When veteran music journalist Philip Norman turns his attention to a musician, the word “definitive” is not an understatement. For while many of his subjects are themselves subjects of dozens—even ...

Cross (Heavier than Heaven: A Biography of Kurt Cobain) turns his thoughtful eye toward another Seattle music icon, Jimi Hendrix (1942–1970). With a storyteller's eye, he captures Hendrix's difficult, ...

James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix, November 27, 1942 – September 18, 1970) was an American guitarist and singer-songwriter. He is widely considered to be the greatest electric ...

One of rock and roll’s most influential artists, Jimi Hendrix, left a staggering mark on the genre within a short time frame. The famed guitarist’s debut album, Are You Experienced, was released in ...

The legend of Jimi Hendrix is soaked with extreme tales of brainrocking acid trips that produced songs like “Purple Haze,” as well as drug horror stories that paint Jimi as an unrepentant junkie. In ...

“Jimi Hendrix led a very dignified life, a very full life.” “Room Full of Mirrors” is Cross’s fifth book, following his critically acclaimed bestseller “Heavier Than Heaven: A Biography of Kurt Cobain ...

On top of writing songs, playing guitar, and singing on his records, Jimi Hendrix was obsessive about the technical aspects of recording sessions. Any Hendrix biography that digs into his studio work ...

With the exception of James Dean, who made only three films, there might be no pop-culture icon who has done more with less than the late Jimi Hendrix. The ultimate guitar hero released just three ...

Charles R. Cross, the celebrated Seattle music writer who penned books on Nirvana and Jimi Hendrix, and was editor of influential Pacific Northwest magazine The ...