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Anonymous says on 12/May/08
thanks Dad, I'll keep that in mind. If you followed this page, you'd notice that Glenn has said probably ten times that he has friends who met him many many times and said he was 5'9ish. Sounds like the guy in the Army wasn't too far off huh buddy? DandyRandy says on 11/May/08
Maybe you should re-read what I said eh?
Believe what you want, man. I don't care. Like I said before... "never take anything you hear/read... NO MATTER THE SOURCE... to be the complete, and definitive truth" This would include the link I posted as well. BTW The person who checks the height in the army does like, how many people a day? You don't think that they make mistakes every once in a while?
I don't know his height. I'm not arguing that he's taller or shorter than whats listed here. I'd guess he's probably between 5ft 9in to 5ft 11in. Don't believe everything you hear/read, otherwise we'll become a nation of "information regurgitators."
Anonymous says on 11/May/08
So the military height listing could be incorrect but "his" myspace page could be right? give me a break. DandyRandy says on 9/May/08
Some food for thought... Hendrix's myspace page has him listed at 187cm. I think this is a little high though.
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Could be right, could be wrong. What I've come to learn over the years, is to never take anything you hear/read... NO MATTER THE SOURCE... to be the complete, and definitive truth, unless you happen to witness it with your own eyes. Davey says on 7/May/08
lol glenn Rinkydick says on 7/May/08
Well the Afro fooled me!! Holy hell, I would have thought he was way over 6ft0 glenn says on 6/May/08
i dont give a fuk what anyone says.i have friends who saw he guy all the time.they say 5-9,5-10. Anonymous says on 6/May/08
Al says on 6/May/08
I still say he's 6', or at least really damn close. Boots be damned. Even in the Woodstock footage where he's wearing moccasins, and sporting his not so big afro, he looks to be about 6' sloucher. Parents height has nothing to do with it either. My dad is 5'6" and my mom is 5'4" and I'm 6'2", and my brother is 6'.I don't think you guys realize how much of a sloucher he is, or how much a sloucher CAN slouch. One of my buddies slouches, and it makes him lose almost 3" of his regular, back straightened height. I slouch as well, and people always say I'm 6' until I straighten up. I'm not trying to argue, I'm just saying slouching plays a huge factor.
dude, he was flat out measured at 5'10 in the Army. This has been documented multiple times. Unless he was measured by a chimp who doesn't know how to properly use a tape measure, he was 5'10, not 6'. Al says on 6/May/08
I still say he's 6', or at least really damn close. Boots be damned. Even in the Woodstock footage where he's wearing moccasins, and sporting his not so big afro, he looks to be about 6' sloucher. Parents height has nothing to do with it either. My dad is 5'6" and my mom is 5'4" and I'm 6'2", and my brother is 6'.I don't think you guys realize how much of a sloucher he is, or how much a sloucher CAN slouch. One of my buddies slouches, and it makes him lose almost 3" of his regular, back straightened height. I slouch as well, and people always say I'm 6' until I straighten up. I'm not trying to argue, I'm just saying slouching plays a huge factor. Jick says on 5/May/08
People just can't believe this legend is only of average proportions. Sort of funny actually! Anonymous says on 5/May/08
He is not exactly short at 5'10"....maybe 5'10"1/2.....decent height Dave C says on 4/May/08
Jimi also had remarkably large hands. I think people mistook him as being taller because of the way his hands wrapped around the guitar. Davey says on 3/May/08
forr some reason some 5`10 actually look big to me. Daniel says on 2/May/08
Yes, I would have sworn that too, miles, but I have to believe what it's been said here, cause the same happened with most rock musicians I thought were taller. miles smiles says on 1/May/08
It blows my mind that Jimi was about the same height as Rob Lowe, or barely taller than Robert Downey Jr. When you watch Woodstock, the Band of Gypsies concerts, Isle of Wight, Live in Berkeley, Rainbow Bridge, etc....you would swear you're looking at a six footer, at least. glenn says on 30/Apr/08
carmine is 6ft.their heights our on the back of the 2nd album.i just recently bumped into vince again.so youll see the pic soon.does look alot shorter that 5-6.i think.i have to look at it again.but he was 5-6 in 1990. Daniel says on 30/Apr/08
Thanks Glenn, I thought he was even shorter, cause he looked so. The other VF members towered him, they all should have been 5'11''+. Anonymous says on 30/Apr/08
Jimi was thin and long limbed and with his hair this made him look about 6'6'' I guess. But he wasn't a big man physically although he had enormous presence. glenn says on 29/Apr/08
i knew vince.he is listed at 5-6 in the old days.he is about 5-5 now.when i first met him 20 years ago 5-6 seemed about right. Daniel says on 29/Apr/08
Any clue about guitar player Vince Martell from Vanilla Fudge? He looks very tiny in footage and photograhs, so I'd say 5'3'' or 5'4'', but not sure of that. glenn says on 29/Apr/08
his dad was 5-4 when i got him.and ron wood is a legit 5-10.5.i saw him in converse look that recently,and look 5-9 the next day in casuals with bad posture. Anonymous says on 29/Apr/08
Yeah Miles smiles, his dad was on the short side. I believe I read 5'6. Schnouzer Breath says on 29/Apr/08
i'm with glenn that he was in the 5-9 range. dead giveaway is looking at his guitar in proportion to his body/height; in relation to that he doesn't appear above avg. height. i'd peg him right around Ronnie wood's heighth (5-9ish) remember he wore boot's a lot so figure that when you see him next to Townshend (6 ft.), etc. and he appers taller, he's really not. Davey says on 29/Apr/08
When you think about it alot of guys who are 5`10 can pass for 5`11 to 6 foot with normal foot wear. glenn says on 29/Apr/08
lenny kravitz is a perfect comparison.i heard 5-9 claims for jimi too. miles smiles says on 28/Apr/08
From photos and videos, Jimi is the tallest looking 5-10 I've ever seen, but I believe it. Both Noel and Mitch were quite short, and Jimi was very thin, exaggerated by his super thin-cut psychedelic sixties threads. Besides the boots, there's the impressive fro factor that gives added height illusion. Jimi's dad, Al, was quite short, so I can believe the 5-10 listing. If I had to guess, I would have thought he was a strong 5-11, though. Anonymous says on 28/Apr/08
Yeah, exactly. Although to his credit, I never heard of Jimi claiming anything more than his 5'10". Does anyone know how the height in the military works, I mean when it's said that the military measured him at 5'10, is that rounded? Could he be 5'9.5? Or maybe 5'10.75 and they just called it 5'10 because he wasn't quite 5'11? I wonder about that with Elvis too. anonymous says on 28/Apr/08
so many of the rock stars in the 60's and 70's were slim and wore the high heeled boots that were in fashion making everyone look long and lean. this leads to a lot of over estimated heights. or at least people giving their heights with the heeled boots on. those heels gave more height than any of stallones or cruises best lifts! Anonymous says on 28/Apr/08
Glenn is 100% correct. I have the book where it mentions his height as 5'10 quite a few times. There's a quote about his slim build and impossibly wide shoulders, making him appear 6+, but was 5'10. I'll look it up and post it. ronan says on 28/Apr/08
he was a big sloucher. he looked tall because he was skinny but i heard-read somewhere he was only 5-9. i think lenny kravitz said he wouldnt fit on jimis pants glenn says on 28/Apr/08
i met elp.one of the guys i thought was shorter than me.cant remember the other 2. average and taller than me.have to dig up the pics.why do people not realise that jimi wore platform heels alot? if they are fans they should know that.brian jones was also in the 5-5 range.that equals 5-10.after i just explained i had solid evidence,and he was mentioned at 5-10 in a book,people still insist. Al says on 28/Apr/08
I believe he's 6ft tall. I don't think I've ever seen a picture of him where he's not slouching, or hunched. Had he been standing back straight I think he would have looked a solid 6 feet. You're right finn, his hands were gigantic for his height... I swear his hands could fit a person who is 6' 7" easily. He also hand pretty long arms for his size. I think he also had Madelung wrist deformity. I remember reasing that somewhere but can't remember the link anymore. Daniel says on 27/Apr/08
And Rob, it would be nice of you to add more musicians of the 60s and 70s era, like Alvin Lee and all the guys from Ten Years After, Rory Gallagher, Johnny Winter, John Mayall, etc. Also the blues masters like Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Howlin' Wolf and so on... Daniel says on 27/Apr/08
Good addition, Rob! I also thought the man was taller, like 6ft, so I'm kind of shocked with the 5'8'' - 5'10'' claims. I once saw a photo of Jimi next to Brian Jones and Jimi absolutely towered the stone guy, by like 6 inches. Was he a very high-heeled boots wearer then? glenn says on 27/Apr/08
oh,so that was a myth that this page was up and taken down.someone mistakenly spread.i was even believing i saw it!
[Editor Rob: there's a few that may have been deleted over 4 years, mainly if I had problems with the server and was recreating the database from a backup, then some names might go awol. But not Jimi as far as I remember, he'd been asked quite a few times.] GF says on 27/Apr/08
At the end of his life, Jimi Hendrix in 1970 was planning on joining ELP. Any idea how tall Emerson, Lake & Palmer. I know Greg Lake said he was a little over 6' though he seems taller. Finn says on 27/Apr/08
I always thought he was like over 190cm! Because I heard he had hands big as frying pan so he could play more agile. Anonymous says on 27/Apr/08
Sweet! My favorite musician of all time. thanks for adding him Rob. glenn says on 27/Apr/08
what was the the big holdup or mystery with this page rob? some say this page was here and taken down.
[Editor Rob: there was never a Hendrix page, but he finally got added. Better late than never, I wanted to see where the 5ft 10 was, someone mentioned it before but never said which book.] glenn says on 27/Apr/08
6ft is garbage.my friends and peers met and knew him.not too mention watched him play and jammed with him.they all say around my height or 5-9.ill settle for 5-10 which ive read for years. Hooper says on 26/Apr/08
Total garbage. He's 6'. thekiddd says on 26/Apr/08
Most sources claim 5'11" but 5'10" is probably more like it. Davey says on 26/Apr/08
Cool.I didnt know this guys height.I always thought he was around 6 foot. |