Joey Santiago

American guitarist

  1. I will never forget how to play Purple Haze. And such a cool chord, too. That chord that he has, I think people call it the Hendrix chord. And that's always an Easter egg in every Pixies record.
    Joey Santiago · Bullseye with Jesse Thorn · Pixies' Joey Santiago on the Hendrix song that changed his life · 2026-06-05
  2. What struck me about this song was the otherworldly sounds he was getting. It truly inspired me. I didn't want to do anything like bluesy. I wanted to do all that weirdness.
    Joey Santiago · Bullseye with Jesse Thorn · Pixies' Joey Santiago on the Hendrix song that changed his life · 2026-06-05
  3. It's a guitar solo. My fingers are never gonna touch this guitar. I'm just letting the feedback go. This is like my introduction to feedback.
    Joey Santiago · Bullseye with Jesse Thorn · Pixies' Joey Santiago on the Hendrix song that changed his life · 2026-06-05