Roger Daltrey, After mistreating the Rolling Stones puts Jimi Hendrix in his sights

By editorial board on December 24, 2021

The Who's Roger Daltrey accused Jimi Hendrix of stealing Pete Townshend's act

With Jimi, I didn’t have any envy. I never had any sense that I could ever come close. I remember feeling quite sorry for Eric, who thought that he might actually be able to emulate Jimi. (Pete Townshend)

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When Jimi Hendrix made his swaggering arrival onto the London scene in the late 1960s, he soon became the centre of attention and had all eyes firmly locked on his every move. While The Who’s Roger Daltrey recognised his talent, he also felt a sense of suspicion that Hendrix’s schtick wasn’t entirely original. (faroutmagazine)

The dynamic live shows both artists would put together at every venue they traipsed through gained them almost mythical status. However, Daltrey wasn’t convinced that Hendrix was the pioneering innovator that he gets credit for. Additionally, the singer also speculated about the influence Hendrix took from his bandmate, Pete Townshend, who undoubtedly helped reinvent the wheel when it came to showmanship. However, Daltrey also understands that this is the way music works, and even Townshend, in all likelihood, borrowed his gimmick from elsewhere.

In fact, Pete always said he got it from Keith RIchards, after watching a Stones show in the 1960s. Pete went to Keith and asked him, "Can I do your move you used in the ending too?" "What a move," replied Keith, "The one with the windmill."
"I don't remember, said Keith, do what you want."

 

Jimi [Hendrix] stole Pete’s stage act completely, which incidentally, I think he did.”

Daltrey added: “But there again, I’m sure Jimi had seen Buddy Guy previously, as I am sure Pete had seen Buddy Guy, and embellished it. So I take my hat off to Buddy Guy and he deserves the accolade and I just love him.”

“It was at Blazes, the nightclub in London. He was pretty amazing. Now I think you have to have seen Jimi Hendrix to understand what he was really about.

 

“He was a wonderful player,” Townshend recalled. “He wasn’t a great singer but he had a beautiful voice. A smokey voice, a really sexy voice… When you saw him in the live arena he was like a shaman. It’s the only word I can use. I don’t know if it’s the right term. Light seemed to come out of him. He would walk onstage and suddenly he would explode into light. He was very graceful.”

Pete Twonshend recalls : I met Paul McCartney and his girlfriend, surprisingly beautiful, the actress Jane Asher to the Indica Bookshop. Georgen Harrison came a little ‘later with his girlfriend Pattie Boyd. I met Paul back to the Bag O ‘Nails Soho where Jimi Hendrix was celebrating his return to the city.

I met Paul McCartney and his girlfriend, surprisingly beautiful, the actress Jane Asher to the Indica Bookshop. Georgen Harrison came a little ‘later with his girlfriend Pattie Boyd. I met Paul back to the Bag O ‘Nails Soho where Jimi Hendrix was celebrating his return to the city.

 Mick Jagger was there with Marianne Faithfull He stood for a while ‘then he went recklessly leaving alone Marianne Faithful, his girlfriend at the time. At the end of shocking performances Jimi came over and as they danced, it was clear that Marianne had fallen victim of the shaman sparks, when Mick returned to resume it is certainly asked what they were combining the two. Jimi eventually broke the tension, he kissed on hands Marianne and apologizing joined Paul and me. Mal Evans, the Beatles’ roadie, said “They exchanged phone numbers, Pete.”

He stood for a while ‘then he went recklessly leaving alone Marianne Faithful, his girlfriend at the time. At the end of shocking performances Jimi came over and as they danced, it was clear that Marianne had fallen victim of the shaman sparks, when Mick returned to resume it is certainly asked what they were combining the two. Jimi eventually broke the tension, he kissed on hands Marianne and apologizing joined Paul and me. Mal Evans, the Beatles’ roadie, said “They exchanged phone numbers, Pete.”

 

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