George Harrison and Jimi Hendrix Had the Same Views of Fame: 'They Get Fat and Satisfied'

George Harrison and Jimi Hendrix never officially met, but they had similar views on fame. They were two of the most famous musicians in the 1960s, George with The Beatles and Hendrix with The Jimi Hendrix Experience. However, neither of them could be bothered with fame. All they cared about was their music.

George Harrison in denim in 1967 and Jimi Hendrix in velvet in 1966.

During an interview on The Dick Cavett Show, Hendrix revealed what he thought of fame. Cavett asked him what kind of compliments he liked to hear. Hendrix said he didn’t like compliments.

“I don’t know, I don’t really live on compliments,” Hendrix said. “Matter of fact, it has a way of distracting me. A whole lot of other musicians and artists out there today, you know they hear these compliments, they say, ‘Wow, I must have been really great.’

Source: cheatsheet.com

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