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“Sometimes you want to give up the guitar, you'll hate the guitar. But if you stick with it, you're gonna be rewarded.”
Jimi Hendrix
According to Billy Cox, Jimi's longtime friend and bass-player (in the later part of Jimi's career);
"Jimi loved something greater than himself [music]"
- From a booklet to a Fillmore Cd.
Judging from Jimi's above quote, he was a very determined man and from observing his stage antics quite bold.
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RafaYes, Jimi Hendrix self taught guitar. He came from a very poor family and while helping his father with a side-job, he found a Ukulele. He started experimenting with music on the ukulele. At the age of 15, Hendrix bought his first guitar for $5. He learned by watching other artists and played the guitar for several hours a day.
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Who killed Jimi Hendrix?
Jimi Hendrix died September 18, 1970, London. He asphyxiated on his own vomit after an overdose of his girlfriends sleeping pills.
What is the difference between Jimi Hendrix and The Jimi Hendrix Experience?
The "Jimi Hendrix Experience" was a band created by Chas Chandler which was focussed on Jimi Hendrix to give him the means to get his music out to the people, with Mitch Mitchell on drums and Noel Redding on bass, both formidable instrumentalists in their own right. Jimi (James Marshall) Hendrix was a unique talent. He had everything against him as a kid, but inspite of everything, he learned guitar and developed his own distinctive sound and style. He was left handed, had long fingers and was able to use his thumb as well. He wrote most of his own material and incorporated some brilliant harmonies between instruments and vocals.
What was the cause of the death of Jimi Hendrix?
He died from asphyxiation by eating too many sleeping pills.
Was jimi Hendrix in a band?
Prior to his rise to fame, he played in many bands including the Isley Brothers and Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames to mention just two. Bands of his own included "The Jimi Hendrix Experience", "Band of Gypsys" and "The Electric Church".
What year did Jimi Hendrix die?
Jimi died on September 18th 1970. Jimi Hendrix died of a drug overdose at age 27 years old
