Jimi Hendrix – 24 Quotes

24 Quotes by Jimi Hendrix

My goal is to be one with the music. I just dedicate my whole life to this art.

– Jimi Hendrix

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

– Jimi Hendrix

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

– Jimi Hendrix

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

– Jimi Hendrix

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

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

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

– Jimi Hendrix

Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens.

– Jimi Hendrix

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

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

– Jimi Hendrix

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

– Jimi Hendrix

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

– Jimi Hendrix

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

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

– Jimi Hendrix

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

– Jimi Hendrix

Music is a safe kind of high.

– Jimi Hendrix

Music is my religion.

– Jimi Hendrix

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

– Jimi Hendrix

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.

– Jimi Hendrix

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

– Jimi Hendrix

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

My nature just changes.

– Jimi Hendrix

I got a pet monkey called Charlie Chan.

– Jimi Hendrix

We have time, there’s no big rush.

– Jimi Hendrix