Born in Seattle, Washington, Hendrix began playing guitar at the age of 15. In 1961, he enlisted in the U.S. Army and trained as a paratrooper in the 101st Airborne Division; he was granted an honorable discharge the following year. Soon afterward, he moved to Clarksville, Tennessee, and began playing gigs on the Chitlin' Circuit, earning a place in the Isley Brothers' backing band and later with Little Richard, with whom he continued to work through mid-1965. He then played with Curtis Knight and the Squires before moving to England in late 1966 after being discovered by Linda Keith, who in turn interested bassist Chas Chandler of the Animals in becoming his first manager. Within months, Hendrix had earned three UK top ten hits with the Jimi Hendrix Experience: "Hey Joe", "Purple Haze", and "The Wind Cries Mary". He achieved fame in the U.S. after his performance at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967, and in 1968 his third and final studio album, Electric Ladyland, reached number one in the U.S.; it was Hendrix's most commercially successful release and his first and only number one album. The world's highest-paid performer, he headlined the Woodstock Festival in 1969 and the Isle of Wight Festival in 1970, before his accidental death from barbiturate-related asphyxia on September 18, 1970, at the age of 27.
Hendrix was inspired musically by American rock and roll and electric blues. He favored overdriven amplifiers with high volume and gain, and was instrumental in utilizing the previously undesirable sounds caused by guitar amplifier feedback. He helped to popularize the use of a wah-wah pedal in mainstream rock, and was the first artist to use stereophonic phasing effects in music recordings. Holly George-Warren of Rolling Stone commented: "Hendrix pioneered the use of the instrument as an electronic sound source. Players before him had experimented with feedback and distortion, but Hendrix turned those effects and others into a controlled, fluid vocabulary every bit as personal as the blues with which he began."
Hendrix was the recipient of several music awards during his lifetime and posthumously. In 1967, readers of Melody Maker voted him the Pop Musician of the Year, and in 1968, Rolling Stone declared him the Performer of the Year. Disc and Music Echo honored him with the World Top Musician of 1969 and in 1970, Guitar Player named him the Rock Guitarist of the Year. The Jimi Hendrix Experience was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992 and the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2005. Rolling Stone ranked the band's three studio albums, Are You Experienced, Axis: Bold as Love, and Electric Ladyland, among the 100 greatest albums of all time, and they ranked Hendrix as the greatest guitarist and the sixth greatest artist of all time.
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Jimi Hendrix Lyrics
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"Buddy Miles is goin' to do something he wrote called 'them changes'"
Well my mind is goin' through them changes
I feel just like I'm in the time
Every time you see me goin' some where
I feel like I'm going out of my mind, yeah
Oh, my baby she left me the other day
Oh, my baby she stepped out on me
And that's the reason why she had to part
It's alright yeah yeah
It's alright
What I say
It's alright
Ooo hooo
Well my mind is goin' through them changes
I think I'm goin' out of my mind
Every time you see me goin' some where
I think I could commit a crime know
She had me runnin'
She had me cryin'
She had me runnin'
She had me had me had me cryin'
She had me runnin'
She had me cryin'
She had me runnin'
Had me cryin'
It's alright yeah yeah
It's alright
Clap your hands
Go clap your hands
Can you clap a little louder
It's alright
It's alright
Everything goin' to be alright
It's alright
It's alright
It's alright
It's alright
It's alright
Yeah
Yeah
Everybody yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah!
Yeah!
Yeah!
Yeah!
Yeah!
Yeah!!!
Yeah!!!
Yeah!!!
Oh no
I want my love
I want my love
I want my love
It's alright
Whaa
It's alright he he
It's alright
Jimi:
"Buddy Miles there"
The lyrics of Jimi Hendrix's "Changes" explore the feeling of being overwhelmed by emotional turmoil after a relationship ends. The song describes the singer's experience of feeling like he is losing his mind and may even become violent in response to the breakup. Though the lyrics are simple and repetitive, the power of Hendrix's guitar and the song's energy convey the intensity of these emotions.
The first verse immediately sets the tone for the song, with the singer declaring "my mind is goin' through them changes." He feels like he's "goin' out of [his] mind" every time he has to go somewhere, indicating a deep sense of anxiety and discomfort. He then reveals that his partner has left him and that they were having "so much fun" before she "stepped out" on him. This sudden betrayal has left the singer reeling and unable to understand what went wrong.
The chorus, which is repeated several times throughout the song, serves as a reassuring mantra. Hendrix declares that "it's alright" and encourages listeners to "clap their hands" and feel the rhythm of the music. When he sings "everything's gonna be alright," it's clear that he is not only trying to convince himself but also the audience. The song ends on a note of desperation, with Hendrix repeating "I want my love" over and over again. Despite the hopeful chorus, he is ultimately unable to shake his turmoil and is left longing for what he has lost.
Line by Line Meaning
Buddy Miles is goin' to do something he wrote called 'them changes'
Jimi announces that Buddy Miles is about to perform a song he wrote named 'them changes'
Well my mind is goin' through them changes
Jimi expresses that he is going through various emotions and experiences
I feel just like I'm in the time
Jimi feels that he is living in turbulent times
Every time you see me goin' some where
Jimi is restless and constantly seeking change
I feel like I'm going out of my mind, yeah
Jimi feels like he is losing his sanity
Oh, my baby she left me the other day
Jimi's partner recently left him
And we were have so much fun yeah, yeah
Jimi and his partner were enjoying each other's company until the breakup
Oh, my baby she stepped out on me
Jimi's partner cheated on him
And that's the reason why she had to part
Jimi's partner's infidelity caused them to break up
It's alright yeah yeah
Despite his troubles, Jimi wants to reassure himself and others that everything will be okay
What I say
Jimi emphasizes the importance of his message
Ooo hooo
Jimi vocalizes his feelings of despair and longing
I think I'm goin' out of my mind
Jimi continues to feel like he is losing his sanity
I think I could commit a crime know
Jimi's emotional state is so fragile that he fears he may act impulsively
She had me runnin'
Jimi's partner had him chasing after her
She had me cryin'
Jimi's partner made him emotional and unhappy
Had me had me had me cryin'
Jimi repeats his emotional turmoil for emphasis
It's alright
Jimi reminds himself that everything will be okay
Clap your hands
Jimi wants the audience to participate and enjoy the music
Go clap your hands
Jimi encourages the audience to be more enthusiastic
Can you clap a little louder
Jimi wants the audience to be even more involved and engaged
Everything goin' to be alright
Jimi affirms that things will be okay eventually
Yeah!
Jimi is excited and wants the audience to be excited too
Everybody yeah
Jimi wants everyone to be happy and joyful
Oh no
Jimi laments his misfortune
I want my love
Jimi desires the love and companionship he has lost
Whaa
Jimi vocalizes his pain and sadness
It's alright he he
Jimi continues to reassure himself that everything will work out
Buddy Miles there
Jimi acknowledges his friend and collaborator Buddy Miles
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Written by: GEORGE BUDDY MILES
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