The Who album Pete Townshend said wouldn’t exist without Jimi Hendrix: “I decided it was worth trying”
As The Who guitarist Pete Townshend once explained it, "When you saw [Jimi Hendrix] in the live arena he was like a shaman." He considered him the greatest.
Alex Lifeson recalls the thrill of meeting his guitar hero, Jimmy Page
Lifeson also weighed in on Pete Townshend's influence on his rhythm playing and writing, and the guitar talents of Michael Schenker, Steve Morse and Eric Johnson ...