Question about Jimi Hendrix?

Of course he did. Every great artist has a big ego. I don't care who they are.

Edit: Haha yeah I've seen this footage before, I'm a massive Bob Dylan fan. Good to see that you are a fan too :)

Hendrix was a very humble guy, and was visibly uncomfortable when people would praise him (just check out his interview on the Dick Cavett show). He would also quite readily cite the players whom he stole his licks from (most notably Albert King), and often sang the praises of other players as a response to people calling him "the best". One such player he had an admiration for was a young Billy Gibbons, whom Hendrix befriended back when Billy was in the band Moving Sidwalks.

In my experience, the best musicians share that same humble attitude. The better you are, the more you realize you have to learn.

nah, he was always great,

he knew he was great,

but time made him a legend

Maybe?

he didn't really have anyone to compare himself to