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| Beck Felt Threatened By Hendrix's Talents Guitar legend Jeff Beck had to re-evaluate his sound and style after atte nding a Jimi Hendrix gig - insisting the Purple Haze icon left him feelin g inadequate. Along with Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page, Beck is hailed as one of the mo st influential guitarists to come out of the U.K. But he admits he was blown away by the musical talents of Hendrix, and confesses that the late American's style hit him like "an earthquake". Beck tells Britain's Daily Telegraph, "The things I noticed when I saw him was not only his amazing blues but his physical assault on the guitar .. His actions were all of one accord, an explosive package. Me, Eric and Jimmy, we were cursed because we were from Surrey (England). We all looke d like we'd walked out of a Burton's (U.K. retailer) shop window. There w as Jimi with his military jacket, his hair about 14 feet in the air, play ing with his teeth. We would have loved to have done that. "He hit me like an earthquake when he arrived. I had to think long and hard about what I did next. The wounds were quite deep, actually, and I h ad to lick them on my own. I was constantly looking for other things to d o on the guitar, new places to take it." write your comments about the article :: © 2010 Jazz News :: home page |