Room Full of Mirrors: A Biography of Jimi Hendrix - Softcover

Groundbreaking * New York Times Book Review * Cross's portrayal of a shy but prodigiously gifted child is a joy to read. * Observer * A superbly researched and harrowing book. * The Sunday Times * Wins immediate entry into the rock lit pantheon. Five stars. * Q Magazine * Cross's research is impeccable... he writes with a fine mixture of sympathy and sense, weeding the myth of all its lies and exaggerations but never minimising the complexity of his subject. * Lynn Barber, Daily Telegraph * One of the most moving and revealing books ever written about a rock star. * Los Angeles Times * For HEAVIER THAN HEAVEN: 'Hendrix emerges from this superb biography as not only a big old sexy genius, but as a funny, sensitive, and very naughty boy.' * Sunday Telegraph * ''Charles R Cross has got as close to the truth as anyone yet in his exhaustive and ground-breaking account of the life of the greatest guitarist in the history of rock.' * Guardian * 'meticulously researched' * Mojo *

Jimi Hendrix continues to fascinate, and sell huge quantities of albums, even 35 years after his death. Quite apart from his influence on musicians and fans, a large part of the appeal of his sensational life story lies in the thrill of the era whose values he came to stand for. The Sixties still exert a massive pull over pop culture and this is genuinely a book for anyone interested, not only in Hendrix but also in anything to do with the pop culture of the last 40 years. Meticulously researched and sensitively and beautifully written, this is a labour of love that reveals the nuances, foibles and tragedies of the human being behind the iconic image. This is the sweeping, authoritative and colourful biography that Jimi Hendrix deserves and that his legions of fans, young and old have been waiting for.