https://www.musicradar.com/artists/guitarists/it-blew-me-away-so-badly-i-remember-thinking-to-myself-either-i-have-to-give-up-guitar-playing-or-really-take-this-a-bit-more-seriously-brian-may-says-that-hearing-jimi-hendrix-made-him-question-whether-he-should-be-a-guitar-playerMusicRadaren“It blew me away so badly I remember thinking to myself, ‘Either I have to give up guitar playing or really take this a bit more seriously’”: Brian May says that hearing Jimi Hendrix made him question whether he should be a guitar player2026-09-25T12:36:11Zhttps://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/i96rXUrmrwX58ZRQQ4siBV.jpghttps://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/samples/want-to-sound-like-the-prodigy-download-this-free-pack-of-prodigy-style-samplesMusicRadarenWant to sound like The Prodigy? 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