Paul McCartney Recalls When Jimi Hendrix Gave Him One of the 'Great Honors' of His Career

Paul McCartney and Jimi Hendrix were two rock legends born in different parts of the world. The two had tremendous respect for one another, and McCartney recalls witnessing a Hendrix moment that he declared one of the “great honors” of his career. 

In 1967, The Beatles released the album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. The album was tremendously successful, reaching No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Charts and the official charts in the U.K. Apparently, the album immediately impacted Hendrix as he decided to cover the album’s title track. 

The concert took place at the Savile Theatre, and Paul McCartney and George Harrison were in attendance to witness this new guitar god. Hendrix wasn’t aware they were in attendance, but he opened the concert with a performance of the title track just three days after Sgt. Pepper’s release. 
In an interview with Stephen Colbert (shared by Far Out), McCartney reflected on the first time he witnessed the guitar wizardry of Hendrix. The former Beatle said he wasn’t expecting the guitarist to open with Sgt. Pepper’s since it had just been released. However, it was the “ultimate compliment” that it had already had an impact. 

Source: Ross Tanenbaum/cheatsheet.com

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