I took up violin because my best mate had taken it up, so I did likewise. Noel Redding More Quotes by Noel Redding More Quotes From Noel Redding 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. Noel Redding days-off stars sleep But people are now realising why I was playing bass with Hendrix. Noel Redding hendrix bass people 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! Noel Redding glasses crazy hair At the age of nine, playing the violin at school, and then onto the mandolin. Noel Redding violin age school Hendrix rehearsed different drummers, before we met Mitch Mitchell. Noel Redding hendrix drummer different On Ain't No Telling I came up with the bass solo. Noel Redding bass solo The first band I was in, I think was called The Strangers. I got the sack because I was too small! Noel Redding band firsts thinking 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. Noel Redding broken animal promise Well, I'd had the Fat Mattress earlier as a writing outlet for songs and that. Noel Redding mattresses writing song My lady, Deborah McNaughton is doing a documentary on me. Noel Redding documentaries I'd gone professional when I was about seventeen. Noel Redding seventeen gone I wouldn't know how I would have coped with The Beatles' sort of fame. Noel Redding know-how knows fame I suppose the old natural stuff would be ok, the old mushroom, but I wouldn't advise anyone to do it. Noel Redding mushrooms would-be stuff Keep on playing the Experience! Noel Redding My personal favourite is Jeff Beck. All the others are wonderful as well. Noel Redding well others personal wonderful I was the first guy to join the band with Hendrix. Noel Redding join first band guy Well, the first day we went through three songs, very basically. Noel Redding well through day three It was rehearsing in the studio, at which point they were setting up the sound, and once we'd got the thing together they'd actually record it, without us knowing sometimes! Noel Redding without sound together sometimes The Fat Mattress consisted of people I'd played with before joining the 'Experience and it was put together as a song writing situation. Noel Redding experience together song people
