be louder than the voice of war."
Peace
"I try to use my music to touch people's hearts in a different way."
Music
"When you're involved in something creative, you don't have time to worry."
Creativity