The first band I was in, I think was called The Strangers. I got the sack because I was too small!
Meaning of the quote
When Noel Redding was just starting out as a musician, he was in a band called The Strangers. But he was let go from the band because he was too small. Redding was not tall or big enough to be part of the group, so they had to let him go. Even though he was not the right size, Redding continued to pursue his passion for music and went on to have a successful career as an English musician.
About Noel Redding
Noel Redding was an English rock musician best known as the bass player for the Jimi Hendrix Experience and guitarist/singer for Fat Mattress. After leaving the Experience in 1969, he formed several other bands, including Road and the Noel Redding Band, before largely stepping away from the music industry in the 1980s.
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English rock and roll guitarist (1945-2003)
At the age of nine, playing the violin at school, and then onto the mandolin.
English rock and roll guitarist (1945-2003)
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English rock and roll guitarist (1945-2003)
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English rock and roll guitarist (1945-2003)
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English rock and roll guitarist (1945-2003)
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English rock and roll guitarist (1945-2003)
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English rock and roll guitarist (1945-2003)
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English rock and roll guitarist (1945-2003)
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English rock and roll guitarist (1945-2003)
The first band I was in, I think was called The Strangers. I got the sack because I was too small!
English rock and roll guitarist (1945-2003)
I was the first guy to join the band with Hendrix.
English rock and roll guitarist (1945-2003)
Well, I’d had the Fat Mattress earlier as a writing outlet for songs and that.
English rock and roll guitarist (1945-2003)