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Jimi Hendrix — Portrait after a picture (public domain), via Wikimedia Commons.

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Jimi Hendrix

American guitarist

1942–1970

3 quotes.

Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens.
- Talking
We want our sound to go into the soul of the audience, and see if it can awaken some little thing in their minds… ‘Cause there are so many sleeping people.
Dick Cavett interview (1969)
- Music
I don’t really live on compliments. As a matter of fact, they have a way of distracting me.
Dick Cavett interview (1969)

Often credited to Jimi Hendrix

Quotes often credited to Jimi Hendrix that were said or written by someone else.

Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It’s the transition that’s troublesome.
Isaac Asimov1920–1992Often credited to Jimi Hendrix
- Life & Death

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