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When we go to play, you flip around and flash around and everything, and then theyre not gonna see nothin but what their
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"When we go to play, you flip around and flash around and everything, and then they're not gonna see nothin' but what their eyes see. Forget about their ears"

- Jimi Hendrix

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This quote by Jimi Hendrix is referring to the power of performance. He is suggesting that when you are performing, you must place on a show that is aesthetically stimulating. You need to move and be energetic, so that the audience will be mesmerized by what they see. He is also recommending that the audience should not be focused on what they hear, however rather what they see. He is emphasizing the importance of placing on a show that is aesthetically attractive, as this will be more remarkable for the audience. He is recommending that the audience needs to be captivated by the performance, and that the music must be secondary. This quote is a suggestion that performance has to do with more than just the music, and that the appearance of a performance is simply as essential.

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Jimi Hendrix This quote is written / told by Jimi Hendrix between November 27, 1942 and September 18, 1970. He was a famous Musician from USA. The author also have 47 other quotes.

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