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.
Satisfaction
Jimi Hendrix Lyrics
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I can't get no satisfaction
'Cause I try and I try and I try and I try
I can't get no, I can't get no
When I'm drivin' in my car
And the man comes on the radio
He's tellin' me more and more
Supposed to drive my imagination
I can't get no, oh no, no, no
Hey, hey, hey, that's what I say
I can't get no satisfaction
I can't get no satisfaction
'Cause I try and I try and I try and I try
I can't get no, I can't get no
When I'm watchin' my TV
And a man comes on and tells me
How white my shirts can be
But he can't be a man 'cause he doesn't smoke
The same cigarettes as me
I can't get no, oh no, no, no
A hey, hey, hey, that's what I say
I can't get no satisfaction
I can't get no girl reaction
'Cause I try and I try and I try and I try
I can't get no, I can't get no
When I'm ridin' round the world
And I'm doin' this and I'm signing that
And I'm tryin' to make some girl
Who tells me baby better come back, maybe next week
'Cause you see I'm on losing streak
I can't get no, oh no, no, no
A hey, hey, hey, that's what I say
I can't get no, I can't get no
I can't get no satisfaction, no satisfaction
No satisfaction, no satisfaction
I can't get no
The song "Satisfaction" by Jimi Hendrix is an anthem of frustration and dissatisfaction with the status quo. It is a powerful commentary on the emptiness and mindlessness of consumer culture, and the difficulty of finding true fulfillment in a world that tries to sell us happiness through superficial means. The singer of the song is constantly bombarded with useless information and false promises of satisfaction, through the media and advertising.
The repetition of the line "I can't get no satisfaction" throughout the song emphasizes the singer's sense of helplessness and desperation in the face of these forces. This is also reflected in the lyrics about driving and watching TV, as these are activities that often leave one feeling empty and restless, despite the promise of entertainment and distraction. Even when the singer is traveling and pursuing his passions, he still feels a sense of frustration and disappointment, as his efforts are met with rejection and failure.
Overall, "Satisfaction" is a powerful critique of the shallow and manipulative nature of consumer culture, and a call to seek deeper meaning and fulfillment in life.
Line by Line Meaning
I can't get no satisfaction
I am unable to feel content or fulfilled
'Cause I try and I try and I try and I try
Despite my efforts and attempts
When I'm drivin' in my car
During the moments when I am driving my car
And the man comes on the radio
When a voice on the radio is heard
He's tellin' me more and more
The information being shared continues to increase
About some useless information
The information has no practical value or relevance to me
Supposed to drive my imagination
Expected to stimulate my creativity
Hey, hey, hey, that's what I say
An expression of frustration and dissatisfaction
When I'm watchin' my TV
During the times that I am watching television
And a man comes on and tells me
When a male voice on TV is speaking
How white my shirts can be
The discussion topic is about the cleanliness and color of shirts
But he can't be a man 'cause he doesn't smoke
The artist questions the masculinity of the person on TV because he doesn't smoke like him
The same cigarettes as me
The cigarettes the singer is smoking are important to his sense of identity and he cannot relate to someone who smokes a different brand
I can't get no girl reaction
I am unable to attract the attention of women or garner their interest
When I'm ridin' round the world
As I travel around the world
And I'm doin' this and I'm signing that
I am busy and constantly occupied
And I'm tryin' to make some girl
When I attempt to impress or get involved with a girl
Who tells me baby better come back, maybe next week
The girl I am interested in shows disinterest and rejects my advances
'Cause you see I'm on losing streak
My attempts at romance have been generally unsuccessful recently
No satisfaction, no satisfaction
A repetition of the lack of contentment or fulfillment
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Abkco Music Inc., Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Keith Richards, Michael Jagger
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Jerrelle Anderson
I love his music
Ron Beck
I'm glad dat Hendrix got 2 do mo than dis kinda reverb drenched, Mr. Microphone stuff.
Tile King
What happened to curtis knight?
Daniel Silk
Damn 2nd comment shi