Wild thing : the short, spellbinding life of Jimi Hendrix /

"Commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of Jimi Hendrix's death, the best-selling author of Shout! delivers a compelling new biography of the legendary guitarist. Celebrated as the most innovative guitarist ever to play, Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970) is renowned for symphonic solos and virtuosi...

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Main Author: Norman, Philip, 1943- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., [2020]
Edition:First edition.
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Table of Contents:
  • Prologue
  • 'He was hearing music but didn't have an instrument to bring it to earth'
  • 'Jimmy was a hippy before anyone knew what a hippy was'
  • 'I still have my guitar and amp and as long as I have that no fool can stop me living'
  • 'Everything's so-so in this big raggedy city of New York'
  • 'I've got just the person for you'
  • 'Quite honestly, Chas...he's almost too good'
  • 'Oh my god, I'm not god any more'
  • 'Go out and buy us a tin of lighter fuel'
  • 'Not on my network'
  • 'From rumor to legend'
  • 'He was a life-saver'
  • Electric ladies
  • 'I'm going to die before I'm thirty'
  • 'Nothing but a band of gypsies'
  • Miles and miles
  • 'Dad, my love...'
  • 'Hey man, lend me your comb'
  • 'Just call me helium'
  • Goodnight sweet black prince'
  • 'A tall black guardian angel in a hat'
  • ''Scuse me while I kiss the pie'
  • Epilogue.