Jimi Hendrix The Intimate Story of a Betrayed Musical Legend

From the Publisher : The definitive account of Jimi Hendrix's inspiring and tragic life-from one of his dearest friends and most-valued confidants. A young black man who captivated whites in the segregated sixties, Jimi Hendrix radiated genius and personality when he picked up a guitar. His fans admired him, loved and worshipped him-and still do. 2005 marks the 25th anniversary of his death. Jimi Hendrix: The Man, the Magic, the Truth is not just about looking at the rock legend that died at the age of 27. Rather, the book takes the reader inside his life, his death and its amazing aftermath. It is both a bio and a serious investigation. Jimi Hendrix: The Man, the Magic, the Truth will tell and show what really happened to Jimi Hendrix in his life and his tragically early death with rare, never-before-seen material including unpublished conversations, legal documents and insights from more than fifty fresh, pertinent sources who have previously kept their silence. The book will correct false information, illuminate key truths and supply facts that have been previously withheld from the public. Sharon Lawrence met Jimi Hendrix in 1968 soon after becoming a young reporter. They hit it off and gradually she became a trusted friend, compassionate confidante and sounding board for Hendrix, whose fast fame found him disillusioned and overwhelmed with business and personal problems he could not have imagined in his worst nightmares. For three years Jimi discussed with Lawrence, at length, his music, his past, his family, his business concerns, his fellow musicians, his worries over The Experience, and his creative dreams for the future during intense, sometimes humor-filled, conversations. Lawrence was present in Jimi's last year of life and talked extensively with him in the days before his death on September 18, 1970, and has waited a long time to tell what she knows about Jimi Hendrix. She is the one and only person to tell the startling truths behind the remarkable life of one of rock n' roll's greatest legends.