Jimi Hendrix Hated These Five Bands

[worldgonewrong]

Hendrix spent more time praising and welcoming musicians than he did crapping all over them. So I think a lot of what is put together here is BS.

[DanC-golc]

I personally spoke with Jimi at the Isle of Wight Festival in 1970 and he told me he specifically loved all the bands (and Motown) you mentioned. However, he also mentioned 5 things he really did HATE --- clickbait, posers, influencers, the internet and camera phone addiction.

[TheJoshandFriendsPodcast]

Hendrix didn't live long enough to appreciate Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd's classic 70s eras. And he died right before Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder started writing their own music on the Motown label. I'm sure he would have come around to a few of these. The Monkees and Jim Morrison incidents seemed much more personal.

[ncflzjm]

Not true, I completely disagree. I don't think Hendrick's said that or any other stuff.This is click bait.
I don't think the man had hateful bone in his body.
I think Jimi Hendrix, who seemed to be the essence of laid back and cool. Maybe before my time, but he was still laid back and cool even to the point of having a shyness about him. So it seemed... so I don't believe any of this stuff again. Click bait.
Now, with Morrison, I can understand why Jimi wouldn't want to get on this stage with Morrison for him again. Nothing personal.
Hendrix was just more like that than so many others who is just so cool. He had what seemed like such a kindness about him. Jimi Hendrix seemed so humble, and sweet.
Like I said before my time but I have to go on the interview because that's all and I think this is click bait

[sgblues]

You know your drug use is out of control when Hendrix thinks you’re too stoned and your behavior is inappropriate.

[williamfarr]

Just for some perspective, Jimi Hendrix died on September 18, 1970. Led Zeppelin had only been around 22 months and Led Zeppelin III and IV had not been released. Likewise, Hendrix died before the releases of Pink Floyd’s Atom Heart Mother, Meddle, or The Dark Side of the Moon, and before Floyd’s big stadium tours with light shows.

[Allen-jnkx]

Actually Hendrix said that he did like Pink Floyd. There is audio of him talking about it. Though I never got the impression he was a super fan.

[Axeyard]

I spoke to Jimi Hendrix when he was best man at my 5th wedding. The champagne really loosened his tongue and he presented me with a typed, laminated, list of pop stars that he hated. At the top were all the rappers (yes, all of them), then females (?) such as Beyonce, Rihanna, Miley Cyrus, and all the usual suspects. Lastly, he had all the punk bands. Recently, I picked him up hitchhiking around Ireland and we laughed when I pulled the list out of the glove compartment.

[philipbrackpool-bkbm]

If you read about Hendrix you’ll know this is total garbage.

[gisellechacon]

Some exceptionally poor journalism in evidence here: the selections by Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd were released long after Hendrix' death, and indeed much of the celebrated content of these bands came later. Also the lack of precise quotes, sources and excess use of paraphrasing make the entire report spurious. What Hendrix thought is lost in the lack of accuracy and context. 👎

[LANDSEAAIRCANADA]

how strange many YT channels convey information from Long Dead musicians... you never knew him nor do you have any connection to this man

[kenjackson]

When Jimi visited me in my underwater kingdom of Atlantis, he told me he loved getting really high and listening to "Dark Side of the Moon" in a dark room...

[patrickcolon]

The Monkees, especially Michael Nesmith, loved Jimi Hendrix when Hendrix was booed off of the stage when he opened for the Monkees, Nesmith was embarrassed for him and felt like the audience had no taste.

[elainejames]

I'm sure alot of people didn't like Jimi either. It's called life.

[brmh]

The one that is true and that you have missed of course is The Beach Boys, there is a quote along the lines of "We ain't never gonna listen to surf guitar again!" I believe it may have been from Monterrey. But I don't think he even "hated" The Beach Boys, "Psychedelic barber shop quartet". It just wasn't his style. However, had he lived longer I think he would have mellowed and seen that we all have a place on this planet.
Anyway, I still hear The Beach Boys everyday on my Oldies Radio Station so we are still listening to it, God bless Carl Wilson!

[danielschaeffer]

I can see why Jimi dismissed Morrison. Jimi was a stoner and a peacenik, Morrison was a drunk, and drunks can get really obnoxious, violent, and embarrassing. The fact is, though, that Jimi was clearly heavily influenced by the blues — “Voodoo Child” is a rewrite of Son House’s “ Death Letter Blues, ” for example — and such modern jazz people as Wes Montgomery, Larry Coryell, Sandy Bull, and John McLaughlin. When Morrison could get temporarily sober, The Doors were equally professional and sophisticated, which is why their music is still fresh and valid.

[alexbowman]

A lady who lives around the corner from me went to see the Monkees as a teen in the old Odeon Renfield Street Glasgow and walked out on the support act, Jimi Hendrix.

[HamptonGuitars]

By the Monkees 3rd album, Headquarters, they had revolted and insisted they play everything themselves and picked all the songs to cut, many written by Mike Nesmith.

[manfredconnor]

I cannot help but dream about what this man would have done in music had he lived longer.

[rustybear]

I guess lighting your guitar on fire isn't considered a gimmick....OK.