My own personal melting pot has no room for Hendrix or heavy metal, filled as it is with European ancestors such as Debussy, Sibelius, Bartok, Lutoslawski, and Ligeti.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I love collecting guitars, even though I can't play well. My favourite guitarists are Richie Blackmore, Jimmy Paige, and John Mayer.
I really thought I was pretty good before I saw Hendrix, and then I thought: Yeah, not so good.
Black Sabbath invented heavy metal, in my opinion.
I was really into Black Sabbath, but heavy guitars can really be very limiting, it's a great frequency and it's great fun to listen to but on the other hand, musically you can do a lot more without it.
I have tons of friends in the heavy-metal music world, and just going to see them inspires me.
Don't be afraid to pile on the midi rings! I like to play around with metals and pair delicate rings with chunkier ones.
You know, there's a big lie in this business. The lie is that it's okay to go out in flames. But that doesn't do anybody much good. I may be wrong, but I think Hendrix was trying to come around.
We were into Hendrix and Cream, who were like the heaviest bands around at that time. We just wanted to be heavier than everybody else!
I loved Hendrix. I mean, really, really loved him. As if he were one of the great classical composers. And he was. That's how I saw him.
Hendrix was big in England. We all became good friends and I am still in touch with Noel Redding.