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Hendrix Was The First Person I Had Come Across Who Seemed Completely Free, And When You're Nine Or 10, Your Life Is Entirely Dominated By Adults. So He Represented This Thing That I Wanted To Be. Hendrix Was The First Person Who Made Me Think It Might Be Good To Be A Singer And A Guitarist - Before That I Wanted To Be A Footballer.

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Hendrix Was The First Person I Had

Robert Smith

Hendrix Was The First Person I Had Come Across Who Seemed Completely Free, And When You're Nine Or 10, Your Life Is Entirely Dominated By Adults. So He Represented This Thing That I Wanted To Be. Hendrix Was The First Person Who Made Me Think It Might Be Good To Be A Singer And A Guitarist - Before That I Wanted To Be A Footballer.

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