Understanding Jimi Hendrix

[@LieLikesMusic]

What artist/band should be next? 🤘

[@jaceyp.8457]

Can you talk about The Pixies

[@ToastersChannel]

John Lee Hooker!

[@Adamnme01]

Graham Coxon! Or blur

[@aaroncrilly2005]

Jace HP John's frusicante

[@LieLikesMusic]

Already don John Frusciante :)

[@kermit3421]

no one says anything about his voice. It was a perfect match to his guitar playing

[@mistertoast2552]

I think it has Something to do with which Instrument you Play how your voice sounds

[@wayan108]

Or was it the guitar playing matching the vocals?

[@wernerrainer4218]

I think his voice is nothing special just a regular coloured voice his songs are still great of course and he is a legend lol.

[@guyjerry]

@@wernerrainer4218 colored voice? Bro 🤦‍♂️

[@johnland1528]

I agree with that

[@blazerix8]

If only he could see the legacy that he left.

[@LieLikesMusic]

Yes that's quite sad..

[@snipenuzz]

He watches above.

[@kumquat2728]

@Papa Ice shut the fuck up

[@alexhewitt6166]

He does see

[@1NicholasInSeattle]

He is :--))

[@lees2oo8]

The longer you play guitar and the older you get, the more Jimi Hendrix blows your mind

[@dylantravers5096]

So true. Never was a massive fan of his until I started playing myself and started getting a bit older

[@aw2584]

Absolutely, never cared much for his music until i picked up electric guitar and longer i played, more obsessed i became with him.

[@kurtcobain1024]

im 15 and dont know how to play any instruments but i love jimi hendrix i wonder how much more great his music will be if i learn to play guitar

[@jayzee5712]

@@kurtcobain1024 why not? better to start young.

[@nirajjani5012]

10 months into my guitar journey and he has already blown my mind.

[@jonasakyildiz6494]

Jimi Hendrix still influences the music of today, amazing artist

[@LieLikesMusic]

Word!

[@bassinblue]

People were not ready to accept Jimi Hendrix when he started out. Had to face a lot of hardships, enough that a lot of musicians would have given up and got a day job instead. The secret is to keep going.

[@abcrx32j]

Doesn't that basically apply to most influential artists?

[@catboybobe]

An angel took human form, chose his favorite musical instrument, tried it out,...……..then split.....nuff said.

[@LieLikesMusic]

Lol that's one way of looking at him.

[@mrtambourineman6107]

Fuck yeah, you know it bro

[@nickpayne1641]

If you keep thinking that theres something special about him....dont bother learning to play guitar.

[@mrtambourineman6107]

@@nickpayne1641 I prefer to think of it as we all have something special to give

[@ksquidplaysminecraft]

More like: A severely overrated druggie that just liked to get high and make noises that sounded neat to him

[@roccorodriguez6653]

This all happened before he was 28 years old

[@raybassman7536]

27

[@boosafc]

Before 28 bassman, it couldn’t before he was 27, that would mean he passed away age 26

[@whitestratman3158]

That's why he is a member of The 27 Club.

[@lance4842]

Damn... HAHAHA

[@LuisCarrots]

Live fast die young

[@jotaguisc]

He had a beautiful gift, he knew the true essence of music, sounds, frequencies, he was able to feel it. I don't think he knew much about music theory, he just played instinctively. Notes just flew from his soul to his guitar, it was a natural thing.

[@LieLikesMusic]

Theory is "natural" too in the sense that we want to have a language for music. But i see your point. You really don't need theory to be an outstanding musician.

[@morriypoulsen1238]

So true.

[@hippiecheezburger5457]

Frank Zappa said that he wanted someone that knew music theory to team up with Jimi so that music could be written that even went beyond just electric guitar but other instruments

[@ale9507]

What an inspirational artist. He came up from absolutely nothing and had self-taught himself guitar by listening to a radio! Incredible. Deserves all the admiration he ever got and still gets.

[@LieLikesMusic]

For sure. Although a lot of people today are self-taught. But it's way easier with all the information through the internet of course

[@jonlimbach6200]

I love Jimi. Little Wing is so beautiful. Of course his immense guitar abilities are what everyone knows him for but his lyrics contain beautiful symbolism.

[@LieLikesMusic]

I don't doubt that at all. Really looking forward to look into them sooner or later.

[@Blood-hound]

@@LieLikesMusic why yo stxpid crxcka âss constantly bringing racism up as if it’s was Jimi Hendrix history.

[@reservoirfrog1]

I spoke to a paramedic in London who said he worked with one of the guys who picked up Jimi Hendrix from Ladbroke Grove in the 60s. He said the reason he died was because they kept him on his back in the ambulance and didn't resuscitate him properly because back then, they didn't have the training. Very sad if true.

[@LieLikesMusic]

Hmm, if i knew this before i would've included it in the video. This is really interesting. Thanks for sharing.

[@slimturnpike]

It was widely known at the time of Jimi's death in 1970 that the attendants screwed up. I remember reading about it in several newspapers that week. But somehow as time passed this fact got lost and people came up with absurd conspiracy theories and what not.

[@TheMichaelseymour]

Not really...i mean an australian physician told of the amount of wine coming from his stomach was so vast- he couldn't have drank that much - UNLESS it was suicide ...so i think its very possible that his manager not only ripped him off - but had him killed .

[@rillloudmother]

slimturnpike This was not hard to find in the late 80s early 90s when I was a hendrix guitar disciple. a lot of the stories surrounding him are being bizarrely distorted in order to make him more mysterious. especially in the last 10 years.

[@lafleurR1ddl3]

I also heard an account similar to that. I heard that the paramedics kept his head tilted back instead of laying him on his side or leaning him forward and he was asphyxiated. If only they could’ve had the training. Very sad.

[@jesusflores2121]

There was never any evidence of heroin in his system when he died, and he was not known to use heroin by those who knew him best. Also, Monika Dannemann was NOT his girlfriend. He met her two years ago and signed a picture for her as a fan. Later, days before his death, she found him at a club in London and would not leave him alone until his death. In fact, he was trying to lose her, but she would follow him wherever he went. He only decided to go to her apartment in order to get her off his back. In other words, to "give her what she wanted." Long story short, he ends up dead. It's worth noting that the Vesperex sleeping pills that were officially stated as being the "cause of death" belonged to her, and were a very concentrated form. In fact, they were only legal in Germany and thus only attainable there. Another thing, during the last two years of his life known as his "burned out" period he was being drugged, and dosed. Usually, it was "bad" drugs. Some thought they were intentionally given to him in order to give him a "bad trip." Often times, his drinks would be dosed, or drugged. Once they accidentally drugged his bass players drink which was the reason they had to cancel some shows on their tour in Germany before he died. He started getting paranoid about who he allowed around him and eventually started going through Alan Douglas to get him LSD that wasn't made bad on purpose. And, lastly, Hendrix has never struck me as a confused man. In fact, he was an extremely intelligent man. Everything I have ever read, every book, every documentary I have ever seen with him in it have always shown me that he was sharp. That he was very pointed in what direction he wanted to go. That he had tremendous insight for his age, and the time he lived. Not as a confused man. That is simply your malinformed opinion.

[@andythomas706]

Still reading all that crap?

[@jesusflores2121]

Andy Thomas As equally as relevant as a lot of crap that you read, I'm sure. I love reading about my favorite musicians lives. It's a hobby of mine.

[@andythomas706]

I'm glad. People who read books these days are few and far between. Just remember 'You just can't believe everything you see and hear, Can You?

[@timothyschuebel5367]

Jesus Flores Monica killed him ,,made deal with CIA ( she was in some kinda trouble )

[@kimhansen6384]

Didn´t she die under strange circumstances, just a couple of days before a revealing interview?

[@jrwalker591]

Jimi Hendrix to me is one of the 3 masters (Jimi, Bruce Lee, Ali). Jimi will blow you away, but you have to listen, the more you listen the more you will hear. "If I don't see you no more on this world, I'll meet you on the next one and don't be late, don't be late" - Jimi Hendrix RIP GOAT!!!

[@WhenDovesCry]

Jimi was so humble.

[@BarbarraBay]

Jimi was also a supreme songwriter. His first album was from a selection of 17 songs that are included today if you buy the album. This video gives the false impression Jimi was "short on material" and only played guitar tricks. In my mind, Jimi not only reinvented guitar but reinvented song writing & probably invented/inspired what would become 'jazz-fusion'.

[@LieLikesMusic]

That might be just as true. I could've easily made a documentary of 90 min length, but that wasn't what i aimed at here.

[@andythomas706]

BarbarraBay: Invented Jazz Fusion did he? Thanks for that information. It completely passed me by! The 17 songs you refer to were not all available for inclusion on Are You Experienced. You are trying to re-write history here. Do you think Up From The Skies is inventing jazz fusion, or even inspiring it? Because it's not! Suggest you try Hot Rats on for size!!

[@cruzincondo3395]

+Andy Thomas....Woodstock....Jam Back The House = Fusion

[@willwilliams7491]

True fusion was invented by Miles Davis. He was at the Newport jazz festival watching Sly and the Family Stone. Mesmerized by the way Sly had the audience by their seats of their pants, he wanted that same power but with his jazz influence. Hence, fusion was born. I was there for the birth. Although, you can make a point that Hendrix hit on a little jazz/rock fusion with his song 3rd Stone From The Sun.

[@justinmaratea2942]

@@andythomas706 p0q+

[@BritishBeachcomber]

I feel blessed to have seen Jimi perform at his last big gig, the Isle of Wight Festival 1970. I was only 16, ran away from home to go there. Best thing I ever did.

[@skatetodeath666]

Jimi was amazing soul. How does anyone that young know so much. If you listen to his jams that were not released but you can find them on u tube you will be amazed. He played pretty much every kind of music you can think of.

[@LieLikesMusic]

A lot of people in the documentaries i watched said the same. That he was the trick of all trades in terms of the genres he could play on the guitar. How awesome!

[@thomaspick4123]

I liked his newer material before he died. He was progressing as a writer. He never played a song the same way twice. I saw him perform. Very loud, fantastic playing. Beautiful tone.

[@markplimsoll]

Thomas Pick: "Jimi never played a song the same way twice." Early clips of his Purple Haze do not have the studio version solo, but much later when he plays in Berkeley, he plays the studio version solo one-handed on his knees to a young lady that seems to have an orgasm.

[@richardclarke7819]

May Jesus have mercy on his soul , and write James Marshall Hendrix in His Book Of Life !!!!! To see what is about to come upon this world in the very near future , with the growing interest in environmental issues , the real hidden agenda is explained in the U tube video , "From Babylon to America " by Attila Kakarott !!!! Your soul could depend on watching this video , believing it and fully digesting it's contents !!!

[@djquinn11]

When and where did you see him live?

[@fletmok3548]

Jimi Hendrix and Bruce Lee are my favourite humans ever! I still marvel at they achieved in such a short amount of time and against all odds.

[@marcoenot6677]

kimi hendrix's infuenced brucee lee in a certain way

[@Einnor084]

I think Jimi Hendrix & Bruce Lee, were distantly related. Itz just a feeling. I have no proof.

[@adrianvelante8014]

How can you talk about Jimi Hendrix without mentioning Woodstock????

[@LieLikesMusic]

This was a snack-sized version of the full story haha.

[@jamesiyer4937]

Exactly!!!!

[@ninetoedlizard6650]

Oh say can you see...

[@evanmorrow1234]

@@ninetoedlizard6650 When I was in the military someone, either by design or conspiracy, replaced the pre-recorded tape used in the morning for the raising of the flag, with a recording of Jimi Hendrix's "Star Spangled Banner". It was an instant hit with most everyone and at morning chow it was all anyone was talking about. People were laughing about it and the chow hall was quite a bit noisier than usual. Jimi had raised moral of the entire base. It was right before 4th of July which made it even better.

[@knightlyjamz13]

How can you talk about Jimi Hendrix and say that one thing made them unique lmao.

[@therugburnz]

A real musician that kept learning all types of music just to play gigs. A hard life on top of that makes an artist. He had a great pop sense with a finger on the pulse of the youth while being a blues player of great virtuosity and most importantly feel.

[@randomguy8100]

I actually didn't know about the stuff that Jimmi was going threw, he was truly a great artist that inspired and inspires to this day many musicans. Really awesome video, keep up the great work!

[@J3TTXZ]

beauty in the struggle, ugliness in the success

[@LieLikesMusic]

Success in the sauce, beauty and the beast

[@alrivers2297]

Yes that seems to be the case far too often. Not just with celebrities but even with ordinary regular people

[@Monomonmamon]

J3TTXZ Coleworld

[@c-fink]

J3TTXZ love yourz

[@josephtabar492]

Jimi Hendrix inspired me and countless other kids to become guitar players at a young age. Yes , there are many great guitarist 🎸 that capture our ears, but Jimi captured the spirits. I am so angry that those that he trusted in business robbed him blind and sucked the life out of him. They were and are leaches in the purest form. In the end drugs do not discriminate from the lowest to the highest it will rob you of your life at any age. We can only imagine what could have been, but Jimi made choices. Like him, we make choices. So let's chose life to Rock another day in the sun. RIP Jimi, I hope you made it......

[@ToastersChannel]

Legendary

[@LieLikesMusic]

Yo yo man! He sure is.

[@libberached9971]

i stumbled into these videos and I thought narrator was so weird at first and now 4 videos in, I got maddddd respect. You're doing a great job, man. The stories you create are engaging and well made! Keep it up!

[@LieLikesMusic]

Why did you think i was weird? Something about my voice or accent maybe? Thanks, i sure will.

[@jacksonsmith9652]

This is amazing. Thanks so much for the great vid from a die hard fan. His life was short and tragic, yet impossibly beautiful.... May the music live forever. ✌️

[@LieLikesMusic]

I'm happy that you liked it. Word!

[@patrikkozjak-lesicki8669]

Jimi WILL live on, longer than any of us, longer than any of our children and grandchildren. His music will live on and although most of us didn't know him in reality, he will always be a part of us Long live Hendrix :)

[@LieLikesMusic]

Well said!

[@themusicalranker1014]

I think it's beautiful that he was a native-american black artist in a scary transitioning America, what a sad and amazing story, much respect and amazing gluesy tipped hard rock

[@kingrobert1st]

A man without fear. RIP Jimi Hendrix.

[@LieLikesMusic]

He sure embraced his hear at least.

[@kingrobert1st]

Are you inferring he was deaf or what?

[@togepi5929]

I was so pumped when I got the notification. You're my favorite music KZbinr right now :')

[@LieLikesMusic]

Hayo! Thank you so much for saying that. It means a lot.

[@adriansaldana160]

As a huge jimi fan. This video is perfection, thank you very much

[@LieLikesMusic]

Thanks for the support! I'm glad you liked it.

[@barryjones8123]

so talented and humble. Love Jimi. RIP

[@reservoirfrog1]

No Jimi Hendrix = no John Frusciante.

[@LieLikesMusic]

Trew indeed

[@michaelbartholomew8155]

...or SRV. Just sayin'.

[@dong4176]

or John Mayer

[@skatetodeath666]

People try but never create the same emotional magic

[@LostMyMojo100]

No JImi = No alotta rock guitarists.......

[@tudormiller8898]

I've just bought The Best Of Jimi Hendrix on CD. Its got all the classic songs on the album. Sounds so good. Watching from London UK 🇬🇧

[@ericrenquist6494]

Its really awesome that you're willing to help people make videos. I respect that so much

[@LieLikesMusic]

No worries. Rock music has given me so much, so it feels great to give back and share with others.

[@jeffcory1056]

Quite a number of errors, such as his influences, he met Clapton at a gig, not in the studio, the photo of the wrong lady he was with when he died, etc. but I think the biggest thing - which is missing - is the genius. Musical, lyrical and ATTITUDE as well as showmanship. He inspired me at 16 when he said in Up from the Skies "I want to see and hear everything" and I lived a life that reflected that for a number of years.

[@LieLikesMusic]

Yes sorry about making those mistakes. I hope the video at least served as a tribute and a source of interest for people to explore his world more. So you started listening to Hendrix at 16? When was that?

[@jeffcory1056]

1967. A friend brought over Are You Experienced, and we were listening to Third Stone from the Sun when my father came into the room and freaked out. He began picking up my few albums, and breaking them over his knee. When he got to one of them, it bent flexibly and he couldn't break it, so he stormed off. That record was Introducing England's Newest Hitmakers The Rolling Stones.

[@jimmiescott7353]

Another mistake was @2:46 when a arrow pointed at a guitarist that wasn't Jimi Hendrix. Search KZbin "Shotgun Jimi Hendrix" it will list the full clip of this and you'll see Jimi Hendrix in the back to the left next to the drummer.

[@andythomas706]

Your record collection must have been Shellac 78s because Its impossible to break an LP record by hitting it over your knee! Maybe you imagined it because you had such an insufferable oaf for a Dad! Maybe you imagine a lot of things!

[@jeffcory1056]

You're right. I imagined that you were there, dictating what is possible and what is impossible.

[@evanmorrow1234]

Cool biography. I'm from Seattle and Jimi was our neighbor although I did not know him. He was quite a bit older than me and died when I was in high school. Nevertheless he was a major influence to me along with Eric Clapton and a few others and part of the reason why I picked up the guitar. He's buried in Renton which is a suburb of Seattle. I plan on doing a graveside acoustic version of Hey Joe as a tribute to him because I doubt if I'll be able to plug in and I hope I pass the audition.

[@tommyswenumson1739]

Understanding Funkadelic?

[@painlesstragedy]

It's so sad his story that he thought his life's work was rubbish you know I don't think he ever realized what such a legend he was, wasn't arrogant but humble and not very proud it was just a performance that looked like he was proud and feeling good but on the inside he was gravely disconnected with reality, robbed by his managers, just a completely discombobulated man. I feel bad for this guy it's okay Hendrix now it's okay if I cry a little when I hear your music long after your death your music still lives in us we breathe it and the world is more united and unified now because of your contributions you will be alive forever thru us legend. Peace out! We feel your tears bro every rip you bend and rip those leads. Amazing talent you will be missed and your life will be remembered for generations and generations to come. No one could ever make the guitar cry and weep quite like you. You will be missed my friend but not forgotten.

[@harryjohnson8605]

Never will be forgotten. A humble guy. A real highway chile

[@amas2441]

Just imagine being one those people who saw him live back in day , (surreal experience)

[@joelhague5515]

Seems insane, but no bullshit my uncle saw The Experience in 1968 at the Providence Auditorium, Providence, RI, USA. So not me,. but wow!

[@TheTennessyean]

I always thought it was the coolest thing growing up as a kid, that Jimi Hendrix lived in my hometown for a little while. Strange how you end up connecting with someone just because of something so insignificant.

[@dreamwell2020]

1:35: Hendrix played a right-handed guitar upside-down? No - Albert King did that, but Hendrix reversed the strings.

[@LieLikesMusic]

Well from what i heard in another documentary he did that. Maybe he reversed the strings as well?

[@donbruen5796]

Dreamwell You are correct that Hendrix reversed the strings, but incorrect about the reversed playing position. Look at any picture of him playing, the guitar is clearly UPSIDE DOWN, with the tuning keys pointing downward. Also the control knobs are on the top, not the bottom as they normally would be on a Strat. Jimi could play right handed, as he was ambidextrous, but he preferred to play as a leftie.

[@Nobs606]

Hendrix was left handed but could play right because his dad forced him to. Due to being left handed was still considered a mark of the devil

[@cjscala87]

He played a left handed Guitar upside down.

[@larrygeetar9309]

+Jaw Knee You are correct. And succinct, I might add.

[@likearitual]

As a guy who had a dream at 9 years old to see the world playing music for people, and achieving it but being left with nothing but addiction, no money, suicidal pressure, being 28 and having panic attacks and dreams of dying homeless and alone, i relate to this. It seems so glamorous and unattainable on the surface, until u get to see that it takes alot of luck and sacrifice to live this way. Im currently broke, couch surfing, unemployed, addicted, and about to record my bands new record, and planning a Japan tour in the summer. I had a nervous breakdown this week and ive never had mental health issues so this isnt normal if you know me. Im tired of struggling to survive but if i dont make music i will be miserable in another way and finding a balance in that is very exhausting. Point is, follow your dreams but be prepared to make sacrifices, be prepared for life to still throw shit at you even when you thought you have finally made it to where u wanted to be. RIP.Jimi, a legend in his short time on earth, because he followed his dream, and let it kill him. Are you willing to do that?

[@LieLikesMusic]

Wow that sounds really tough dude. I hope things work out for you one way or another. I had the same goal in mind. The thing that i love the most in life is music. And i knew i wanted to have a job related to it. But it has taken me 5 years to where i am right now. Although i have youtube as a full-time job, i still work 12 hrs per day, doing everything from writing, editing, voice-overs, answering comments, business development etc. It's a hassle... But i do it because it's what gives me meaning. I'm sure you'll reach success too. Anyone who's willing to do things like you, seems to me like a swimmer. You get through the highest and lowest tides no matter what. Thanks for sharing your fascination with Hendrix and your story dude. Best comment of the day! :)

[@spiderswebs3]

This man will never be equalled on the electric guitar period.Anybody who can play one will grudgingly own up to that.He made Eric Clapton,Richards etc, look like Hal Leonard.This guy was getting his vibes from somewhere, nobody else will ever get to.Little Wing,Angel etc.The depth of his ability to play with consummate ease in such a mystical otherworldly style, will never be repeated in rock.But as a guitarist its just my own humble opinion.

[@godscience7821]

He made a guitar speak, if that makes sense. Gypsy eyes is the perfect song to me, he was tapping into that thing that few musicians are lucky to do

[@Goatchild90]

Re-watching this on the 50th anniversary of his passing. Rest in peace to an icon.

[@jimharbin9478]

Jimmy s music will never die

[@LieLikesMusic]

True. Probably won't die in the near future at least. And his spirit will live on in other peopl for sure

[@dabee2670]

Please keep doin these videos man. They're so insightful. I first saw your video about Syd Barrett and I've never seen anything so useful about the man.

[@LieLikesMusic]

Hey thanks for saying that. I'm glad you learned something :) And yes i'll keep making em.

[@motormouthalmighty]

just an absolutely amazing life!forty three years of listening to his music.just almost supernatural inventiveness.what an artist.he left so much material!

[@yaxaira212]

Ian Curtis would be cool.

[@mariapasca42]

YAXAIRA Lozano that would be amazing

[@ToWnHeAdAARON123]

Or just peter hook with a mentioning of Ian Curtis

[@randomdudewholikesmusic1640]

Now they did

[@wpl6661]

To fully understand Hendrix you have to go to his childhood. His father was in the army when he was born 8 months after the marriage to his mother. His father was put in the stockade to prevent him from going AWOL to see his son born and spent 2 months confined without a trial. Jimi's given name was Johnny Allen and changed to James Marshall when he was 4. His father did not see him until he was 3 years old. His mother barely cared for him during those 3 years. Often leaving him with her sister or other friends while she was drinking. When his father first found him he was living with a family friend who had wanted to adopt him. His father and mother reunited but while having more children they didn't provide a stable home for them. Both of them drank and fought. When they were fighting Jimi would hide in a closet. His brother Leon was born when he was 6 and 3 more children were born but much of that time they spent in foster care. Only Jimi spent significant time with his mother and father. Their life was cheap hotels and apartments and often other family members would take Jimi to his grandmothers home for safekeeping. When he was 9 his parents were divorced and his father got custody of Leon and the 3 of them lived together. Jimi's first instrument was not a guitar, it was a ukelele with only one string and he found it while they were cleaning out a space for money. He learned to play notes on the one string. He didn't get his first guitar until he was 15 after his mother had died of cirrhosis of the liver. His father wouldn't take he and Leon to his mother's funeral and gave them shots of whiskey instead to deal with their feelings.

[@LieLikesMusic]

Woah where did you find this?

[@clintostwald435]

There is a book about it.

[@haraldversteegden2562]

indeed, further there are so many things these 200K viewers missed. 101, purple haze, big-band time, Hendrix on woodstock WAS the Pinnacle of the USA as empire.........moraly............it was the cumulation point of what USA stood for ............. He redifined ............the USA..........stripped it.........until it was for all to see......................so he had to be killed by..............

[@Account-ru8wt]

Vamonos Pest what book???

[@keegan1948]

Room Full of Mirrors. i read it as well, it's really detailed. www.amazon.com/Room-Full-Mirrors-Biography-Hendrix/dp/0786888415

[@herrfriesel]

And he worked in his studio (electric ladyland) it was the most expensive studio of the time.

[@LieLikesMusic]

It was? How much id it cost him to create it?

[@iamdjsluggo]

Lie Likes Music about a million. Was supposed to be $125,000 but costs skyrocketed...

[@honahwikeepa2115]

10 when I started listening to Jimi with my big brother who was a Vietnam veteran. Barely listened to anything else through the years because Jimi is current in every generation after him. Our children all know Jimi because they grew up listening to Jimi more than Pink Floyd and Bob Marley who I saw in New Zealand in the 80's. His thinking was world's apart from the rest. He made everyone square. More mental regarding the unfolding day than romanticism to a defunct Modernity. Brilliant mind.

[@Pablorizzcobar]

This is the most precise Jimi Hendrix video I've ever watched.

[@crlfff]

Makes me so fucking sad that he had to die so young but at the same time im happy he lived

[@pedalpusher4141]

He was more than a musician ; he was a lightworker heralding in the era of cozmic consciousness .

[@jessegaronband]

Ronnie Wood said that Hendrix could play a right handed guitar right- equally as he could left handed. Being his roommate for shortime Ronnie witness this first-hand. Having said that Hendrix did not play a right handed guitar upside down. He played a right handed guitar left-handed but also strung left handed.

[@nzappazapp8360]

Hard to believe that it could take such a short time to create a sound that will last forever

[@burningheart84]

All Jimi needed was a damn nap and a true friend. I truly believe his style was set up for classic rock in the 70s. Just a few more years and he could've met Bootsie, so many ppl in that era would've given Jimi new life and part 2 of the career could take off. Remember Ali in the 60s was the GOAT but his conquests in the 70s is what he's remembered for.

[@clickbaitcabaret8208]

I quote from one of Jimi's girlfriends about his drug use; "If you took one, Jimi took five."

[@gonufc]

Obviously Hendrix was....unreal but he seriously lucked out with finding Mitch Mitchell. It was just an incredible match.

[@emerybraun4698]

People don’t give Mitch NEARLY enough credit. He is a ridiculously good drummer

[@jdarlington8841]

Lie I fucking love you man. I mean the Velvet underground, bowie, iggy, Barrett, Homme, and now Hendrix?! These are all my musical heroes!! Keep up with these amazing music essays lie

[@LieLikesMusic]

Hahah i'm glad i hit that chord within you! And i really enjoy making these videos, so it's my pleasure. Let me know if you have any requests for future videos.

[@jdarlington8841]

Oooh what about Morrissey or/and the Smiths??

[@andyskrypnyk9431]

Great stuff! Hendrix was and is one of my misical idols and I know a lot about him and you captured his story perfectly here. Thank you!!

[@sc000f]

Great video! Ive been waiting for a video like this about him for a while now. Its great!

[@pearcefitzpatrickodonovan480]

He definitely had enough of the bullshit pressures from everyone around him and tried to cope with drugs, which ended up in him burning out bad. RIP jimi 🙏 🕊

[@Janiceleatham2112]

He was a great artist as well who hated the war. Rock and Roll hall of fame has some of his intricate art work of the war.

[@danielvanhorn911]

Love him,he changed my life

[@LieLikesMusic]

How cool!

[@gabe_ed]

Thank you so much for doing this, all your videos are great! I wondet if you can make one about The National, I've been so obsessed with their latest album "sleep well beast" Anyway, keep doing this good content, we really appreciate it!

[@LieLikesMusic]

Thank you so much for the support! I'll keep The National in mind. I've got a lot of other videos coming up first.

[@davidstewart4780]

Really enjoyed this. And you were very sensitive to the surrounding realities of the times which explains a lot. The unrecorded concert the night Martin Luther King was killed is not common knowledge but I'm glad you mentioned it. Interesting - Chas Chandler went on to manage Slade after Hendrix died. They rocked. There is a real parallel to the tragic story of bassist Jaco Pastorius here. Great movie if you haven't seen it!

[@LieLikesMusic]

I think the concert during the MLK incident is common knowledge. It is on wikipedia. But i guess not too many people are interested in digging too deep if they're not a fan already. I was introduced to Pastorius just a few days ago by another subscriber, so this was quite a coincidence. Haven't seen the movie though. But would love to know what it's called.

[@tonybates7870]

Whenever I hear that freefalling bit in the solo towards the end of Voodoo Chile I get a picture of him slowly drifting to Earth on a parachute, silhouetted against the purple sky. It's strangely poignant that this track was a posthumous no 1 in the UK - his last jump, so to speak.

[@LieLikesMusic]

What a poetic way of putting and seeing it! Love this! And i didn't knew that was his last number one. Thanks for sharing.

[@definitelynotofficial7350]

Tony Bates That bit is INSANE, I've been trying to figure it out on the guitar but I just can't, no idea how he played it.

[@tonybates7870]

DefinitelyNotOfficial I play guitar, and I gave up trying to emulate Hendrix, partly because it's virtually impossible and partly because he's already done it! Maybe he used a loosely tuned string to do it or something. I love the way it comes out of nowhere and just falls, falls, falls - time stands still before he wrenches you out of the dive and back to his sort of space-age blues again. Magic fingers, that guy.

[@definitelynotofficial7350]

Tony Bates Yeah that's probably what he did, I can't figure out what it could have been other than a loose string. It's magic. The first time I heard it I was blown away, I jist thought "WHAT THE FUCK JUST HAPPENED?". It caught me way off guard. It's like it started raining mercury and out of it came a hawk that flew into the sky, I don't know, Ihave no clue how to even describe it.

[@tonybates7870]

DefinitelyNotOfficial It's the sort of thing that inspires poetry, isn't it? It seems to be a perfect descent through all the microtones (I think that's what they call them) in a whole tone before crashing back in and breaking the spell. It is an incredible moment, his musical goodbye - even though it was recorded two years before his death, as I said it was a surprise no 1 single in the UK posthumously.

[@arkhie9883]

"No reason to get exited" - Jimi Hendrix, All Along the Wathctower

[@Martin-gz4qn]

Arkhie M. I think you mean "excited" not "exited."

[@zincChameleon]

One thing that as a guitarist I learned about the difference between Jimi and Eric. Jimi developed his skills as part of a rhythm section--the engine that drives R&B--while Eric started out and stayed a soloist. Jimi could never understand why Eric didn't like to 'play some beautiful chords'. (Quote from Jimi, 1967).

[@LieLikesMusic]

Interesting! If i knew this from before i would've included it in the video. But where did you find this quote? Is there a video or written interview somewhere that i can check out.

[@zincChameleon]

@@LieLikesMusic This really takes me back, as Cream was at their height, and 'Electric Ladyland' had just come out, so that is late 1967 or early 1968. It was in an interview where Jimi was asked his opinion of Cream. He noticed that they weren't 'tight', the way an R&B trio would be. Then came the comment about the chords.

[@cjsmith8319]

“Short amount of time and only one or two takes when recording”. That statement alone instantly floors me.

[@amenacerhoc4992]

Tears and love to you man. Thank you

[@fvhellcat1060]

2:46 that's not jimi, he's behind the band a bit if you watch closely he's doing his signature moves while playing

[@nickcortes686]

It’s because of Hendrix I learned to play guitar RIP GOAT

It's very unfortunate that Jimi died, imagine the great music he could have made.

[@LieLikesMusic]

For sure. It's a tragedy.

[@garym3624]

Such a humble, kind and talented human being, let down by cruel people. Riep Jimi!

[@toddmayer6859]

I wrote his sister, Janie, many years ago about Jimi being in heaven. Like most others who write celebrities, I've never gotten a response from anyone .... except Janie. She did not write a lot to me, but she told me Jimi had gone to church when he was a child, and the message of the gospel was always with him. God knows, I wish the best for Jimi in eternity. Love hopes all things, believes all things ... ❤❤❤🙏🙏🙏

[@Potentialaj]

Touching and heartbreaking 😢😢

[@Einnor084]

​@@Potentialaj Whut xcitez me about dis iz, I am alwayz advocating 4 Janie. I think shez a geniune, good person. She iz protective of Jimi & his legacy, while othaz just think shez a greed bucket.

[@FaithfulServant316]

I've seen most all the greatest guitarists play. I was a friend of Jimi's being 7 yrs his younger. Jimi Hendrix will always be number 1, the greatest guitarist who ever played, and Stevie Ray Vaughn number 2. All the rest file way beneath these 2 icons, including the quick fancy technical guitarists as the decades progressed. The True story is: Jimi died of choking on his vomit from drinking too much and taking sleeping pills. Trouble was, the dumb broad Monika Dannemann that was with him at his flat had waited over 2 hrs to call anyone for help because she was paranoid because they had grass up in their apartment, and she didn't want to get arrested. So it's because of her waiting to long and finally calling Chandler, Who yelled at her on phone to call for help immediately and fk the stupid grass. But by that time 2 hrs had gone by, and sadly Jimi died. Monika Dannemann's negligence in waiting to long to call for help while Jimi was choking is what killed Jimi Hendrix. He most likely would have lived if she responded quickly 2 hrs earlier. She killed herself later on in her life. Suicide.

[@LieLikesMusic]

Damn! I would be interested to see if you can prove that you were his friend though. because it's easy for anyone to say stuff like that. Do you have any photographs for example? If yes, then i would love to talk more. Because this information is very detailed. Much more than what i usually get from people. Thanks for sharing. Cheers

[@briancompton2543]

@@LieLikesMusic ...hey I think you did a good job, sometimes us older generation that know more than the younger want to jump all over you guys when u miss something, or leave something out....but hey ~ you're helping keep Jimi's Legacy alive.... I could sit here all day and criticize this video, or I can compliment you for a job well done, which for the most part is a job well done...again it keeps Jimi's name (and his music , of course)...alive. btw - in 2014, I did a small tour of England with his brother, Leon Hendrix - so I've heard it all , and again I say - good job to you - keep doing what you're doing !!....and yes

[@karlgrandt7379]

yr mark knofler-are you not

[@shaunoc2673]

Henrix

[@bolo5340]

Right, who the hell's Henricks?

[@Rob_-dv6ei]

His fashion was ten years ahead - very 70s for someone in the 60s! Really great video, didn't know he was such an avid supporter for black rights.

[@zoewilding1845]

Beautifully humble genius...sweet soul Jimi

[@nihalmangrati5336]

He was so polite and down to earth... Simply a Legend

[@LieLikesMusic]

He sure was. You'd expect him to be a bit more braggadocious.

[@anastasiaspyros7834]

Stevie ray vaughn next

[@kevinmiller2676]

Anastasia Marion Spyros-Oliver I just saw Jimmie Lee Vaughan last week. (Stevie’s older brother). They where both influenced by “Lightnin Hopkins” who should be next

[@smokedpimp141]

@@kevinmiller2676 kzbin.info/www/bejne/hqOZdZ9vr6lnbNk watch it

[@kurks001]

WRT guitarists: Understanding Stevie Ray Vaughn / David Gilmour / Santana would all be cool.

[@leftyzappa]

The first thing to do to understand Jimi Hendrix is listen to the song “Are You Experienced” while peaking on acid. I’m waiting.

[@matthewrowe9273]

Done, many times. Also 1983 a merman I should turn to be is a sonic masterpiece!

[@leftyzappa]

@@matthewrowe9273 That song brought me...back. :)

[@shaggybreeks]

I have some prominent memories of Hendrix. I heard him before I heard *of* him. I was driving late one night on my way from a weekend in San Francisco, back up to Seattle, just south of Tacoma. Driving on a nearly empty interstate, wet road, those rainy lights that the Seattle area is known for, a song comes on the radio, that I liked well enough to be at full attention to catch the name when it ended (hopefully). That was the first time I heard him, and I remembered his name. The first time I heard *of* him, was when a friend invited me over to listen to some new albums, and said he had this new guy who's really cool. Mentioned his name, and I went, "yeee-hah!". But when I heard the music, I was blown away by how *different* it sounded from the song I heard on the radio. This was a few months after that one night on the road, I hadn't heard him on the radio again, or heard *of* him at all. The image I developed in those few months from only hearing this one song, was of a *blues singer*, rather than a guitarist. It was totally, totally different from the common image we have today, and to be sure, I've dropped that original image in favor of what's in front of us all. But funny thing, this is the first time I saw pictures of him in his earliest professional career, and more like match the original image I had of him for a few months. I always picture people when I hear music, and I'm usually wrong, but it's always a fun surprise to have to see the "real" one. Hehe, so now, I think the image I had in the first place, wasn't too off. So thanks!

[@LieLikesMusic]

Yeah that must've been quite a strange but interesting experience. I don't think i would ever consider him as a blues singer. But it makes sense that he tried making more contemporary music before this. Like i mentioned in the video, he had a long road to success that most people know nothing about. And this memory that you just shared is a neat little detail in the bigger picture. So thanks for adding value to the video :) If i ever make a vid about Jimi again i might even include stories like yours. Cheers and happy holidays.

[@cindyd.5507]

On my way to work today a Hendrix song started playing just this great guitar solo getting louder and stronger I thought I wonder if this is a Hendrix and sure enough he began singing and knew that it was . I had never heard the song until today but they should play more Hendrix on the radio I enjoyed it.

[@fanbeer8390]

This is amazing, i'd love some Beatles!

[@s550danny]

“Hen-rix” That bothered me a lot

[@prestonbarnett4912]

S550 Danny now I can’t unhear it lol

[@s550danny]

Preston Barnett now you know my pain 🤣

[@EduardoOliveira-zx9ju]

"Eye-Lee Brothers" :-)

[@jaydenkeen1935]

I’m pretty sure English is not his first language

[@footbroke]

2:51 That's a cute baby Hendrix

[@digigroovestudios]

This is really good. Thanks for this. 😀

[@Pimp-Master]

Love the video. Yeah history is not a happy one, but he left such a legacy for people that it’s incredible. Back in the 70s there were no experts playing his music to show you how to do it. And as for videos, forget about it. You’d have to go to the movie theater to see him play, and was just once a night! I remember staying up late at night to watch him play for 85 seconds on a late night music show on TV. People today have it so easy. There are tabs, instructional videos, and hundreds of people on KZbin showing you how to do it.

[@LieLikesMusic]

Yes what you're saying is very true. There's a lot of people that are just as good as Hendrix now because they have all the resources in the world. But there's still very few that manages to get to that same level on innovation though. One thing is to copy another guitar player, another thing is coming up with something original.

[@robweissman5952]

Imagine how awesome Hendrix would have been in the 70s. :'-(

[@chip9649]

Understanding Layne staley?

[@_M3WTW0_]

I’ve never listened to Jimi Hendrix but I found out he’s form Seattle like me and we have the same birthday which is really cool.

[@michaeljoseph3528]

Beautiful commentary by those background words. OneLove Brother .