Originally posted by hrckid
Did you ever here anything that Jimi Hendrix played out of tune or badly even? Half the stuff he played was played really crappy. Bet you rate him as one of the best guitarists ever don't you. If Jimi can play crappy and be revered then so can Kirk. I'll bet Kirk has inspired as many guys to pick up a guitar as Jimi has anyway.If not, more. The guys a living legend.

thats why i dont think Hendrix was the best either.
You wanna talk about people who inspired others to play?
We have mr. Cobain on one of the first places..
conclusion: Yeah this is right kirk did inspire many people to play, but it doesnt make him good. He is just another lead guitar player. There are thousands of them, and they are all the same. One of them can play faster, and the other has better feel, but by the end only one player from 100,000 is a real genious, and kirk is simply not.