Hi guys. When ever i show my songs to people on my cds, they keep telling me im the white hendrix. Im not bragging... I'm complaining! I love Hendrix stuff so much that i just hate every other style of guitar playing besides him... I can make a purely new original song, then it sounds like hendrix did lol... I just bend notes and love doing blues runs like him. I also for some reason play out of key when i solo sometimes and it sounds pretty cool, but its like hendrix when he does it!!! Im scared that if i make a successful career, that i will be judged as a hendrix wannabe... In a way i am... But what do you think i should do? I try to get interested in other guitarists but they bore the **** out of me...
2007-07-27 04:35:36 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music ➔ Blues
It should be a compliment that you sound Hendrix(y). I think if you keep your music fresh and not fall into a retro Hendrix mode everything should be cool, but the best part is that you can also play Hendrix because people still want to hear it. If you get the chance to shine, wow them!!
2007-07-27 10:46:32 · answer #1 · answered by Boo. 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Axeman06 has it exactly right. Play it the way you feel it and if people are comparing you to Hendrix I wouldn't be complaining too much if I were you!!!
btw... I'd LOVE to hear you play... I'm a blues-rock guitarist, but I know I don't sound like Hendrix. I'm very good at single-note soloing, but I want to go beyond that too. Email me on here if you want to discuss further.
2007-07-27 14:48:27 · answer #2 · answered by Paul Hxyz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stevie Ray Vaughn, Robin Trower, Frank Marino (Mahogany Rush), and Ernie Isley probably got the same compliments at stages in their careers. Not a bad person to remind someone of. But if it bothers you get into other people like Duane Allman, Jeff Beck, Buddy Guy, Al Dimeola, Eric Clapton, Albert Lee, Jimmy Page, Joe Satriani, Mike Bloomfield, etc.
2007-07-28 12:18:59 · answer #3 · answered by Stratobratster 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Play on brother, The Hendrix sound is a good sound.
2007-07-27 19:46:26 · answer #4 · answered by CrossTwnTraffic 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Play what you enjoy playing the way you enjoy playing it and stop worrying about other peoples' perceptions.
2007-07-27 12:00:45 · answer #5 · answered by axeman06 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋