1:25:29
The effect he had on English musicians,
not just guitarists, but all musicians...
1:25:33
...was just phenomenal.
1:25:35
People, no, everybody liked him.
1:25:38
They liked him probably,
but they were jealous.
1:25:41
So, he was very controversial
for a long time.
1:25:44
But I think everyone came 'round
in the end.
1:25:47
It sort of changed the music scene
completely.
1:25:50
I think in many respects
he changed the sound of rock...
1:25:53
...far more than the Beatles, you know.
1:25:57
They brought songwriting to rock'n'roll,
but Jimi changed the sound of the guitar.
1:26:02
He turned it into an instrument, which...
1:26:06
...people like Buddy Guy and T-Bone Walker
and Chuck Berry had done previous to that.
1:26:10
But none had ever brought it out
and sold it to the public...
1:26:14
...and sold it to people like me,
who now believe in it as an instrument.
1:26:20
People like Eric Clapton were too ethnic.
1:26:22
They kept to themselves
and they had fixed groups.
1:26:25
But Jimi was unashamedly outward...
1:26:28
...and wanted to reach as many people
as possible.
1:26:30
You can say a million things, you know,
as people have done.
1:26:34
I don't want to say no more.
1:26:35
I mean, I just thought Jimi
was a great guitar player.
1:26:38
I thought he was the best,
or the most original.
1:26:41
I thought he had a really original act,
you know, and that's all now.
1:26:45
I don't know nothin' about his business,
whether he was a casualty...
1:26:50
...and I wish he was still here, and that's it.
1:26:52
He always felt he wouldn't live long,
like he was burning himself out.
1:26:56
But most black people do, anyway...
1:26:59
...feel as though they're bein' burnt out.