A lot of what made Jimi distinctive was his touch and his confidence. And his touch was not just felt in his playing, but in his perspective on everything. He seemed to be reaching up for more - not just more recognition, but more giving. I may be wrong about it, but that’s what I get out of it. And he did that with his touch on his guitar, with his sounds, and with his whole attitude. I’d never heard anything like that. And I’ve been in love with his music ever since. He does with his music something that I do myself - I think I probably got the idea from him. Everything that he ever heard that exited him he put into his . . .

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