Jimi Hendrix
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Grace Slick on Hendrix at Monterey, Jefferson Airplane and the Spanish origins of “White Rabbit”
By Jude Gold published
The former Jefferson Airplane vocalist took a trip into her guitar past on our latest No Guitar Is Safe podcast

Pete Townshend ponders using AI to re-create his ‘70s heyday for fans who prefer the Who's classic songs
By Phil Weller published
The guitarist says he's growing increasingly frustrated by fans clamoring for him to play his old hits at solo shows

Andy Fairweather on 3 am jams with Jimi Hendrix and sleepless nights while playing in George Harrison’s band
By Phil Weller published
The session guitarist has played with some of the biggest names in the business – even if he was Harrison’s seventh choice for the gig

Jimi Hendrix's record collection reveals the artists who shaped his guitar playing
By James Volpe Rotondi published
Kathy Etchingham, Jimi's former girlfriend, treated Guitar Player to a look at the albums he loved while they lived together in London

Phil Manzanera talks Page, Beck, Townshend and the 10 albums that changed his life
By Andrew Daly published
The guitarist behind Roxy Music’s groundbreaking albums reveals the records that shaped him as a musician

Pete Townshend on how Jimi Hendrix led him to write ‘Tommy,’ the Who's 1969 breakthrough
By Matt Resnicoff published
“I realized that what I had was a bunch of gimmicks which he had come and taken away from me,” the Who guitarist told us. “I took refuge in my writing”

Billy Gibbons explains the role Cream and Jimi Hendrix played in the creation of ZZ Top
By Phil Weller published
The fuzz blues icon was pushing a psychedelic sound when the opportunity to tour with Hendrix shaped the future of the Texan trio

Dweezil Zappa laments the absence of riffs in modern music and what it means for future guitar players
By Phil Weller published
He’s mused on how songwriting has changed over the years, which has come at the expense of the riff and people’s exposure to the instrument
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