WILD THING: THE SHORT, SPELLBINDING LIFE OF JIMI HENDRIX

I wish the local bookshops stocked books like these. Absolutely love it

love the book

I give this book five stars because it expands, clarifies, and organizes lots of information that is lacking or splattered across numerous Hendrix biographies. And of course being a recent release as I write it is the most up-to-date of them all.Very oddly for a Philip Norman book, it has a number of typos. It feels as if the next-to-last draft was accidentally printed. My rating overlooks its lacking 'style' in support of its substance.I must strongly recommend Norman's John Lennon bio and especially his 'McCartney' - my favorite book about any musician.

Really good book overall, no waffle or conspiracy theories just a focus on the music, the people involved and the facts as we know them. The final year of Jimi's life to me seems incredibly sad. What he needed was some kind of strong personality getting rid of all the hangers-on/bad influences, derailing an almost total dependency on lsd/weed and most importantly implementing a complete 6 month rest from touring would have probably spared his premature end (his 'live' performances in 70 were extremely varied in quality with a good few cancellations). Such a waste and a tale oft repeated in the 60s/70s pantheon of rock.

This was a great book.

Excellent read and shows some love for the music.