Room Full of Mirrors by Charles R Cross

Room Full of Mirrors by Charles R Cross

For many, the name Jimi Hendrix conjures up a larger-than-life image of the man who set fire to guitars, women's hearts, and the status quo. In this groundbreaking account, music journalist Charles R. Cross takes a far deeper look. Beyond Hendrix's legendary onstage and offstage magnetism and his excessive lifestyle was a man who struggled to accept his role as an idol and privately craved the kind of normal family life he never had. Based on more than three hundred interviews and never-before-seen private documents, this book recounts the entire arc of Hendrix's life, from his troubled childhood and struggle with racial prejudice to his rapid ascent in swinging London to headlining Woodstock in 1969, with his death a year later. As colorful and large as the decade of the sixties, this biography gives the real Hendrix the immortality he deserves.

Charles R. is a well-known author. Cross is the author of nine novels, including Heavier Than Heaven: Kurt Cobain's Biography, which was a New York Times bestseller, won the 2002 ASCAP Award for Best Biography, and was hailed by the Los Angeles Times as one of the most poignant and revealing books ever written about a rock artist. He is also the coauthor of the New York Times bestseller Kicking & Dreaming: A Tale of Heart, Soul, and Rock & Roll, with Ann and Nancy Wilson, and the author of the New York Times bestseller Room Full of Mirrors: The Biography of Jimi Hendrix. He is a resident of Seattle, Washington.

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ISBN 13	9781401300289
ISBN 10	1401300286
Title	Room Full of Mirrors
Author	Charles R Cross
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Hyperion
Year published	2005-08-03
Number of pages	400
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