Jimi Hendrix: The Intimate Story of a Betrayed Musical Legend

Jimi Hendrix: makes me cry!

I am a big Hendrix fan, and my friend got me this book for the past christmas. I began reading it and i couldn't put it down! It is incredibly touching to read all of the painful, heart-crushing moments he went through, as a child and adult. This book was written by Sharon Lawrence, a close and dear friend of Jimi. He told her of these moments, and she seemed to be one of the few people that he felt he could trust, and who didn't want to cheat him out of money. As a child, young Jimmy (he changed his name to Jimi later on), he had a young mother of 17, and his father was 22. After his father went to the army, his mother had an affair, and wanted a divorce. Jimi and his two younger brothers were in custody of their father, but stayed with so many relatives day to day, he was often confused about who was 'in charge'. He and his brothers were physically, verbally, and mentally abused, malnurished, and dressed in rags. When Jimi and guitar married, it was his revelation. Nothing else could have saved him, created an escape such as this. He pursued the life of a musician. Even after he made it big, his life was still a twisting, tortuous one filled wth financial, relationship, and numerous other stresses. Peopl ejust wanted to cheat him and take advantage of his shy and polite personality. He was also framed for posession of heroin, causing an arrest in Canada, where he was released by bail. Lawrence's vivid portrayal of his life, public and personal, is an amazing and touching work for me. I recommend this bookj for anyone who cares to listen to this musical genius' struggling and against-all-odds times.

I am now a fan...

of Jimi because of this book. I can't get enough of him after this reading. I am utterly disgusted by the actions of the Hendrix 'family', and felt betrayed by the family with their actions and lying over the next years after his death left me destroyed for a figure I had come to truly love through this book by Ms. Lawerence. This is an excellent starter to my study, anyones study really, of this legendary man.

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