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June 05 2011
Journey
Journey has been eligible for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame since 2000, but Gregg Rolie is currently the only member of Journey who has been inducted — as a member of parent band Santana. In 2009, Steve Perry, the band’s best-known lead vocalist, will be eligible for induction as a solo artist.
Formation, 1973–1976
The original members of Journey came together in San Francisco in 1973 under the auspices of former Santana manager Herbie Herbert. Originally called the Golden Gate Rhythm Section and intended to serve as a backup group for established Bay Area artists, the band included recent Santana alumni Neal Schon on lead guitar and Gregg Rolie on keyboards and lead vocals. Drummer Prairie Prince of The Tubes, bassist Ross Valory and rhythm guitarist George Tickner, both of Frumious Bandersnatch, rounded out the group. The band quickly abandoned the original “backup group” concept and developed a distinctive jazz fusion style. After an unsuccessful radio contest to name the group, roadie John Villaneuva suggested the name “Journey.
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Toto
Los Angeles, United States (1977 – 2008, 2010 – present)
Toto is a Grammy Award winning american rock band that was formed in Los Angeles, California in 1977 by David Paich, Steve Lukather, Bobby Kimball, brothers Jeff Porcaro and Steve Porcaro, and David Hungate. The band members had met in high school and at studio sessions in the 1970s, when they became some of the busiest session musicians in the music business.Composed entirely of seasoned studio musicians, Toto seemed to come out of nowhere. They did not get known first on the club circuit as nearly all bands do prior to being signed by a label. Their reputations in the studio were enough. For example, Paich, Hungate and Jeff Porcaro wrote songs for and performed on Boz Scaggs’ album Silk Degrees.
Toto released their debut album Toto in October 1978, selling two million copies based on their top ten hit
Hold The Line. The next two albums Hydra and Turn Back had little success, but Toto IV (released in 1982) featured the number one hit Africa as well as the top ten single Rosanna.
Toto IV went multi-platinum and earned several Grammy Awards including
1983 Album of the Year and Record of the Year (for “Rosanna”).Their only film work to date was for the 1984 David Lynch science fiction film Dune. In addition to their own score, they also recorded the
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Bruce Springsteen
Freehold, New Jersey, US (1972 – present)
Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen (born September 23, 1949 in Freehold, New Jersey, US) is an American songwriter, singer and guitarist. He is also known as “The Boss.” He has frequently recorded and toured with the E Street Band. Springsteen is most widely known for his brand of heartland rock infused with pop hooks, poetic lyrics, and Americana sentiments centered around his native New Jersey. His eloquence in expressing ordinary, everyday problems has earned him numerous awards, including twenty Grammy Awards and an Academy Award, along with a notoriously dedicated and devoted global fan base. His most famous albums, Born to Run and Born in the U.S.A., epitomize his penchant for finding grandeur in the struggles of daily life. He has sold over 70 million albums in the U.S. alone.Springsteen’s lyrics often concern men and women struggling to make ends meet. In this sense he was sometimes compared to Woody Guthrie. He has gradually become identified with progressive politics. Springsteen is also noted for his support of various relief and rebuilding efforts in New Jersey and elsewhere, and for his response to the September 11, 2001 attacks, on which his album The Rising reflects.
Springsteen’s recordings have tended to alternate between commercially accessible rock albums and somber folk-oriented works. Much of his iconic status stems from the concerts and marathon shows in which he and the E Street Band present intense ballads, rousing anthems, and party rock and roll songs, amongst which Springsteen intersperses long, whimsical or deeply emotional stories.
The Doors
Los Angeles, California, United States (1965 – 1973)
UCLA film school students Jim Morrison and Ray Manzarek had known each other at college and met by chance on Venice beach in July 1965. Morrison told Manzarek he had been writing songs and, at Manzarek’s encouragement, sang “Moonlight Drive”. Manzarek immediately suggested they form a band.
Keyboardist Ray Manzarek was already in the band called Rick And The Ravens with Morrison and his brother Rick Manzarek while Robby Krieger and John Densmore were playing with The Psychedelic Rangers, and knew Manzarek from shared meditation instruction. In August Densmore joined the group and, along with members of the Ravens and an unidentified female bass player, recorded a six-song demo on September 2. This was widely bootlegged and appeared in full on the 1997 Doors box set.
That month the group recruited talented guitarist Robby Krieger and the final lineup—Morrison, Manzarek, Krieger and Densmore—was complete. Manzarek solved their lack of bassist by playing bass on a Fender Rhodes bass keyboard with his left hand and keyboards with his right hand.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
London, United Kingdom (1966 – 1970)
The Jimi Hendrix Experience was a short-lived, yet highly influential rock band famous for the guitar work of Jimi Hendrix on songs such asPurple Haze, Foxy Lady, Hey Joe, Voodoo Child (Slight Return) and All Along The Watchtower. Though Hendrix was the focus and frontman, the other band members (Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell) were also vital to the “experience.”Hendrix arrived in England in October 1966, and auditions were launched to find him a backing band. Noel Redding was chosen for the bass spot. Even though he had never played bass before auditioning (he was a guitarist), Hendrix liked his look and attitude (he also looked a bit like Bob Dylan). Mitch Mitchell was a seasoned London drummer who brought jazz chops and a lead style of playing to the table. He would prove to be Hendrix’s most valuable musical partner.
Though initially conceived as Hendrix’s backing band, The Experience soon became much more than that. Along with Cream, they were the first group to popularize the “power trio” format, which essentially strips a rock band lineup down to the essentials: bass, guitar and drums. This smaller format also encourages more extrovert playing from the players involved, often at very high volumes. In the case of The Experience, Hendrix mixed lead and rhythm guitar duties into one, while also making use of then-revolutionary guitar effects such as feedback and wah-wah.
Blind Faith
1,463,225 plays (282,737 listeners)
Blind Faith was formed in late 1968 when Eric Clapton (ex-Cream) and Steve Winwood (ex-Traffic) were at loose ends following the demise of their former bands and began to spend time together again (they had previously collaborated on a record as Powerhouse), jamming and working on new material at Clapton’s house in Surrey. At Winwood’s instigation, Cream’s former drummer Ginger Baker was invited along, and they subsequently spent some time recording in the studio. Rick Grech, bassist with Family, was invited to join them…and he left Family, mid-tour! Record producer Jimmy Miller came in to bring some focus to the recording of further material.News of the formation of the group created a buzz of excitement among the public, and a free concert was scheduled for London’s Hyde Park on June 7, 1969. Their small repertoire was reported by the music press as having disappointed the crowd of 100,000 who were also expecting to hear songs from the days of Cream and Traffic. The recording of their album continued; followed by a short tour of Scandinavia, then a U.S. tour from July 11 (Newport) to August 24 (Hawaii), supported by Free and Delaney & Bonnie and Friends.
Audience reaction in the USA was similar to that in the UK, and the band was forced to appease them by playing a couple of Cream and Traffic songs. The management pressure to cash in on the hyperbole (the Press dubbed them a supergroup), and Baker’s view that the group was a continuation of Cream soured feelings within the band, and they disbanded immediately after completing the U.S. tour.
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February 19 2011
David Coverdale
Coverdale singing with Whitesnake, 2006
Photo: Raúl Ranz Background information Born 22 September 1951 (1951-09-22) (age 59)
Saltburn-by-the-Sea, North Yorkshire, England Genres Hard rock, blues-rock, heavy metal, glam metal Occupations Musician, singer-songwriter Instruments Vocals, guitar, harmonica, keyboards, percussion Years active 1973–present Labels Purple, EMI Associated acts Deep Purple, Whitesnake, Coverdale and Page Website Official Whitesnake Website
December 15 2010
“ I always thought the good thing about the guitar was that they didn’t teach it in school.—
— Jimmy Page ”
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“If I had said this when I was a kid, if I ever said to myself, “one of these days you’ll go through a whole day without once thinking that your nose is the biggest in the world, man” – you know I’d have laughed.
It was huge. At that time, it was the reason I did everything. It’s the reason I played the guitar – because of my nose. The reason I wrote songs was because of my nose”
Pete Townshend (Rolling Stone Interview - Sept 28th 1968)
cjcmusic“ We weren’t too ambitious when we started out. We just wanted to be the biggest thing that ever walked the planet.
— Steven Tyler ”
cjcmusic“ I heard that your brain stops growing when you start doing drugs. Let’s see, I guess that makes me 19.
— Steven Tyler ”
cjcmusicNovember 30 2010
yendor via redhotchillyshoes
inspired via
paradisecity
madsister via paradisecityJimi Hendrix bio.
Jimi Hendrix
Biography:
He’s been called a genius, a poet, temperamental, unpredictable and controversial. He was all these things and more… Jimi, the Electric Gypsy, took the guitar to places it had never been before and rock and roll would never be the same again.
On the 27th November 1942 in Seattle, Washington Al Hendrix and Lucille Jeter had a son, Johnny Allen Hendrix. His father subsequently changed his son’s name to James Marshall Hendrix on 11th September 1946. He was one-sixteenth Cherokee Indian from his mother’s side. Unquestionably one of music’s most influential figures, he brought an unparalleled vision to the art of playing electric guitar. Self-taught (and with the burden of being left-handed with a right-handed guitar) he spent hours absorbing the recorded legacy of southern-blues practitioners, from Robert Johnson to B.B. King. The aspiring musician joined several local R&B bands while still at school, before enlisting as a paratrooper in the 101st Airborne Division. It was during this period that Hendrix met Billy Cox, a bass player upon whom he would call at several stages in his career. Together they formed the King Kasuals, an in-service attraction later resurrected when both men returned to civilian life. Hendrix was discharged in July 1962 after breaking his right ankle on his 26th parachute jump.
He began working with various touring revues backing, among others, the Impressions, Sam Cooke and the Valentinos. He enjoyed lengthier spells with the Isley Brothers, Little Richard and King Curtis, recording with each of these acts. The experience and stagecraft gained during this formative period proved essential to the artist’s subsequent development. By 1965 Hendrix was living in New York. In October he joined struggling soul singer Curtis Knight, signing a punitive contract with the latter’s manager, Ed Chaplin. This ill-advised decision would return to haunt the guitarist. In June the following year Hendrix, now calling himself Jimmy James, formed a group initially dubbed the Rainflowers, then Jimmy James And The Blue Flames. The quartet, which also featured future Spirit member Randy California, was appearing at the Cafe Wha? in Greenwich Village when Chas Chandler was advised to see them. The Animals’ bassist immediately recognised the guitarist’s extraordinary talent and persuaded him to come to London in search of a more receptive audience. Hendrix arrived in England in September 1966. Chandler became his co-manager, in partnership with Mike Jeffery, and immediately began auditions for a suitable backing group.
Noel Redding (born 25th December 1945, Folkestone, Kent, England) was selected on bass, having recently failed to join the New Animals, while John ‘Mitch’ Mitchell (born 9th July 1947, Ealing, Middlesex, England), a veteran of the Riot Squad and Georgie Fame’s Blue Flames, became the trio’s drummer. The new group, dubbed the Jimi Hendrix Experience, made its debut the following month at Evereux in France. On returning to England they began a string of club engagements which attracted pop’s aristocracy, including Pete Townshend and Eric Clapton. In December the trio released their first single, “Hey Joe”. “Hey Joe” was first recorded by an LA band called The Leaves in 1965. They re-recorded it in 1966 and took it to #31 in the US charts during June that year. The song was credited to one Chester A. Powers (who was really Dino Valenti, later of Quicksilver Messenger Service), but the real composer was an obscure West Coast folk-singer by the name of Billy Roberts. The Leaves version was a fast-paced folk-rock song, but Tim “Morning Dew” Rose recorded a slowed-down version in 1966. The Jimi Hendrix Experience took Rose’s arrangement, added Jimi’s classic guitar-style and made it their own. It charted at number 6 in the UK in December of 1966. Its UK Top 10 placing encouraged a truly dynamic follow-up in ‘Purple Haze”. The latter was memorable for Hendrix’s guitar pyrotechnics and a lyric that incorporated the artist’s classic line: ‘Scuse me while I kiss the sky’.
On tour his trademark Fender Stratocaster and Marshall Amplifier were punished night after night, as the group enhanced its reputation with exceptional live appearances. Here Hendrix drew on black culture and his own heritage to produce a startling visual and aural bombardment. Framed by a halo of long, wiry hair, his slight figure was clad in a bright, psychedelic costume. Although never a demonstrative vocalist, his delivery was curiously effective. Hendrix’s playing technique, meanwhile, though still drawing its roots from the blues, encompassed an emotional range far greater than any contemporary guitarist. Rapier-like runs vied with measured solos, matching energy with ingenuity, while a plethora of technical possibilities - distortion, feedback and even sheer volume brought texture to his overall approach. This assault was enhanced by a flamboyant stage persona in which Hendrix used the guitar as a physical appendage. Redding’s clean, uncluttered bass lines provided the backbone to Hendrix’s improvisations, while Mitchell’s drumming, as instinctive as his leader’s guitar work, was a perfect foil.
Their concessions to the pop world now receding, the Experience completed an astonishing debut album, ARE YOU EXPERIENCED, which ranged from the apocalyptic vision of “I Don’t Live Today” to the blues of “Red House” and the funk of “Fire” and “Foxy Lady.” Hendrix returned to America in June 1967 to appear, sensationally, at the Monterey Pop Festival. During a rendition of Bob Dylan’s “Like A Rolling Stone” he paused to inform the crowd that he was retuning his guitar, later in the same song admitting he had forgotten the words. Such unparalleled confidence only endeared him to the crowd. His performance was a musical and visual feast, topped off by a sequence which saw him playing the guitar with his teeth, and then burning the instrument with lighter fuel during “Wild Thing”. Following an ill-advised tour supporting the Monkees (yes, really), the Experience enjoyed reverential audiences on the country’s concert circuit. AXIS: BOLD AS LOVE revealed a new lyrical capability, notably in the title track and the jazz-influenced “Up From The Skies.” “Little Wing,” a delicate love song bathed in unhurried guitar splashes, offered a gentle perspective, closer to that of the artist’s shy, offstage demeanour. Released in December 1967, the collection completed a triumphant year, artistically and commercially, but within months the fragile peace began to collapse. In January 1968 the Experience embarked on a gruelling American tour encompassing 54 concerts in 47 days. Hendrix was now tiring of the wild man image which had brought initial attention, but he was perceived as diffident by spectators anticipating gimmickry. An impulsive artist, he was unable to disguise below-par performances, while his relationship with Redding grew increasingly fraught as the bassist rebelled against the set patterns he was expected to play.
ELECTRIC LADYLAND, the last official Experience album, was released in October. This extravagant double set was initially deemed ‘self-indulgent’, but is now recognised as a major work. It revealed the guitarist’s desire to expand the increasingly limiting trio format, and contributions from members of Traffic (Chris Wood and Steve Winwood) and Jefferson Airplane (Jack Casady) embellished several selections. The collection featured a succession of virtuoso performances - “Gypsy Eyes,” “Crosstown Traffic” - while the astonishing “Voodoo Chile (Slight Return),” a posthumous number 1 single, showed how Hendrix had brought rhythm, purpose and mastery to the recently invented wah-wah pedal. ELECTRIC LADYLAND included two UK hits, “The Burning Of The Midnight Lamp” and “All Along The Watchtower.” The latter, an urgent restatement of the Bob Dylan song, was particularly impressive, and received the ultimate accolade when the composer adopted Hendrix’s interpretation when performing it live on his 1974 tour. Despite such creativity, the guitarist’s private and professional life was becoming problematic. He was arrested in Toronto for possessing heroin, but although the charges were later dismissed, the proceedings clouded much of 1969. Chas Chandler had meanwhile withdrawn from the managerial partnership and although Redding sought solace with a concurrent group, Fat Mattress, his differences with Hendrix were now irreconcilable.
The Experience played its final concert on June 29, 1969; Jimi subsequently formed Gypsies Sons And Rainbows with Mitchell, Billy Cox (bass), Larry Lee (rhythm guitar), Juma Sultan and Jerry Velez (both percussion). This short-lived unit closed the Woodstock Festival, during which Hendrix performed his famed rendition of the “Star Spangled Banner.” Perceived by some critics as a political statement, it came as the guitarist was being increasingly subjected to pressures from different causes. In October he formed an all-black group, Band Of Gypsys, with Cox and drummer Buddy Miles, intending to accentuate the African-American dimension in his music. The trio made its debut on 31 December 1969, but its potential was marred by Miles’ comparatively flat, pedestrian drumming and unimaginative compositions. Part of the set was issued as BAND OF GYPSYS, but despite the inclusion of the exceptional “Machine Gun,” this inconsistent album was only released to appease former manager Chaplin, who acquired the rights in part-settlement of a miserly early contract. The Band Of Gypsys broke up after a mere three concerts and initially Hendrix confined his efforts to completing his Electric Ladyland recording studio. He then started work on another double set, the unreleased FIRST RAYS OF THE NEW RISING SUN, and later resumed performing with Cox and Mitchell. His final concerts were largely frustrating, as the aims of the artist and the expectations of his audience grew increasingly separate. His final UK appearance, at the Isle Of Wight festival, encapsulated this dilemma, yet still drew an enthralling performance.
The guitarist returned to London following a short European tour. On 18th September 1970, his girlfriend, Monika Danneman, became alarmed when she was unable to rouse him from sleep. An ambulance was called, but Hendrix was pronounced dead on arrival at a nearby hospital. The inquest recorded an open verdict, with death caused by suffocation due to inhalation of vomit. Two posthumous releases, CRY OF LOVE and RAINBOW BRIDGE, mixed portions of the artist’s final recordings with masters from earlier sources. These were fitting tributes, but many others were tawdry cash-ins, recorded in dubious circumstances, mispackaged, and mistitled. “Plethora” is an inadequate term to describe the many exploitative albums released with such imaginative titles as GOLDEN BEST, MASTERPIECES, PSYCHEDELIC VOODOO CHILE and 16 GREATEST CLASSICS and sometimes even including fake performances. Everyone, except the most serious collector, is advised to avoid these albums at all cost.
The 90s saw the release of more fitting archive recordings thanks to the Experience Hendrix Trust, but the Hendrix legacy also rests in his prevailing influence on fellow musicians. Many guitarists have imitated his technique; few have mastered it, while none at all have matched him as an inspirational player. In November 1993 a tribute album, STONE FREE: TRIBUTE TO JIMI HENDRIX was released, containing a formidable list of performers including the Pretenders, Eric Clapton, Cure, Jeff Beck, Pat Metheny and Nigel Kennedy - small testament to the huge influence Hendrix has wielded and will continue to wield as rock’s most inventive guitarist.
The legend lives on…
Discography:
- Are You Experienced? (1967) see 30th Anniversary re-issue
slightly different track listing in UK and US - Axis: Bold As Love (1967)
- Smash Hits (1968)
- Electric Ladyland (1968)
- Band Of Gypsys (Live) (1970) see Live At The Fillmore
- The Cry Of Love (1971) see First Rays Of The New Rising Sun
- Experience (Live) (1971) see Original Soundtrack to the Motion Picture ‘Experience’
- At The Isle Of Wight (Live) (1971)
- Rainbow Bridge (1971) see First Rays Of The New Rising Sun, Voodoo Soup, Blues & South Saturn Delta
- Hendrix In The West (Live) (1972)
- War Heroes (1972)
- Soundtrack Recordings from The Film “Jimi Hendrix” (1973) not released on CD
- Loose Ends (1974)
- Crash Landing (1975)
- Midnight Lightning (1975)
- The Essential Jimi Hendrix (1978)
- The Essential Jimi Hendrix Volume 2 (1979)
- Nine To The Universe (1980)
- The Jimi Hendrix Concerts (1982)
- The Singles Album (1983)
- Kiss The Sky (Compilation) (1984)
- Jimi Plays Monterey (Live) (1986) very difficult to find on CD
- Live At Winterland (1988)
- Radio One (1989) see BBC Sessions
- Cornerstones 1967-70 (Compilation) (1990)
- Live Isle Of Wight ‘70 (1991) difficult to find on CD
- The Ultimate Experience (Compilation) (1992)
- Blues Compilation of rare & unreleased tracks (1994)
- Woodstock (Live) (1994) see Live At Woodstock
- Voodoo Soup Compilation of tracks from Cry Of Love, Rainbow Bridge, War Heroes & Crash Landing (1995)
- Are You Experienced? - 30th Anniversary re-issue (1997) includes the A & B sides of the first 3 singles as bonus tracks
- First Rays Of The New Rising Sun re-issue Of Cry Of Love plus bonus tracks, similar to Voodoo Soup (1997)
- Experience Hendrix - The Best Of Jimi Hendrix (1997)
- South Saturn Delta Compilation of unreleased tracks
- BBC Sessions 2CD re-issue of Radio One with bonus tracks (1997)
- Live At The Fillmore 2CD re-issue of Band Of Gypsys with bonus tracks (1999)
- Live At Woodstock 2CD re-issue of Woodstock with bonus tracks (1999)
- Original Soundtrack To The Motion Picture ‘Experience’ (1999) Royal Albert Hall concert, 24 February 1969
- The Jimi Hendrix Experience 4CD box set of mostly previously unreleased recordings (September 2000)
Albums highlighted are recommended listening and are reasonably available on CD (unless otherwise indicated).
Musicians:
Jimi Hendrix: Vocals, Guitars
The Jimi Hendrix Experience (Oct. 1966 - June 1969):
Mitch Mitchell: Drums
Noel Redding: Bass
Guests on ‘Electric Ladyland’: (1968)
Steve Winwood: Organ
Jack Casady: Bass
Chris Wood: Flute
Al Kooper: Piano
Buddy Miles: Drums
Mike Finnigan: Organ
Freddie Smith: Horns
Larry Faucette: Congas
Gypsy Sons And Rainbows Band (Woodstock, 18th August 1969):
Larry Leeds: Guitar
Juma Lewis: Percussion
Jerry Velez: Percussion
Mitch Mitchell: Drums
Billy Cox: Bass
Band Of Gypsys (Dec. 1969 - Feb. 1970):
Buddy Miles: Drums
Billy Cox: Bass
The Cry Of Love Band (March 1970 - Sept. 1970):
Billy Cox: Bass
Mitch Mitchell: Drums
Fantasy collections:
These CDs are part of my series of imaginary compilations, where official CDs are non-existent or inadequate in my opinion. These compilations are not available on tape or CD-R… so please don’t ask, sorry…
Researched, compiled and written by Brian Currin. Originally published on the Images Of Rock website in 1999.
cjcmusic“ Bonzo’s musical knowledge made it so interesting. He admired such diverse styles. Everything from Ringo’s fills on the Beatles’ singles to the James Brown and Motown rhythm sections. That sort of influence made it great fun to be in the group. After all those years of sessions, from the first moment I played with Bonzo in Led Zeppelin, I knew I’d finally come home. ”— John Paul Jones (via saturnschild)
cjcmusicFamous Quotes: The Beatles
Reporter: What do you call that hairstyle you’re wearing?
George: Arthur.
I love Beethoven, especially his poems.
— Ringo Starr, 1964
We’ve played many palaces, including Frisco’s Cow Palace. But never this one before. It’s a keen pad and I like the staff. Thought they’d be dukes and things but they were just fellas.
— Paul McCartney on Buckingham Palace, 1965
I still like black music, disco music… ‘Shame, Shame, Shame’ or ‘Rock Your Baby’ — I’d give my eye-tooth to have written that. But I never could. I am too literal to write ‘Rock Your Baby’. I wish I could. I’m too intellectual, even though I’m not really an intellectual.
— John Lennon, 1975
If everyone demanded peace instead of another television set, then there’d be peace.
— John Lennon
cjcmusicFamous Quotes: Janis Joplin
Famous Quotes
Janis Joplin
Onstage, I make love to 25,000 people, then I go home alone.
— Janis Joplin
People, whether they know it or not, like their blues singers miserable. They like their blues singers to die afterwards.
— Janis Joplin
Well, to summarize, Big Brother is doing great and I just may be a “star” one day. You know, it’s funny. As it gets closer and more probable, being a star is losing its meaning, But what ever it means I’m ready!
— Janis Joplin, in a letter to her mother, summer 1967 (quoted in: J Kohut and J J Kohut. Rock Talk)
cjcmusicFamous Quotes Jim Morrison (The Doors)
Famous Quotes
Jim Morrison
(The Doors)
I’m interested in anything about revolt, disorder, chaos, especially activity that appears to have no meaning. It seems to me to be the road toward freedom.
— Jim Morrison
The most loving parents and relatives commit murder with smiles on their faces. They force us to destroy the person we really are: a subtle kind of murder.
— Jim Morrison, quoted in: Andrew Doe and John Tobler, In Their Own Words: The Doors (1988)
Q. How does it feel to be the Jesse James of rock?
A. William Bonney would be more accurate. Jesse James was motivated by greed, while Billy the Kid did it for the fun of it. All Americans are outlaws.
— Jim Morrison
Dick Clark: Why is so much happening in San Francisco these days, have you figured that out?
Jim Morrison: Uh… the West is the best, I guess!
— American Bandstand, 1967
cjcmusicFamous Quotes: Jimi Hendrix
Rock is so much fun. That’s what it’s all about — filling up the chest cavities and empty kneecaps and elbows.
— Jim Hendrix
Blues is easy to play, but hard to feel.
— Jimi Hendrix, quoted in: Charles Shaar Murray, Crosstown Traffic (1989)
Music is a safe type of high. It’s more the way it was supposed to be. That’s where highness came, I guess, from anyway. It’s nothing but rhythm and motion.
— Jimi Hendrix
I’ve been imitated so well I’ve heard people copy my mistakes.
— Jimi Hendrix
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