63 Wise Jimi Hendrix Quotes on The Power of Humanity

When you think of Rock and Roll, is hard not to think of Jimi Hendrix. After all, he was never too far away from a guitar! A man who certainly spent 10,000+ hours honing in on his craft.

Despite his shortened life, his words of wisdom continue to inspire thousands of aspiring musicians. That’s especially true as he experienced a difficult childhood and challenging military service, and later became a rock legend of incredible influence.

So if you need to push through the tough times while realizing some hope in humanity, then go ahead and bookmark these quotes. Refer to them often and we hope you too will find your own unique voice, your audience and the success you deserve.

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

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

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

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4. Ain’t afraid no more. After a while your cheap talk don’t even cause me pain. So let your bullets fly like rain.

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5. Music is a safe kind of high.

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6. Not necessarily stoned..but beautiful.

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7. I used to live in a room full of mirrors; all I could see was me. I take my spirit and I crash my mirrors, now the whole world is here for me to see.

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8. You have to go on and be crazy. Craziness is like heaven.

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9. Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens.

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10. Pretty soon I believe people will have to rely on music to get some kind of peace of mind, or satisfaction, or direction, actually. More so than politics, the big ego scene. You know it’s an art of words… Meaning nothing.

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11. Music is my religion.

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12. Life is pleasant! Death is peaceful! It’s the transition that’s troublesome.

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13. Blues is easy to play, but hard to feel.

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14. You have to forget about what other people say, when you’re supposed to die, or when you’re supposed to be loving. You have to forget about all these things.

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

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

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17. I’ve been imitated so well I’ve heard people copy my mistakes.

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18. It’s funny the way most people love the dead. Once you are dead, you are made for life. You have to die before they think you are worth anything.

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19. Sometimes you want to give up the guitar, you’ll hate the guitar. But if you stick with it, you’re gonna be rewarded.

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20. Through music, you hypnotize people and when you get them at their weakest point, you can preach into their subconscious what we want to say.

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21. Don’t be reckless with other people’s hearts. Don’t put up with people who are reckless with yours

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22. When things get too heavy, just call me helium, the lightest known gas to man.

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23. If I’m free, it’s because I’m always running.

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24. I don’t consider myself to be the best, and I don’t like compliments… they distract me.

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25. I’m the one that’s got to die when it’s time for me to die, so let me live my life the way I want to.

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26. When I die, just keep playing the records.

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27. 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.

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28. Music Is magic. Music is life.

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29. Music is the most important thing. I’m thinking of my future. There has to be something new, and I want to be part of it. I want to lead an orchestra with excellent musicians. I want to play music which draws pictures of the world and its space.

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30. With the power of soul, anything is possible.

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31. Who are you to judge the life I live. I know I’m not perfect and I don’t live to be. But before you start pointing fingers make sure your hands are clean.

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32. People still mourn when people die. That’s self-sympathy. All human beings are selfish to a certain extent, and that’s why people get so sad when someone dies. They haven’t finished using him.

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33. All I’m gonna do is just go on and do what I feel.

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34. You have to give people something to dream on.

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35. All I’m writing is just what I feel, that’s all. I just keep it almost naked. And probably the words are so bland.

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36. White collared conservatives, flashing down the street, pointing their plastic fingers at me. They’re hoping soon my kind will drop and die, but I’m gonna wave my freak flag high.

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37. Knowledge is speaking, Wisdom is listening.

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38. I don’t have nothing to regret at all in the past, except that I might’ve unintentionally hurt somebody else or something.

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39. I will be dead in five years’ time, but while I am here, I will travel many highways and I will, of necessity, die at a time when my message of love, peace, and freedom can be shared with people all over the world.

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40. You don’t have to be singing about love all the time in order to give love to the people. You don’t have to keep flashing those words all the time.

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41. It all has to come from inside, though, I guess.

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42. There are many here among us who feel that life is but a joke.

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43. Once you’re dead, you’re made for life.

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44. When we go to play, you flip around and flash around and everything, and then they’re not gonna see nothin’ but what their eyes see. Forget about their ears.

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45. I want to thank you my sweet darling for digging in the mud and picking me up.

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46. I’ll always touch you.

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47. Peace, Love, and Happiness.

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48. May the dreams of your past be the reality of your future.

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49. Are you experienced? Have you ever been experienced?

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50. When we go to play, you flip around and flash around and everything, and then they’re not gonna see nothin’ but what their eyes see. Forget about their ears.

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51. Excuse me when I kiss the sky.

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

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53. Sometimes you’ll want to give up the guitar. You’ll hate the guitar. But if you stick with it, you’re gonna be rewarded.

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54. I try all night to play a pretty note.

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55. The story of life is quicker than the blink of an eye. The story of love is Hello and Goodbye.

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56. Way up in my tree I’m sitting by my fire Wond’rin’ where in this world might you be And knowin’ all the time you’re still roamin’ the countryside Do you still think about me?

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57. A broom is drearily sweeping up the broken pieces of yesterday’s life.

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58. Well I walk right on up to your rebel roadside The one that rambles on for a million miles Yes I walk down this road searchin’ for your love And my soul too When I find ya I ain’t gonna let go.

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59. All I play is truth and emotion.

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60. Although your world wonders me, with your majestic and superior cackling hen, Your people I do not understand, so to you I shall put an end. And you’ll never hear surf music again.

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61. The night I was born, Lord I swear the moon turned a fire red.

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62. You got me floatin’ across and through You make me float right on up to you The only thing I need to get me there Is to hear you laugh without a care

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63. I have only one burning desire. Let me stand next to your fire.

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