He is probably one of my favorite guitarists but his greative ability is a mystery to me.Does anyone know?
2006-08-26 16:08:54 · 19 answers · asked by stephen w 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
He probably had some sound in his head wanted to reproduce it on the guitar. It is impossible to understand how some people create.
Drugs don't help people be more creative.
2006-08-26 16:12:34 · answer #1 · answered by Bill 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jimi learned a lot of tecniques from a blues guitarist named Buddy Guy who still performs today. He idolized the man and you could hear a lot of that in his style. As all creative geniuses do, he was able to take ideas and put his own creative spin on things. Im sure a lot of drug usage didnt hurt either except in his demise.
2006-08-26 16:14:23 · answer #2 · answered by diaryofamadblackman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Music comes from the soul.
Jimi had a way to tap into the harmonics of his soul and just let it all out.
Not only that but he played a right handed guitar strung so he could play it left handed and with the guitar being strung that way he used his thumb differently than everyone else can.
So that added to how he could get different riffs and chords.
2006-08-26 16:13:14 · answer #3 · answered by Biker 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nobody really knows how another person's creative process works. Other musician/songwriters also create their own riffs & music, but each one does it a little differently. Eric Clapton, Carlos Santana, Jimmy Page -each has his own unique style. Each of them probably has his own idea as to the creative process -or maybe not (Sting one remarked that he really had no idea how to write a song, it just kind of came out & he put it on paper or tape).
2006-08-26 16:17:20 · answer #4 · answered by Dragon 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The same way Mozart created his masterpieces, which no one can explain.
Hendrix practiced endlessly, copying riffs of those he enjoyed, and once proficient, he was inspired in some manner that brought joy to a whole lot of folks.
2006-08-26 16:15:31 · answer #5 · answered by Shadow 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was a very technical creative process. First he stood at the top of a long flight of stairs, turned on the electric guitar, and heaved it down the steps. The horrible noises that followed were then turned into a song...
Just joking, I have no idea.
2006-08-26 16:12:24 · answer #6 · answered by Ashley F 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know the answer to this but I do have a close personal friend who during Woodstock spent time with Jimi and his band and ate Chocolate Chip Cookies with him and got high.
2006-08-26 16:24:31 · answer #7 · answered by K7 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He learned (some) from Stephen Stills and JIMI played a right-handed guitar upside down!
=)
2006-08-26 16:12:49 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He was a natural and played by ear. Miles Davis once showed him some music he was working on, but Jimi said that he could not read it.
2006-08-26 17:16:01 · answer #9 · answered by Chaine de lumière 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He was self taught to an extent, therefore he did not conform to the typical standards. He did study blues however felt the need to make changes. While his music wasnt always complicated no one had done it before him which is why it made it so innovative. Drugs had nothing to do with it.
2006-08-26 16:14:40 · answer #10 · answered by mixalotbright 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋