Famous Quotes

Quotes by Jimi Hendrix

• I got a pet monkey called Charlie Chan.
• I try to use my music to move these people to act.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Imagination is the key to my lyrics. The rest is painted with a little science fiction.
• In order to change the world, you have to get your head together first.
• It's funny how most people love the dead, once you're dead your made for life.
• It's funny the way most people love the dead. Once you are dead, you are made for life.
• Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens.
• Music doesn't lie. If there is something to be changed in this world, then it can only happen through music.
• Music is a safe kind of high.
• Music is my religion.
• Music makes me high on stage, and that's the truth. It's like being almost addicted to music.
• My goal is to be one with the music. I just dedicate my whole life to this art.
• My nature just changes.
• 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.
• The story of life is quicker then the blink of an eye, the story of love is hello, goodbye.
• The time I burned my guitar it was like a sacrifice. You sacrifice the things you love. I love my guitar.
• We have time, there's no big rush.
• When I die, I want people to play my music, go wild and freak out and do anything they want to do.
• 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.
• When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace.
• 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.