Noel Redding quotes

Noel Redding was an English musician and songwriter, best recognized as the bassist for the Jimi Hendrix Experience. His energetic playing and unique style contributed significantly to the band’s legendary sound. He also performed with other groups and pursued a solo career after leaving the Experience. Here are 15 of his quotes:

Hendrix rehearsed different drummers, before we met Mitch Mitchell. (Noel Redding)
I took up violin because my best mate had taken it up, so I did likewise. View quote
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Everybody was starting to grow long hair and wear pink suits and purple glasses and stuff and then, I suppose, some people thought we were crazy, but we weren't really crazy because we're all still here! View quote
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I suppose the old natural stuff would be ok, the old mushroom, but I wouldn't advise anyone to do it. View quote
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My lady, Deborah McNaughton is doing a documentary on me. View quote
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The first band I was in, I think was called The Strangers. I got the sack because I was too small! View quote
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At the age of nine, playing the violin at school, and then onto the mandolin. View quote
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We had no sleep or days off or anything like that and then, when the band became big, Hendrix became a star and looked down at us lot. View quote
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I came to join the Experience by going for an audition for Eric Burdon who was just forming the New Animals at that point, after the original Animals had broken up. View quote
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I'd gone professional when I was about seventeen. View quote
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But people are now realising why I was playing bass with Hendrix. (Noel Redding)
The Fat Mattress consisted of people I'd played with before joining the 'Experience and it was put together as a song writing situation. View quote
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Well, I'd had the Fat Mattress earlier as a writing outlet for songs and that. View quote
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I wouldn't know how I would have coped with The Beatles' sort of fame. View quote
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On Ain't No Telling I came up with the bass solo. View quote
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Noel Redding

Occupation: English Musician
Born: December 25, 1945
Died: May 11, 2003
Quotes count: 15