“I put my arm up to take the blow. I nearly passed out from the pain, but imagine if it had landed on Gerry's skull? We managed to get inside the car. Jimi kept looking at me because he saw me take the blow. He just said to me, 'Are you OK, Eric? Are you OK?' He kept asking me if I was OK. That's just the kind of man he was. And... that was the last thing he ever said to me.”

Eric Barrett · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-30

Eric Barrett recounted shielding Gerry Stickells from a blow and Jimi Hendrix's reaction afterward.