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“Highly readable. An excellent portrait, probably unbeatable both for its moving depiction of his youth and thrilling rise to fame and for its myth-busting finality.” Los Angeles Times
“Cross has written what he modestly calls ‘a’ biography, one by which all future biographers of the man will have to set their compasses.” Times (London)
“A more intimate portrait than previous biographies. Funny, poignant, provocative, and sometimes disturbing.” Seattle Post-Intelligencer
“A deep and sensitive look at the complex life of the short-lived father of acid rock…[Narrator Lloyd] James’s intensity and emotion make his reading compelling…A beautiful and unforgettable audio biography.” AudioFile
“One of the best biographies to date…Admirably comprehensive and well referenced, this is the Hendrix biography to acquire if you can acquire only one.” Booklist