AEROSMITH's Brad Whitford - "It Was Like A Door Opened When JIMI HENDRIX Came Along And Created This New Avenue That I Just Somehow Had To Be Part Of"
November 14, 2010, 14 years ago
Gary Graff from Macombdaily.com spoke with AEROSMITH's Brad Whitford who's currently taking part in the EXPERIENCE HENDRIX TOUR.
“He had such a profound effect ... and still does to this day,” Whitford remarks about JIMI HENDRIX' long-lasting appeal. “It’s something we’ll be talking about until we’re 6 feet under. The body of work that he did in such a short period ... I think it’s astounding that he was able to do that and leave this incredible, lasting impression. It’s hard to grasp it all.”Whitford became a Hendrix convert when the first Jimi Hendrix Experience album, Are You Experienced? was released in 1967 - after the Seattle-born guitarist had done his stints as a sideman and then moved to England, where he established his reputation. Seeing the trio perform at the Boston Gardens, however, cemented Whitford’s devotion.
“It just really changed the way I thought about music and about guitar and about even what kind of guitar I was gonna play and what kind of amplifiers I was gonna use,” he recalls. “It opened up a new way of thinking about music. It was like a door opened when he came along and created this new avenue that I just somehow had to be part of.”Read the entire article here.
