|
On the 35th anniversary of his death
comes the definitive biography of rock ’n’ roll
legend Jimi Hendrix—by the New York Times bestselling
author Charles R. Cross.
Coinciding with the 35th anniversary of
Jimi Hendrix’s tragic death in 1970, Room Full of
Mirrors is the definitive biography of rock ’n’
roll’s greatest guitarist. Meticulously researched and
based on more than 300 interviews with those who knew him
best—more than half of whom have never spoken
about him before—this landmark book recounts
the entire arc of Hendrix’s life, from his troubled
childhood in Seattle’s projects and the early loss of
his mother to his struggles against racial prejudice as a
young musician and his rapid ascent to the top amidst the
swinging London scene, and finally to the apex of his career
headlining Woodstock in 1969, with his death occurring a year
later.
This is a book as colorful and large as
the decade of the sixties. It is the story of an outrageous
life—with legendary tales of sex, drugs, and
excess—but it also reveals a man who struggled
to accept his role as an idol and who privately craved the
kind of normal family life he never had. Using never-before-seen
documents and private letters, Room Full of Mirrors
unlocks the vast mystery of one of rock’s most enduring
legends.
Charles R. Cross, author of the
New York Times bestseller Heavier Than Heaven: A
Biography of Kurt Cobain and three previous books, was
editor of The Rocket, the Northwest music and entertainment
magazine, from 1986 through 2000. He writes for numerous newspapers
and magazines.
|
