He tells Rolling Stone: "Jimi was leaning against the studio window with his hat with a feather on it, a cigarette hanging out of his mouth, and his Strat at absolute roaring volume, just wailing. It was incredible. Surrealistic.

"Once he stopped playing we talked a little bit. He was very soft and shy. I walked out of the studio and Hendrix's drummer Mitch Mitchell was there, and there was a right-handed guitar.