Jimi Hendrix Talks Nervous Breakdowns and Performing At Woodstock | The Dick Cavett Show

[@TheDickCavettShow]

What's your favorite Jimi Hendrix song?

[@nasc1008]

Bold as love

[@earth2kosmickitty]

"The Wind Cries Mary"🥰💜

[@fpopee]

Like a rolling stone

[@phoebeveerman4128]

All Along The Watchtower!

[@t3kneek508]

Gypsy eyes🫠

[@PistolPete1980]

i love how chill interviews were back then. Everyone doesnt have to be a comedian, high energy, extrovert.

[@timprescott4634]

Peter Petruzzi And with Robert Young (a bastion of conservative TV) right next to him appearing genuinely interested and curious. Not ONCE did he feel the need to interrupt or degrade. This interview would be IMPOSSIBLE today.

[@motob4406]

If you see Audry Plaza you're kinda getting that authenticity but yeah I know what you mean

[@timprescott4634]

M0T0 B Her’s seems a little rehearsed to me.

[@sunshineandstarlight]

Right? This was very, very nice.

[@sunshineandstarlight]

@@timprescott4634 sad how things have changed (in some ways)

[@markmcallan973]

Everyone talks about how great a guitarist he is but not many people comment on what a beautiful human he is!

[@user-su9mn3qb1g]

it's the opposite?

[@fab8506]

He’s like an angel

[@adonaiyah2196]

@@user-su9mn3qb1g whyd you say that

[@newman793]

He was, Not is

[@markmcallan973]

@@newman793 well arent you a genius!

[@Nick-mg5zj]

“How about I’m the best in this chair?” That’s probably the most humble thing ever said

[@sarrisons]

Kanye West could learn a thing or two from Jimi

[@janineboguslawski6510]

Hes a beautiful person.

[@marvinstarr6399]

Hey not to brag but I really kick ass at being humble. I mean I truly Rock the humility of Humbleness Humbly

[@johntate4638]

Well, in those days a person that acted like an ass and thought they were god wouldn't be famous for very long. West should have never been heard of again after his Taylor Swift incident. The average intelligence of population and gone way way down since then. Kardashians being famous is mind boggling. THey should be all poor old cat ladies, but for some reason people throw money at them.

[@gaztayplays1210]

@dustisdeadbodies85 I don't think you got what Jimi meant when he said that. It was sarcasm btw

[@sarahgarner5425]

Jimi was a little shy. He spoke through his music with his guitar. What an absolute gem of a human being he was. And a guitar god! I still miss him.

[@Jamesp1972]

interesting, I kind of think he was extremely restless, but a bit shy too - the lack of sleep didn't help, but he was a superserious guy on a mission, sadly he was robbed of that

[@wakeupbenny]

i don't think Jimi is shy, he is just less talkative than others

[@cretaceoussteve3527]

Shy by some sort of nature it seems, but at least in an interview like this that's because everything that came out of his mouth was absolutely explosive to the established ideology of the generation that was at home watching the show. Most of it probably went over the heads of Dick Cavett viewers, like my grandpa for example. He was doing his best here to deflect the medium and get a message across despite it being on a primetime talk show. He's also clearly on acid during this interview. "Just trying to get a point across before we take our rest." Rest in peace you most mellow, jittery, earthshaking soul

[@justdev8965]

A guitar god 😂

[@joejones9520]

@@cretaceoussteve3527 he and his band and most every touring musician back then stayed on speed, that is probably the only drug he is on here, no one would take acid before doing a major talk show.

[@StevieMeyer]

"I'm American, so I played it." what a beautifully concise response. damn.

[@EagleArrow]

👍🇺🇸

[@mariahyohannes]

American by force. Remember that.

[@EagleArrow]

@@mariahyohannes What? 🤦‍♀️ He was born in America. He is American. He even said it, "I'm American." He was proud! 🇺🇸 America is about hope and founded on hope. We've been fighting English/European elites for hundreds of years, yet they trick you to blame USA to divide. Jimi and all those bands were pro USA🇺🇸 Why he played the song. (England brought Africans to North America in 1600s. Africans sold Africans to the English and Spanish....remember that!)

[@mariahyohannes]

@@EagleArrow America is not about hope for everyone, you all seem to forget that the founding fathers OWNED slaves. They did not believe slaves were equal to them. Why do you think it took so damn long for us to intergrate?Your grandfather & my grandfather were not allowed in the same room 60 YEARS AGO.

[@StevieMeyer]

​@@mariahyohannes Of course. Being American has different meanings for so many different people - I think that's part of what he was saying. He had as much a right to play the anthem as anyone, and he did so to express his experience as an American. Those who condemned him at the time for that performance are the same type of people condemning black NFL players for kneeling during the anthem.

[@sixfour330]

"When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace." Jimi Hendrix

[@philly8462]

I have that as a bumper sticker on my car♥️

[@joshuadowling8778]

I'm happy for your car.

[@philly8462]

Joshua Dowling .... lol, I smiled.

[@CH-sb8qz]

That's not ever going to happen.

[@hyacinthlynch843]

That was the quote I put under my picture in my high school year book.

[@Catbus-Driver]

"By that time I think I'll be obsolete" 40 years later and look what we're all watching. I cant get over how humble he was

[@pebofatso]

I saw that comment as a way of him telling us, that he'll not be with us for a long while after this interview

[@MichaelCorleone654]

Listen carefully to what he actually said. “By that time I think it’ll be obsolete” meaning that sitcoms would be obsolete.

[@SmallBobby]

*it'll be obsolete.

[@deller5924]

Ro7ard You probably meant to say 50 years later...not 40.

[@paulablissett9396]

@@MichaelCorleone654 Yes, that is what he meant......

[@dylanakent]

Jimi's maturity level, introspection and self composure at his young age is just amazing.

[@lizzymeacham3224]

That's exactly what struck me most about this interview

[@1980syuppie]

27

[@teagiagiteakarotu7027]

@@1980syuppie 26 in this video

[@u.sonomabeach6528]

@@teagiagiteakarotu702725. He was born in November. This interview took place in September.

[@jimmyjameslee7189]

just the typical run of the mill boomer

[@spoony2795]

what a privilege it is that we can see things like this in 2019

[@sunshineandstarlight]

For real tho.

[@terryf5131]

You got that right. 8/23/2019.

[@Sammy-mp9xn]

Its wonderful!!❤

[@greenlatin94]

I agree

[@josephlennonmccartney245]

Closest thing to a time machine

[@jooniebear9416]

I've never seen a Jimi Hendrix interview, this is really cool.

[@christopherwilliams8720]

Me too. Very cool.

[@tannermulford2033]

There's more on here, really interesting, he's the man

[@notgivinup]

Me either!!!!!

[@skineyemin4276]

Where have you all been?

[@EmmanuelIstace]

@@skineyemin4276 Practicing :p

[@continuereading3714]

Jimi Hendrix been dead since 1970 and his interview gets re uploaded in 2019 and still gets over 800k views he made such a strong impact in his lifetime

[@laliskoo]

I'm sure all he cared about was his KZbin views 50 years later

[@continuereading3714]

@@laliskoo you missed the point. I was sayin people still care years later

[@janetpumpkinspice2890]

I have 2 of his albums. All i could get my hands on. I love him to death. Try to show the youth what they missed ya know.

[@essboxx1473]

Love stats Continue. TY! I was on my way to stat how young is Hendrix in this clip.

[@brianhill4153]

I agree, and your screen name is genius!

[@jacobblue1985]

All i see is a young vulnerable, exhausted, and humble man. I love him

[@laman8914]

His humbleness is just, no words for it. We will never forget him.

[@p.stephen5032]

“Do you you ever see yourself married?” “No, I hope not” -Jimi Hendrix

[@nonexistenceisbliss9528]

He knew what was up even back then!

[@rainystone607]

The Man From The Darkside he was red pill

[@nonexistenceisbliss9528]

@@rainystone607 Actually today we would call him Blackpilled. The Red Pill has been tampered with and is no longer credible in terms of being 100% TRUTH.

[@robertnelsonjr4648]

Smart man Focus on the music

[@k33pstrumming39]

Why dont we focus on his music and not on pills and labels. Pills and labels are meaningless in the end we all die anyways we all have the same fate

[@pbgbr]

"By that time I think I'll be obsolete" If only you knew Jimi, You're still the greatest guitar player who ever lived

[@redzwestisbest]

@Carl Ward Greatest is the greatest, not the best to me maybe in terms of comparing him to thousands and thousand of players that came after him. What is the best? i don't know. He is the first guitarist a majority of people think of when thinking of great players. To me, that is being the greatest.

[@adamnorris4938]

He said "it will be obsolete" He was referring to sitcoms lol.

[@bradrichardson3539]

@@redzwestisbest being the most popular makes him the best?

[@marksantucci4230]

@@bradrichardson3539 being the most popular means he's that famous having the most talent , technic , hardest solos intro means he's the best?

[@ijonkilledyou6062]

Being the best is damn near impossible to decide, not until every person who ever lived picks up a guitar. Also since his career was so short, he isnt very known in the world of music today. Prince was viewed more, maybe due to his more recent death. Rip Jimi, my favorite artist for 8 years now.

[@victorialake9474]

I like how Mr. Cavett told the audience about Mr. Hendrix being a veteran. He was defending a veteran playing the national anthem. He was very respectful to Mr Hendrix. Mr. Hendrix was very smart. RIP to both of them. Two legends.

[@valentinocaruso9282]

@@PhillSutton hahahahaha true

[@maxpower01us]

@@PhillSutton True. He only looks dead. But God only knows what we'll look like when we're 83. Maybe he SHOULD get some peaceful rest.

[@sitbone3]

He was kicked out of the army for bad conduct.

[@carolinehansen00]

Cavett didn’t die lol

[@blizzardbaby]

Dick Cavett is alive.

[@Josiebell7640]

“Still looking for that certain girl?” “What girl?” he genuinely asks. So sweet.

[@petethegreekre]

Imagine how much he played alone in a room, and what notes and melodies came out that we never heard.

[@luisdexton2539]

juniper1 or even better, the music he heard in his head that he couldn’t re create

[@peas1171]

Impossible he would've been able to make any sound he could think of

[@curbozer5006]

There exist a few home recording that he made, of his ideas that would just show up in his head...some very exploratory, beautiful stuff!...he had a couple of reel-to-reel tape recorders he lugged around with him....precious stuff to hear!

[@keegan1948]

We're pretty fortunate he owned Electric Ladyland or whatever the studio was called. He recorded tons and tons of material there alone.

[@MAATXIM]

@@luisdexton2539 right oh man these comments I feel

[@georgeforeman8673]

I always pictured Jimi as this totally cool as a cucumber genius... But seeing him talk about his breakdowns, lack of sleep, his whole demeaner... I just relate to him ten times more. Wow. Truly as human as human can get, and yet divine as the notes off his guitar. RIP Jimi. See you on the other side.

[@pnut3844able]

I wonder how long this was before his death

[@joanahellstrom]

@@pnut3844able this was about a year before he died

[@docholliday7548]

Other side of what?

[@mariuszbire1131]

J HENDRIX is the jest They. must learn All od them E C ,BB King. Budy Guy and others

[@JO-so1dk]

What an extraordinary person. What a very very short life and amazing what he accomplished in such a short time.

[@adccars359]

Jimi: Yea i had about 3 nervous break downs since i been in the business. Crowd: 🤣🤣🤣

[@itsjustme9354]

It's like do u laugh or cry 😂

[@helveeta]

Nervous laughter.

[@latanyajones4638]

Not funny sooo weird

[@TheBlaqros3]

Right

[@kaydgaming]

Dick ironically is known to have terrible bouts of depression

[@swallowmyplantain3337]

"I thought it was unorthodox" 50+ years later, it's still often regarded as one of the best renditions of the national anthem

[@Glitch_Wizard]

conservatives are scared of anything new or different from themselves and that fear is usually expressed as anger, disgust and shock. At the time that rendition was unorthodox.

[@jazztime7186]

It interesting that Cavett was saying there was some controversy about it a month after Hendrix played it. Besides the 150,000 (or less) hippies still at Woodstock on Monday morning who heard it live, most people in America presumably had no idea what Hendrix's national anthem sounded like in September of 1969 when Hendrix was on Cavett. The movie and soundtrack album came out in March of 1970.

[@vaska1999]

It's the one I like the best.

[@primovid]

"It's hard for me to remember any notes because I'm constantly trying to create other things. That's why I make a lot of mistakes."...and this would be a sign of Jimi's musical genius right here.

[@johnhofstetter2714]

Not sure if you knew about Frank Zappa offered to teach him to read music to put his genius on paper but Jimi kind of didn't take any of it seriously.

[@PoisonPinball]

@@johnhofstetter2714 learning to read music isn't the most important thing about music. It's the ear. Jimi had a way better ear than Frank Zappa and made way better songs.

[@Southforthewinter]

Poisonpinball i actually think learning to read music puts you in a box creatively, because there’s rules to notes and how their supposed to sound etc, and art shouldn’t have rules, it’s creative expression and it’s either enjoyable or it isn’t, to that specific individual, doesn’t make it bad or good, just personal taste. Most musicians I admire never had the technical training other musicians have they are either self taught or learn by the ear

[@curbozer5006]

He told his brother Leon, that when he hit a bad note, he would smoothly bend it a little, making it sound like it was not a mistake!...lol

[@curbozer5006]

@@PoisonPinball Zappa had quick fingers, goodtechnique, but his music comes off as being too dry, too technical at times.

[@DavisSchulz]

so humble. so intelligent. such a beast. such a genius and legend. love him so much.

[@Muguseitu]

And all of 27 yrs old...

[@Neptunade]

Cavett thought the answer Jimi had about the noise at the beginning was philisophical, but it was a real technical engineering type answer.

[@sunflowers28]

Such a beautiful spirit💕

[@jaimiemcalpine3331]

Driven to the brink by his ‘fans’. Literally worked to death.

[@sunflowers28]

@@jaimiemcalpine3331 I saw an interview where he said he was tired... Guess that's the only good thing about this pandemic. Musicians can Really rest, no half packed suitcase ready to go...🤔🤔

[@nikkinice100]

I have never heard him talk. He was so honest and open. RIP Mr. Hendrix.

[@rogerringold616]

Think of all the arrogant , hacks and pretentious toilet boats we have seen...

[@patrickciacco1083]

Yeah... Jimi was so honest and open in a big Acid Headed sort of way!

[@larrywexner4163]

same, it really reminds me of elon musk's voice lol.

[@Treaxvour]

Never heard him talk? Please listen to one of his live albums.. please, I'm begging you.

[@tcb1017]

Shows here that he was a very shy man but ful of musical life and feelings. Even Elvis was shy and many more that we would think that they are very open and kind of wild since we see them on stage but it's not always.

[@paigemarie5586]

I love his voice, it’s so calming

[@CrystalShip8899]

Asmr voice yes 👍👍😀

[@ianlindsay5205]

Just like Morgan Freeman... Oops

[@ZiadM-fl4gw]

I adore him

[@carlosgrey37]

😊

[@michaeldonovan4793]

intelligent, shy and introverted privately but such a force on stage...GOAT...

[@jonzey_9141]

kinda like Prince

[@Mynamesalexa]

I saw him perform that year. May, 1970 Cactus Steve Miller Grateful Dead Jimi Hendrix Temple Stadium Philadelphia May 1970

[@TheViper-yv6yp]

i love ur comment

[@dcj3831]

In my small life in music I found this VERY common. Men & women who could barely get their eyes off their own shoes when they talked to you one-on-one feeling so at home and easy on a stage. It’s beautiful and tragic at the same time.

[@Rob_Kates]

​@@dcj3831Many performers in general are like that. Off stage, Johnny Carson was very shy, awkward and unsure of himself. But, when the red light on the camera came on, he was totally different.

[@SolarSailor1967]

He seemed genuinely embarrassed when Dick mentioned that he's one of the best in the world.

[@danielbennett4655]

Compliments feed the ego.Ego destroys creativity. He clearly likes the compliment, but knows how destructive listening to such things can be.

[@50ways2leave5]

Solar Sailor He was, because he's modest; humility is a noble trait to behold, when you add gifted artistry to it🔥🔥🔥 Look out, you're in a for a treat.

[@KONAROCK1]

Jimi knew he was good because he knew how hard he worked to be good. Til the day he died he still played guitar all day every day. ..but a true artist wouldn't consider a word like "best" when it comes to music. My little brother was a guitar prodigy as a kid. He obviously knew he was good because he was getting invited to play with legends. He HATED compliments though. Genuinely. They made him super uncomfortable.

[@HomeFilmminutes]

Did Jm was iluminate !?

[@charlesbanksbanks7532]

Never Ever seen a 🎸 player of this Caliber,NEVER

[@lawrencerinehart5747]

This interview is just as important as his music. The man himself and his thoughts and words. History and legacy.

[@m.a.c.8366]

very glad that the quality of the video is so excellent for future generations to watch and glimpse a very earnest person and truly great musician.

[@beavinator420]

Understatements

[@defco89]

never even knew an interview with him even existed... always thought he was an elusive almost mythical figure from a bygone era... alas i was right !!

[@sunshineandstarlight]

@@defco89 this is a freaking treasure

[@patrickmcleod111]

I've heard his music for over 35 years. Now I want to hear what he's got to say. In fact, I'm more interested in what Jimi has to say than pretty much anyone else at W. S.. Although I would like to shake Pete Townsend's hand after watching the film of him bonking Abbie Hoffman on the head for trying to take over The Who's stage with angry political rhetoric.

[@Onlyusemesuede]

It’s crazy watching this. He seems like he’s in so much internal pain here. The anxiety he shows when he fiddles with his hands and looks away. I just feel like his demeanor alone speaks levels. Legend. Rip.

[@brandondetroitfanmichaels4325]

Drugs and hungover

[@Dumiphakathi]

no pain just gain

[@Dumiphakathi]

...game

[@shrapnel77]

Internal strife within the band, lack of sleep and exercise, excessive drinking and drugs. The man said he had 3 nervous breakdowns, when one can wreck you for years.

[@albertwright1875]

Him saying, around 1:26, that he'd had 3 "nervous breakdowns" in this business. I wish there was a clue to how frequently he thought that these had occurred, like, in the previous 3 years, or less, considering this was 1969, or more, considering he'd been playing awhile longer than 3 years; and wonder, sort of, if it was the industry of music that got to him, including Dick Cavett interviews. But then, he may have simply been exhausted, as he tried to point out. He got thru it great, to me, but could tell that Dick was a bit thrown-off and, trying yo be graceful, didn't probe too deeply, although he got close. All in all, we're lucky to see this, at all: Jimi RIP.

[@nictamere9666]

That kimono is fresh af

[@paulablissett9396]

Jimi was fresh, af.....

[@klubkid46]

sorta gay looking.

[@paulablissett9396]

@@klubkid46 How so?, and Jimi wasn't gay!!

[@klubkid46]

@@paulablissett9396 hey Paula,i just meant the kimono,not Jimi. I am a big fan, Sorry he had such a hard time with management. Sounds like they robbed him blind. Talk to you later kiddo,be safe.

[@paulablissett9396]

@@klubkid46 I thought his komono was a fashion statement @ that time, it was part of his image....

[@Bron-Yr-Aur488]

"I'm constantly trying to create other things. That's why I make a lot of mistakes." That is a humble greatest Rock guitarist of all time right there folks.

[@ER-se7id]

Geniusally said I haven't heard anything or anyone break it down like that🤔🤔😎😎this guy so 🥶🥶so cool.

[@JonnySublime]

Yep he's so humble that when a girl liked another band member he would beat them.

[@larryaldama1673]

🎸✝️🎸✌️

[@heruodyssey_]

4:06 Jimi: "I hate compliments, they can be so embarrasing sometimes." 4:27 Dick :"You're considered one of the best guitarists in the world."

[@BayouBarbie504]

Looks down and starts playing with his fingers! True introvert, gotta love him.

[@KaninTuzi]

That was undoubtedly intentional of the always witty and precocious Dick

[@gregjohnson1079]

I had heard that Jimi was asked “what’s it like being the best guitarist in the world?” He replied, “ I don’t know you’d have to ask Rory Gallagher”. Now that’s a boatload of humility.

[@burnsloads]

Wonder why they call you Dick

[@justinjordan67]

Gave him his flowers while he could smell them

[@edisonguzman7637]

Eye opening interview for me. Jimi was crying for help fighting through depression.Back then they just brush that off but nowadays I would imagine the host would ask him what's wrong and make sure he's good. RIP Jimi never died he just left earth.

[@someguy4003]

No they wouldn't

[@stangsswang8355]

The schedule and the drugs were killing him His first management group ripped the band off. After he did his 3rd album Electric Ladyland he was in debt. He got busted with dope going into Canada and had a court case looming. Stress was overwhelming him and he couldn't find peace. He began taking sleeping pills cuz he couldn't sleep. The music business killed him plain and simple.

[@thomaschristou1075]

He's such a soft spoken guy, never thought of him this way considering his manic on stage persona

[@gloriagonzalez298]

Actually, I think it makes perfect sense. ❤

[@paulspears715]

I think he was a sweet gentle person, who had a dark side, as we all do, especially us Gemini's

[@Chavez_Soria]

He said he was tired

[@FeelingShred]

@@paulspears715 I think what's most infuriating thing about being Gemini (but also our greatest strenght and what keeps us with that fire burning on the inside) is this "addiction to novelty"... Do you have that? It feels like no matter how high the heights we reached it becomes boring after 2 days, and then you're on the next journey. WTF

[@RFcity712]

i think a lot of musicians are like that. aren't the best in person communicators but once they play...

[@Zordoth]

This is like the first time I’ve heard Hendrix talk he sounds so laid back I’ve only ever heard him singing. He has such a nice voice 😖

[@ninaa4417]

Same

[@EmmyV2002]

He had a beautiful voice.

[@getmypastamasta8670]

Levi Gentry Music 27...

[@50ways2leave5]

Levi's Music Me too OMG I was just in awe of how humble he was. This was a rare treat, I truly enjoyed it. RIP (JAH) Johnny Allen Hendrix💖we miss u✨

[@DDios-ih9de]

Ive met and know people who knew him Only good things about him as a person A good well liked ..loved friendly warm hood hearted man

[@toddmartin6572]

Breaks my heart seeing jimi so burnt out and tired.. can hear it in his voice.. rip brother...

[@rogerringold616]

They used him up, after FORCING him to fire his own band, or never play professionally again.... That first band was an extension of Jimi The latter was talented, lacking TRUE INTIMATE musical automation, give and take, the breathing of one creature . He and the 2nd, bassist wanted out of the tyranny record label. The bassist had already quit, and went to Germany when Jimi was murdered by the tramp...of ever changing stories. They killed 2 versions of the same band...by en slaving Jimi H.....like a super rare black unicorn. They killed jim rather than let him go free. Elvis? Cobane? A thousand more eaten by the tyrannical system, called American music industry

[@park5782]

He partied too hard, it’s really sad to see

[@KamikaziSpud]

the “partying” was probably to combat the busy schedule

[@jeffaxman799]

He really didn't party much at all. He self medicated mostly alone.

[@PurgeYourChrist]

@@park5782 he was murdered

[@deemac7551]

Great to hear Dick tell Jimi with full seriousness and respect that he is considered one of the greatest guitar players.

[@danpick5652]

"It isn't unorthodox, I thought it was beautiful" That almost made me teary eyed, as someone who was very moved by that performance, seeing how simple is the man's own take, but how beautiful it is at the same time, is so touching

[@Kflash3782]

I felt that, too. You could fill ten pages with the meaning of that sentence.

[@TheDroppedAnchor]

Jimi was a kid in Seattle and he went to see Elvis at Sick's Stadium on Rainer Ave. Elvis walked out on stage, quieted the crowd and said he wanted them all to rise and he would play the national anthem. When everyone was standing - he and his band did "You Ain't Nothing But a Hound Dog"

[@ngc-ho1xd]

Glad I'm not the only one who felt that.

[@lifetimes2983]

Don't know if Jimi's last statement after the word 'beautiful" "but then there you go" made it on to this clip but stated in sequence 1 2 and 3 it was so dead on for the times

[@stachilouspro8795]

I didnt really understand the meaning?

[@fasteddie777666]

HENDRIX WAS SO HUMBLE !!

[@scott-o3345]

The reports of him being shy and introverted, are very evident from his body language during the interview.

[@paulablissett9396]

@@scott-o3345 He was....

[@paulablissett9396]

@Explicit Stoner He didn't want to be referred to as the best or the greatest, remember, he said, "Oh, no, i'm the greatest sitting in this chair"...

[@truhawaii5957]

fasteddie777666 humble? Come on this guys was coming down from being high ass fuck. I’m telling you this whole thing is a result of heroin.

[@Skillbombe]

fasteddie777666 tired

[@GabrielSoloGuitar]

You can tell by listening to him that he's brilliant. He talks so fast. There's so many ideas trying to escape all the time. That's the impression I get.

[@photo161]

You can tell he's an artist...!

[@GabrielSoloGuitar]

eoselan7 check out my fingerstyle arrangement of Purple Haze. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pKCvhWevbahnZ5o

[@TheBatugan77]

Maybe Robert Young should have offered Jimi a cup of Sanka.

[@andrenewcomb3708]

Can't be good with a guitar if you're only listening you the common tongue. Watch tv with the audio off and interpret with frets.

[@electriceyeslide5959]

Fingerstyle Jedi Yeah he really was... Very sensitive soul. There’s a gentleness about Jimi, he’s what you call, “In-Tune”.

[@anthonyparise6458]

Jimmy was such a gentle, calm, profound genius. There will never be another like him. As grateful as I am for his music, it makes me sad to think how many masterpieces went unwritten by this brilliant soul.

[@theirb123]

Get out of my head, man! Perfectly stated. He was a beautiful mixture of natural talent and creativity that we will never see again.

[@brianbetke9867]

The best guitar player in this chair. Wow. What a beautiful human.

[@smallcountry7530]

Your a smart man look past the color and into the heart and mind of man

[@dillonhouseholder7163]

"Maybe the best in this chair." Said the greatest guitar player of all time.

[@NateManG]

"No no, by then i'll probably be obsolete" Oh Jimi, if only you could see how much influence you had and how the world sees you now. His music will live on forever, especially in the hearts of musicians

[@jamesa6080]

Nathan Geoffroy I thought he said “it will be obsolete” referring to television

[@m.a.c.8366]

so very well stated Nathan Geoffroy

[@PeterKKraus]

Now crap like Drake sells. Off key talking and an electronic drum beat are now considered musical. There is no such thing as musicality now. Rock music is dead.

[@3three3three3three]

@@PeterKKraus look harder, and you'll find some amazing shit from today. south of reality by the claypool lennon delirium

[@Sound8VisionVibe]

@@jamesa6080 same here.

[@johnts1]

Jimi was so shy, soft and well spoken. Very intelligent, but my goodness, you could feel the quiet shyness off of him. A lovely man. One of the greatest guitarist, if not the greatest guitarist of all time. The humility that he carried was just unbelievable. 🙏🙏🙏

[@larryaldama1673]

🎸🇺🇸🎸✝️☮️

[@alanobrien6119]

I see deep pain in Jimi man in this interview ... yet he was so humble and talented.Great musician and person R.I.P

[@GuitarguyRichard56]

no. needs sleep

[@O0Salmon0O]

You are reading too much into things. He described how he had been up for hours without sleep working on his latest album. He was enjoying life. He described how he never thinks about personal things. He kept things in perspective. His concerns were with world affairs, the Vietnam War, the way the establishment treated people, etc.. He did not do heroine because he was unhappy. He enjoyed drugs for the expansion of experience. He just had no clue how potent a particular batch was and it killed him.

[@JoaquinGonzalez-wk7mx]

i see a deep soul... this guy was tripping a lot, he was touched for the mystic dimension

[@MrDeanDog91]

@@GuitarguyRichard56 The tone of his voice, and his eyes, his gaze, especially when he says he had nervous breakdowns, he definitely seems genuinely sad.

[@lindaeasley4336]

@@O0Salmon0O Jimi had issues with drugs and alcohol .Friends and associates said he became violent when he drank to excess or mixed alcohol and drugs . His official cause of death was barbiturate related asphyxia

[@jimmyblues59m76]

Jimmy was so modest and introspective that unless you'd heard him play, you'd never know he was also a musical genius. This interview with Dick Cavett was 52 years ago and Cavett remarked at the time that Jimmy was considered to be one of the best guitarists in the world. Over 50 years later he is not only still considered to be one of the best guitarists who's ever lived, but by many, the best guitarist who has ever lived. The man was truly one of a kind.

[@comedyradijs1069]

Jimi not Jimmy Thats Jimmy Page.

[@Suckmyballsskank]

shredders of today play a thousand notes...and Jimi destroys them with 2

[@acrocks6893]

You forgot Eddie Van Halen revolutionized guitar and took it to the next level from Jimi

[@peterparker9286]

The resemblance to the 3 years and getting out of that business for them. I take it Jimi was not buyable....

[@deborahdodson9367]

He's Ted Nugent

[@GoranZ1]

That moment when he admitted to having three nervous breakdowns was incredible.

[@paulablissett9396]

Jimi had it rough from child hood up until he died, he died a 'LEGEND, THE BEST' His Legacy lives on!

[@breejames6323]

Paula Blissett what happened in his childhood ?

[@paulablissett9396]

@@breejames6323 I really don't want to dredge that up on a public platform, i know my own child hood, defines who I'am today, in Some ways....

[@oest2029]

Yeah and then it was quickly turned into a mild joke and glossed over... Made me realise that probably part of the reason why Jimi and so many of his peers had such problems with drink/drugs and died so young, was probably that they were worked to death with very little support provided for their mental and physical wellbeing

[@lucakat9262]

@@oest2029 agreed. Sad, but true.

[@mikeschoell1170]

When you hear Jimmy speak he gives off such a peaceful honest aura with touch of sadness at times.and his music is just amazing. Absolutely genius

[@MillerianAlarm]

Jimi Hendrix, the reason why Prince was the 2nd coolest guy on the planet.

[@j.dovales8713]

most definitely, as a teenager in the 80's I always thought Prince was my generations Jimi, and it sucked that Prince's guitar virtuosity was panned and sometimes ignored by the music press at the time. Sign O The Times is pure genius, something future generations I hope will hold in the same regard as Electric Ladyland.

[@yoitstonytone7790]

@@j.dovales8713 prince was a, very underrated player

[@larryaldama1673]

🤣🎸✌️

[@bluebird5173]

Jimi: "Complements are a little embarrassing sometimes" Dick: "You're considered one of the best guitar players in the world" Jimi: "Oh, no..."

[@triciajohansen9295]

I think he was a very shy, modest man who wanted his privacy and some peace and quiet.

[@chuckaspegren5528]

@noisy parrot Guitar playing isn´t some kind of quantifiable sport. It´s art! Jimi is quite rightly considered the most influential guitarist of all time....no one was doing anything like that at that time. Plus he sang and fronted his own band...It´s easy to try and compare him to Guthrie Govan or Petrucci...but sheesh...technical ability just ain´t that important

[@chuckaspegren5528]

@noisy parrot Going to have to disagree with you there my friend. Jimi was far bigger in the UK than VH....Eddie was amazing for sure...but Jimi got there first.

[@keithroberts4952]

@Tessmage Tessera no he didn't. EVH has said that he was influenced by Eric Clapton especially during his Cream period.

[@keithroberts4952]

@Tessmage Tessera did I imply he was only influenced by one guitarist? I am only referring to Clapton because that's the person he spoke about the most in the interview. Chill out man! Sheesh!

[@oh8wingman]

What an incredibly humble man. Our world was diminished with his passing.

[@larryaldama1673]

👍😔

[@cbwavy]

Every one is saying how calm, huble and shy and Jimi is being here, but what strikes is that almost everything he's says here is so intelligent and profound in one way or another

[@shessoheavy6130]

Painfully shy like a lot of the immensely talented.

[@MissMichSan]

He's gathered his thoughts. Please forgive me I had to correct the following... "Knowledge speaks but wisdom listens" 😉

[@paulablissett9396]

@@MissMichSan And, "Music is a safe kind of high"...

[@JeriDro]

shy? you are completely misreading this man

[@paulablissett9396]

@@JeriDro No, Not misreading Jimi, he was very shy, and very funny!

[@Brakvash]

He wasn't shy, he was completely sleep-deprived and he scared the bah-jeezus out of Dick ffs. He's an original, he's sensistive but he damn well isn't shy.

[@MrGottmusik]

Hendrix really seems to express a wonderful humility. How rare that is today from so many "performers".

[@vanessajazp6341]

He was said to always be terribly shy and withdrawn. Probably a result of growing up under the belt and fists of an abusive father. Only on the stage was he truly able to be himself.

[@paulablissett9396]

@@vanessajazp6341 A true Statement, but he always loved and respected his father.....

[@PeterKKraus]

Reality says he is no longer alive.

[@xcesar4impx666]

Now they are talentless assholes

[@annalisa14]

Mark Gottlieb - we’re living in NPD era. You know, narcissistic personality disorder times...,

[@ronhitler-barassi2624]

"Air is loud" Jimi Hendrix, 1969

[@ronaldgarrison8478]

"Air can hurt you too" David Byrne, 1979

[@graxjpg]

@TheRabbit _123 when you’re on LSD, you are aware of more subtle forms of vibration, even electromagnetic fields. The air being static to me means that the stage lights may have been introducing noisy interference to the guitar rig and also that Jimi had noticed that the “vibe” of late 60s New York as being very congested “energetically”.

[@gnarcotics_]

@@graxjpg when you’re trippin the air is definitely loud lmao

[@graxjpg]

@@gnarcotics_ especially when you’re on a stage and a couple hundred people are looking right at you!

[@FreeBayArea]

By far my favorite version of the national anthem and the fact that a veteran played it is just awesome

[@larryaldama1673]

So true 🎸🇺🇸🎸✌️

[@thesmoothiediet5599]

I've never seen Jimi in an interview, I guess I assumed bc he was a rock star that he was loud and attention seeking and he appears to be the opposite, a very charismatic, chill kinda guy, much respect to him. RIP 🙏🏿

[@Anca820]

Everything I've read about him mentions that (unless he was drink) he was a soft-spoken, humble, and well mannered guy. Beautiful heart.

[@O0Salmon0O]

In photos and film you see his size, he makes "I'm a bad a$$" poses to the camera for pictures and his music was played loud and it helped define psychedelic but he was a gentle loving man.

[@destinjohnny007]

Greatness

[@Monterey96]

Hendrix wasn’t a rockstar. Jeff Beck was the first guitarist. Hendrix was an electric alchemist. Hendrix transcended past rockstar almost instantly.

[@everready2903]

He seems shy here.

[@ACoustaDC]

Dick Cavett had the guests that no one else was brave enough to have... a legend himself.

[@hughmanatee7657]

Steve Allen had Frank Zappa.

[@davidb2206]

Only Cavett would have Lennon on doing 'Woman is the N of the World' on live TV.

[@RogueStatus509]

Like Forrest Gump

[@OscarOffTheCuff]

Johnny Carson???

[@blue2134]

He’s interviewed and met some of the most important people on the planet

[@tabularasa7711]

eloquent while self-effacing, humble while self-confident, centered on the music, and creating, into love and peace, not war. Jimi, your voice is still heard. peace brother,

[@aaronlane8405]

I second that.

[@larryaldama1673]

🎸🇺🇸😔✝️✌️

[@rmrglobalproductionsinc9554]

Underneath the smile, he just kept trying to break Jimmy down, and Jimmy was just invading him like a rabbit, invades the shotgun bullets in a field. Bravo Jimmy, you’re the GREATEST.

[@Rín-wín]

Jimi seemed like he needed a hug

[@sunshineandstarlight]

Aww now I wanna give him one

[@mohammadk.makaveli8853]

He seemed like he needed a mattress

[@dixiesedgwick89]

Yes, and he had no one to turn to and no one he could trust.

[@winniejohnson5559]

mr. grungy lol 😆 that’s on point right there!!

[@winniejohnson5559]

💋 sunshineandstarlight 💋 me too.. such a groovy dude.. and fine!!

[@carlkellner1310]

Jimi was the coolest, absolutely one of a kind. Wish he was still around.

[@charlesgriggs2494]

He is.

[@wildestcowboy2668]

I think he overdosed on heroin

[@elbergalarga4500]

@@wildestcowboy2668 nah he overdosed on benzodiazepines

[@Humble-iq5ue]

@@elbergalarga4500 benzodiazepines werent around yet. Barbiturates were used before benzos. Also it's nearly impossible to overdose and die from benzos. It's the withdrawals that'll kill you.

[@elbergalarga4500]

@@Humble-iq5ue you’re right, he died from that, it caused him to vomit and asphyxiate

[@EricBlackmonGuitar]

Dick: "Do you read music?" Jimi : "Not at all". WOW.

[@getmypastamasta8670]

I don’t think any guitarist actually reads music lol

[@SundayCookingRemix]

Most musicians do.not

[@BPoweredLove]

Not surprising to me. I would imagine that helped him be unique and more creative, falling out of standard mixolydian, dorian, etc modes that classically trained musicians often find themselves confined to.

[@xianshep]

Not at all surprising for a rock guitarist, but the only classical and jazz guitarists who can't are blind.

[@8rr725]

@EricBlackmonGuitar The Beatles didn't either. Not that I'm comparing them. I just know about The Beatles because they're my fave band.

[@domhaller]

He seems so very tired. I just want to hug him and put him somewhere quiet where he can sleep. Such a sweet soul.

[@JAMES-xd9zc]

He's not tired you idiots he's doing so much heroin right now I did it for 20 years I know

[@JAMES-xd9zc]

I used to say the same thing when I did heroin I'm tired

[@JAMES-xd9zc]

You are a stupid fool I don't even need to even mention his name

[@larryaldama1673]

🎸🇺🇸😔☮️

[@Einnor084]

He woulda LOVED dat! 2 bad, u weren't his Manager. He needed dat kinda care. Not a guy who just cared about how much $, Hendrix could generate him.

[@bishopwhite1822]

It hurts watching him try to open up his depression and it be ignored.

[@SouLofthegroup]

We don’t talk about feelings.😞

[@jimsmint]

you're so right

[@latanyajones4638]

Bishop White yeah and they laughed i am like what’s funny

[@happydazeharvick4399]

Such a down-to-earth person, who needed a break and people won't let him... That's why John Lennon quit, and look what happened to him, and after being a good guy about it.

[@stantondinger5836]

It's not so different today than it was back then. When people open up like that other people turn out that comment. They have their own depression/problems to deal with as does everyone.

[@breadman924]

"Just trying to get a point across before we all take our rest" Boy did you get a point across before taking your rest, Mr. Hendrix.

[@SpacelyHendrix]

I noticed he said that too wow

[@Will-xt9gj]

“But it didn’t really have to stop..: it just kept on going”

[@danrebeiz4598]

I wish more of today’s artists were as humble as Jimi. But alas, today it’s all about half the talent and twice the ego

[@dme1016]

1/1000th of his talent, & 50 times the ego & bravado. Today's 'artists' aren't anywhere near his league. He just wasn't good at getting high.

[@ITSTAKING]

@@dme1016 Word. It's not simply the art it's the character behind it as well. This man was truly a legend through and through and music was just part of the icing on the cake.

[@Martin-gz4qn]

Today's artists have half the talent of Jimi Hendrix? Ha! Not in this world.

[@stephenhargrave7922]

Todays artist aren't artist, they are celebrities. Pretty faces with a marketing budget. There is a decades long tradition, over a century actually, called American music. And it was quietly murdered 18 yrs ago along with every other piece of American culture. There isn't even an alternative culture anymore. Just force-fed mainstream Disney inspected celebrities who never worked a day to get where they are, a fancy marketing strategy and endless repetitive media platforms that all play the same trite sewage over and over without ever letting any talent in because it would show the current celebrities for the trash they are. Pitchfork actually gives good reviews to bands for their hip wardrobe, admitting the music is banal and empty. No hope

[@dylanwesley3964]

@@stephenhargrave7922 there is hope. Go support your local music scene, there are countless genres, and bands within any genre of music you can imagine. Don't be lazy, and don't give up on creativity.

[@oysters124]

Jimis star spangled banner is the meaning of life to me. Sometimes its chaotic and hard to deal with but other times it’s the most beautiful thing you’ve ever experienced and you just have to keep experiencing it and having both of those forces happen to you. To hear him speak about it and why he played it brings a tear to my eye

[@joeroberts2481]

Linguistically speaking, this is a really early recorded example of "like" being used as a constant filler word. Fascinating.

[@zebunker]

No. It's stoner speak.

[@xbaloke]

thats insanely fascinating to know when that originated. ive always found people from the 50s-70's were always very well spoken and literate

[@joeroberts2481]

@@xbaloke It would be an exaggeration to say that everyone was. A lot of what you hear from that era -- at least in movies and TV, even newscasts -- was well rehearsed and not representative of everyday speech. There were plenty of poorly spoken people in those decades. I was just surprised to hear "like" used in this specific way so early. It didn't really burst into widespread consciousness as a filler word until the early 1980s. It's good to be fascinated by this linguistic stuff! I love it too.

[@xbaloke]

@@joeroberts2481 absolutely, what I meant to say was; as far as interviews, advertisements, and even music in general I’ve always found most artists to be very literate and smart in the 70s/80s 😄

[@LLH961]

I think it also has to do with west coast style of speaking which is where Jimi was raised

[@nicke.424]

I swear Dick Gavett has had so many legends on his show that I expect to see God in one of these videos at some point

[@richalderson6069]

God sent them to him.

[@ModernSpartan300]

Who’s this Dick guy

[@daviddufresne2757]

HAHAHAHA

[@Stonemountaingolfajs]

@Nick E. You just did..

[@st_tech0687]

Well I mean you just watched the man who killed god lmao

[@dennis3178]

So humble. He didn't want it to ever go to his head. Where have people like this gone?

[@patrickciacco1083]

Jimi didn't want it to go to head cause Jimi really new he sucked on guitar.

[@MrDane634]

Long time passing

[@RICHBLACKCOCK]

Dennis. Were still here. The real question is: WHERE R U?!

[@dennis3178]

Bishop, someone who is humble would not claim to be.

[@Pray-4-Me]

Here

[@RebuttalRecords]

Jimi's performance at Woodstock was the event of the decade. If you listen to just the audio without watching it you can hear and understand the shrill genius of what he was doing.

[@colinmcmb]

What a nice man - and, whether he intended it or not, his version of The Star-Spangled Banner was very appropriate for the Vietnam War era.

[@51MontyPython]

That's kinda how I interpret it.

[@Magnetron33]

It was musical art in it's purist form. I guess many were offended It is iconic and probably the number 1 song defining that festival. When bombs bursting in air, you can actually hear all the mayhem of war in one song.

[@triciajohansen9295]

He played it the way he felt. Plus, he was a military man. Play it any way you want, Jimi! God bless you!😘🇺🇸

[@Branes51]

I was in Marine boot camp during Woodstock. After I got out and was able to listen to the album, I was amazed at that rendition. I was a fledgling guitarist at the time. I tried many times to duplicate his sounds, but unfortunately I didn't have a Marshall stack or Stratocaster at the time. I have since mastered it, but it took many, many years. I'm now almost 70.

[@secondstring]

Such a tragedy to lose him so young. Amazingly talented, humble, good person, kind soul.

[@josealqueres]

he was a victim of himself

[@secondstring]

@@josealqueres - You are of course correct. When we lose great people like that, it really makes us (or at least me) reflect on why...why do we have to lose such amazing, brilliant, wonderful people who have so much to offer? He was truly a shooting star just passing through. Our loss.

[@josealqueres]

@@secondstring Our loss for sure... but we have no idea how was like to be jimmi hendrix. In the end of the day he was just as human as you and I but with a lot more complex stuff to deal with.

[@phlushphish793]

He knew he was being targeted. Even told his girlfriend to stay away from him for her safety.

[@pifflepockle]

This

[@tatzybatzy1286]

‘Do you read music?’ ‘No not at all’ says one of the greatest musicians who ever lived!! Einstein even said it ‘ Imagination is more important than knowledge,’ 🙌🏼🔥❤️

[@banyarling]

Miles Davis was set to collaborate with him but it broke down because Jimi couldn't read music.. kind of a shame

[@JohnDoe-xw7ij]

In my opinion, he learned sound, just like Kurt Cobain, Lennon etc. lots of artists self taught, due to lack of money, and had to learn by EAR, which teaches you how to notice what sounds work together. When you think about it, music is just our way of trying to put sound onto paper, we learn it because its easier to understand, but if you can learn from ear, like instead of learning the notes, you learn from listening, you actually come out a better musician overall.

[@sirzembla4512]

@@JohnDoe-xw7ij It isn't due to lack of money , they simply learn to play by ear , Louis Armstrong , Robert Johnson , Jimi Hendrix ,Jimmy Page , Stevie Ray Vaughan , Tommy Emmanuel : he didn't have the time to study theory , he was a professional musician at 5 ..... Jimi Hendrix wanted to take a year and study theory but it would have been useless , he knew all the different modes etc , one month would have been sufficient to learn how to read and write the music .... The best musicians play by ear , the Beatles etc etc ....I think that they work a lot , hours and hours a day but after a while , they have their own feeling , others will write their music for them lol ... Django Reinhardt , Aretha Franklin , James Brown : so many amazing musicians , they study others music by ear and find their own , many guys are good , they know theory , and when they are soloing you can ear Eddie Van Halen , then BB King , then Chuck Berry or Hendrix : they record others music in their brain but they can't play their own style .... It isn't a lack of money , they grab an instrument , and they don't break it in pieces lol ...

[@JohnDoe-xw7ij]

@@sirzembla4512 Jimi Hendrix started playing with a 1 string ukele my man, he never bothered with theory? he already knew the theory he just didn't know how to put it into words or sheet music

[@sirzembla4512]

@@JohnDoe-xw7ij Pardon my french , i mean he couldn't read music or writing it ... I call music theory , " théorie musicale " , tonal systems , scales etc etc ..... Of course Jimi was a master , he knew his scales, he only learnt by ear so maybe " instinctive theory " is more appropriate , theory=solfége : that's why i say "theory" , Jimi in the video says he doesn't know it ...Ahhhh he couldn't read music but he could play , he was amazing !...

[@RetroClipArt]

Just to see such a legend like Jimi alive and talking is such a treat. Wish he could've lived a thousand years just as he is there.

[@detectivedan6411]

I've listened to a lot of Jimi's interviews, and it seemed like he was often exhausted and dealing with a lot. It's incredible what he managed to do in his brief 4 years of fame, but I think it also drove him to an early grave. He was only 26 here, but he looks much older.

[@xbmpr]

The man worked hard until he dropped. True American spirit.

[@1122ss]

He took alot of drugs. See interviews with eric burden of the animals. They were good friends.

[@Ruinz410]

@@xbmpr his manager was tied in with the mafia, stealing every dollar he made, keeping him on the road with minimal days off so he wouldn’t notice being stolen from. Add that emotional baggage plus heavy amounts of alcohol and drugs and exhaustion, It’s a dark ending

[@xbmpr]

@@Ruinz410 American spirit also! Scamming people out of their talents and passion for monetary gain! Glooory glooory halleluuuuuuuujah

[@Musicienne-DAB1995]

@@Ruinz410 Another famous singer being robbed by a manager, and another singer on loads of alcohol and drugs (which made him violent and abusive). What a waste of talent. Q Tip was correct when he said, "Record company people are shaaddy."

[@EderPaz]

"Do you read music?" "Not at all" -Jimi Hendrix

[@timprescott4634]

I don’t play...I would assume this means that quite literally EVERY song Jimi “wrote” was a result of just noodling around (essentially). Fucking GENIUS on a whole other level!

[@ViaticalTree]

Tim Prescott Not likely. You can know music theory without being able to read standard notation...which is what I assume they were referring to. I don't read music but I know basic theory. If you know anything about music it's obvious his music isn't just the result of noodling.

[@sunshineandstarlight]

Freakin' amazing, right?

[@airmanfpv964]

@@timprescott4634 that's how all songs are made, you just jam until u like what you are playing and then you record. U dont sit down and just start writing it on paper...

[@Martin-gz4qn]

@@ViaticalTree Hendrix had NO musical training whatsoever other than the gigs he played on the road as a backup guitar player before he was famous. So, yeah, what he did musically is in a whole other level of genius.

[@stevena3333]

“How about the best in this chair”. I love that lol

[@StevenBohnel]

Humility is a lost art. Idk, maybe I'm being cynical.

[@stevena3333]

Steve Bohnel it’s just that there are so many more people on earth now than ever before, and we are in constant contact with more than ever through KZbin, Instagram, fb etc. and on most platforms most people post only the positive in their lives or post the negatives when they want sympathy. But humility exists of course lol.

[@sidarthur8706]

'i think i'll be obsolete'

[@dr.manhattan6278]

That's alot to put on anyone's shoulders. But he really is the greatest guitarist of all time.

[@mcspongeicus]

@@sidarthur8706 i thought he said 'by that time it'd be obsolete' referring to sit coms

[@utoobuser206]

Such an iconic and POWERFUL musician who put the music world on notice with his influence and sits here on this show as a humble and introspective dude!!!

[@kevinn1158]

Jimi seemed so down to earth. The guy just loved music. And Dick Cavett has such honest, free flowing interviews. Awesome. Beautiful.

[@briancannon3987]

Lsd

[@lucistired]

@@briancannon3987 can i please have an explanation as to why you wrote Lsd as a reply to this dude and then just went on about your day? I'm so curious

[@briancannon3987]

@@lucistired his mind is open from lsd. Open to the vibration and energies ppl create. They're so previlent. I wanna know what Jimi meant exactly about this quote "I see miracles everyday some are so drastic but I'm not ganna talk about them until a wider range of ppl can see it". Something like that. What miracles Jimi?! Maybe the miracles he's talking about only seem like miracles to him, if he said them aloud we wouldn't understand?

[@elizzievb]

A sweet, shy, kind, smart, humble lovely man. Manic Depression was not just a fictional song for him. Rest in Peace Jimi. You will always be loved and missed.

[@funkyjones]

Cavett: "You're...still looking for that certain girl?" Hendrix: "Certain girl? What girl?" lol

[@getmypastamasta8670]

funkyjones lol when

[@morganshane7117]

😂😂😂

[@maryannbolobanic8581]

The best of the best ..... A rather beautiful soul blessed beyond measure. Music was truly the Dr of his soul

[@brittneyking4361]

Getmypastamasta 5:48

[@brittneyking4361]

Maryann Bolobanic absolutely agree, he was beautiful inside and out

[@andrehanekom5665]

Such a genuine nice sincere dude. RIP jimmy. Nah he’s probably rocking it up there in heaven

[@ghanasoul]

The movie with Andre 3000 was a joke. Jimi’s girlfriend has gone on record in saying “he NEVER put his hands on me. He was the kindest most nicest man I’ve ever known. My time with him was the best of my life”

[@ghanasoul]

@@ezekielofjudah3701 If the Hendrix family could approve it, i would love to see a REAL biopic on Jim’s career. Andre 3000 was excellent in the role but the story was very inaccurate. U don’t even get to hear his songs!!

[@ezekielofjudah3701]

😁😁😁right

[@Kflash3782]

It's the PC children rewriting history to fit the modern norm. Sick.

[@GregCombs100]

Given that this interview was about 12 months before he left us, you could see how the business was wearing him down, and he talks about that with three nervous breakdowns, struggles with depression, lack of sleep, etc. The music industry has eaten and spit out many great artists, especially in those days. All the warning signs are here with Jimi in this interview, sad to watch and he’s still greatly missed.

[@cabbuccino5558]

@@opalallen2066 All Mike Jeffrey's doing!

[@Sam-qc6sz]

His voice is incredibly soothing

[@Rombizio]

Dick Cavett will never be surpassed as an interviewer. He was so good, gracious, discrete, funny, a gentleman.

[@mayflower2370]

This guy doesn't just learn things, he jams and improvises. Young musicians take note.

[@laidbare819]

Love

[@mayflower2370]

@@laidbare819 Love Love

[@laidbare819]

@@mayflower2370 Your profile pic is Love Forever Changes. Great album!!

[@3three3three3three]

i wish people still did this. it's so hard to find people to just jam with

[@raymondstjeane]

Forever Changes🔥❤️❤️❤️

[@keef71]

jimi was so shy and humble. the pyrotechnic antics got him noticed by the mainstream, but he made a rod for his own back - he got fed up of all the flash and just wanted to play his music

[@stevenwelk1901]

very few people ever understood Him. He was shy and was tired of the gimmicks. Then Chandler was forced out. By Jim Jefferies who was MI5 in London. What was he doing managing a band. He wasn't he knew the influence Hendrix was having on the world and they had to take control of that. And they did. It was the money an electric ladyland.

[@johncarlsepulveda6554]

Steven Welk e

[@ArmanBaig]

This guy was so ahead of his time.

[@scottgreg9776]

Not really

[@johnchase4408]

@@scottgreg9776 Yes. Really.

[@samsmith4216]

I don't agree. He was perfect for his time. Someone that is ahead of their time is a person doing something everyone discards as crazy until one day in the future it is an accepted practice in everyday life.

[@janiznick]

That is absurd.

[@lucakat9262]

Can you imagine how much more he would have done had he lived? That's what I would have loved to have seen!

[@Lina-py1be]

i love Jimi’s speaking voice, it’s calming in a way 🎀

[@SophieLovesSunsets]

Dick - "Do you see yourself married ever?" Jimi - "No I hope not" 😂😂😂💜💜💜

[@PonySlaystati0n]

"I'm American so I played it". I'm Australian and I just punched the air with pride. Couldn't imagine how an American felt after hearing this gifted individual say that. Shivers.

[@matthewbejar7290]

Felt fuckin great man!

[@artproject3169]

I am reminded of the current trend of American athletes kneeling while the anthem is played. When I watch rugby I feel pride when the All Blacks or Wallabies sing and stand with pride.

[@Gavin79746]

@Peter Miller He'd join them today if he could.

[@ktothec24]

I’m American and grew up right next to him and it didn’t make me feel anything

[@silverapples75]

@@artproject3169 don't get it at all do you. The way Jimi played it was a reflection of the US; wailing sirens, crashing feedback and chaos...this was not some chestbeating patriocy!!

[@patriciofernandez2711]

This is the first interview I've seen of his and he struck me as a sadder, deeper person than I had imagined. From his music I got that he was this all powerful extroverted genius that played with extreme confidence. But here he comes off as shy and reserved. I like this version better.

[@Pissbaby991]

This version is more human or relatable. Many musicians put on a fake persona but he was real

[@Johnnysmithy24]

A lot of the most creative musicians I’ve heard are actually like this

[@PhillipKnoll]

Weird that we say we prefer the inwardly sad, vulnerable versions of people. However when it comes to hanging out with them, it seems most people gravitate toward the lively confident personalities. If anyone has any answers here, please…

[@Losrandir]

You have to put on a stage persona to play tough rock'nroll like he did and like he wanted to do. But obviously he was deeper than that

[@KASC92]

@@PhillipKnoll Maybe we relate to the more vulnerable like Jimi, but gravitate socially to the confident because we feel that vulnerability and their confidence is reassuring and comforting.

[@andrewkjones2205]

There's elements, undertones of this interview that mostly don't exist in interviews today. Cool to see Jimi

[@beef9]

4:27 "You're considered one of the best guitarists in the world" "Oh no"

[@heruodyssey_]

Funny thing was he said that right after Jimi said he hated getting compliments.

[@lancesecrest7577]

Well, I do understand. He combined things which he had heard at so many jam sessions and that but was a bit loose at times. And when you are as aware as he was you do notice others who impress you with their technique.

[@Max-dr6rz]

At 4:04 he said he hates compliments

[@Max-dr6rz]

I also get embarrassed by compliments. My dad has said a few times that I'm really good at guitar for a beginner and my cheeks turn red lmfao

[@jamesanderson348]

THE BEST ...EVER. I remember when that first broadcast I had to beg my mom to let me watch it. I still have very vivid memories of that show 50 years later. That whole period in fact He was everything to me. Someone who I could retreat to when no one else understood me. I felt less alone. His being still casts a wide net over me. God bless him.

[@NateManG]

I was born long, long after his passing in 1998 and i too feel that same security and understanding in his music. He is the greatest ever

[@beavinator420]

He really is and I say that because I've heard many genres of music and nobody can play like him never will there be anyone who can do it as good. I wasted 25 years on heavy metal

[@jamesanderson348]

@@beavinator420 No time is ever really wasted in that regard. You learned and absorbed what you liked and as you will find out Jimi's influence was all over heavy metal. He transcended all forms of music. Peace

[@AladdinSaneNYC]

James Anderson: Amen! I too was misunderstood then, and still am today. Jimi helped, with his music and groove, to heal somewhat and embrace being a peaceful outsider. I still am, and still peaceful too. Peace, mate! ♐

[@D4nshaku]

Can you guys suggest his best album or song? I'm a 1999 kid but I always find old music fascinating rather than mumble rappers these days.

[@zyxmyk]

I forgot he was in 101st Airborn. I wish he would have lived longer. a real gentle artistic spirit. he painted in his spare time.

[@danielaevans9331]

He also had a tendency to be violent towards women

[@user-mb73]

Daniela Evans He wasn’t always like that, only later in his life near his death he acted that way.

[@danielaevans9331]

Most people arnt born violent.. Its a characteristic that's develop through childhood.. Learnt behaviour.. Exposure etc. Drastic comparison... But Hitler wasn't born a c**nt. He became one.. Due to chemical imbalances... Exposure.. Mental illness.. And just being down right EVIL. Hendrix.. Was abusive. But f**k me.. What a talented Human Being.

[@user-mb73]

Daniela Evans You make some good points but my point is that throughout his life he wasn’t always abusive, it was drugs that made him into something that he truly wasn’t. He had a wonderful soul and personality.

[@curbozer5006]

@Nathaniel Birthurth Other women have stated that he would get nasty sometimes...not a surprise really!