Starting At Zero: His Own Story
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| Rating | : | 4.93 (921 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1408842149 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-07-17 |
| Language | : | English |
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To his amazement, he found liberation in England. Hendrix remembers his lonely Seattle childhood and his Indian grandmother’s poverty-stricken reservation. --Donna Seaman . Here is Hendrix unmediated in his caustic wit, anger over prejudice, and belief in the freeing power of the imagination. He hated school, the army, and as a self-taught, hungry, itinerant sideman, the militaristic rule of Little Richard. Always ahead of the curve, Hendrix wryly pondered death: When I die, just keep on playing the records. From Booklist Hendrix’s revolutionary music remains p
"The Real Jimi" according to Michael B.. Very informative. It was all Jimi's comments nobody interupting his words. Got chance to here who the real Jimi was as a person.. Three Stars Franck C. Alright. A moving insight into Jimi's headspace I have watched and read many books and documentaries about Jimi Hendrix. I have heard countless people offer their opinions and observations about him but, only by reading this book, did I get a sense of his internal life -- his unwavering devotion to music, his belief that music was a vehicle for social, political and spiritual change, his Electric Church. It's one thing to be told by a former girlfriend or band member that "Jimi was trying to change directions" but it's a far richer experience to stay with Jimi as he remained true to his vision in the face of pressures
It took just four years in the spotlight for Jimi Hendrix to become an international cultural icon. The result is an intimate, funny and poetic memoir - one that tells, for the first time, Jimi's own story as only he could tell it.. The sheer impact and originality of his music and his unique mastery of the guitar placed him for ever amongst musical giants. But what of the man behind the public image? Modest and intensely private by nature, Jimi was shrouded in intrigue from the moment he first came into the public eye, and the mystery has only grown with time. Starting At Zero brings all these elements together in narrative form. Much has been written about him by experts, fans and critics, some of it true and some of it not. He did, however, leave his own account of himself locked away like a Chinese puzzle in his many interviews, lyrics, writings, poems, diaries and even stage raps
JIMI HENDRIX (1942-1970) was one of the most important musicians of the 20th century. ALAN DOUGLAS is a record, book and film producer. He has also directed and edited a series of concert films, music documentaries and promotional shorts with the Incredible String Band, Jethro Tull, Yes, Steve Howe, The Who, Free, Cat Stevens and Black Sabbath. In 1967-8 he made a thirty-minute film portrait of Jimi Hendrix called Experience. . PETER NEAL is a documenta