@BF, if you're trying to say that there are rock musicians who are entirely self contained, without any influences whatsoever, I can't agree with that unless I can be shown otherwise. And it's perfectly fine if Hendrix doesn't float your boat. But somewhere along the evolution of rock music, you won't find many players who's influences don't at least indirectly include JH. It's not insulting anyone for developing their own style, influence isn't automatically emulation.
