Jimi Hendrix

Jimi Hendrix

24 quotes

American guitarist Jimi Hendrix has a gift for language that makes complex ideas feel instantly clear. With equal ease, Jimi Hendrix moved between Music and Love, finding connections others missed. Our collection holds 41 quotes from Jimi Hendrix, each offering a different angle on Music, Love, Time, Life, and Nature. To get a sense of their style, try: "The time I burned my guitar it was like a sacrifice. You sacrifice the things you love. I love my guitar."

“I try to use my music to move these people to act.”

— Jimi Hendrix

Music

All Quotes by Jimi Hendrix

“I got a pet monkey called Charlie Chan.”

— Jimi Hendrix

Pet

“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

“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

“Music doesn't lie. If there is something to be changed in this world, then it can only happen through music.”

— Jimi Hendrix

Music

“We have time, there's no big rush.”

— Jimi Hendrix

Time

“It's funny how most people love the dead, once you're dead your made for life.”

— Jimi Hendrix

Funny

“When I die, I want people to play my music, go wild and freak out and do anything they want to do.”

— Jimi Hendrix

Music

“I try to use my music to move these people to act.”

— Jimi Hendrix

Music

“The time I burned my guitar it was like a sacrifice. You sacrifice the things you love. I love my guitar.”

— Jimi Hendrix

Love

“When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace.”

— Jimi Hendrix

Love

“Music is my religion.”

— Jimi Hendrix

Music

“In order to change the world, you have to get your head together first.”

— Jimi Hendrix

Change

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

— Jimi Hendrix

Music

“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

“I'm the one that has to die when it's time for me to die, so let me live my life, the way I want to.”

— Jimi Hendrix

Life

“Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens.”

— Jimi Hendrix

Knowledge

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

— Jimi Hendrix

Funny

“The story of life is quicker then the blink of an eye, the story of love is hello, goodbye.”

— Jimi Hendrix

Life

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

— Jimi Hendrix

Imagination

“I wish they'd had electric guitars in cotton fields back in the good old days. A whole lot of things would've been straightened out.”

— Jimi Hendrix

Good