David Henderson's biography of Jimi Hendrix, "Jimi Hendrix: Voodoo Child of the Aquarian Age" -- first published in hardcover in 1978 -- was described by Greil Marcus of "Rolling Stone" as "[t]he strongest and most ambitious biography yet written about any rock and roll performer." The paperback edition was retitled "'Scuse Me While I Kiss the Sky: The Life of Jimi Hendrix," and in this smaller format, extensive interviews from the original edition were omitted. Nonetheless, all previous editions sold more than 300,000 ...
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David Henderson's biography of Jimi Hendrix, "Jimi Hendrix: Voodoo Child of the Aquarian Age" -- first published in hardcover in 1978 -- was described by Greil Marcus of "Rolling Stone" as "[t]he strongest and most ambitious biography yet written about any rock and roll performer." The paperback edition was retitled "'Scuse Me While I Kiss the Sky: The Life of Jimi Hendrix," and in this smaller format, extensive interviews from the original edition were omitted. Nonetheless, all previous editions sold more than 300,000 copies and created a new standard for writing about popular artists, especially musicians. Henderson's biography helped to rescue Hendrix from an unfair, erroneous association with drug decadence and recognized him as a true musical genius. The Hendrix legacy still thrives, and Henderson has more to reveal and further insight to offer about the man who remains regarded as the greatest rock and roll guitarist of all time. "'Scuse Me While I Kiss the Sky: Jimi Hendrix: Voodoo Child" is the newly revised, updated, and expanded edition of the definitive, most beloved biography of the man behind the legend. It melds the original text, which featured Hendrix's voice in complete interviews, with new material -- to the extent that Hendrix could easily be described as the coauthor of this work. Henderson now offers information that was initially difficult to obtain in the years immediately following Hendrix's death. With the passage of time, originally reluctant informants have come forward, and many of the coverups and legal battles have been resolved. All of this has shed new light on Hendrix's life, as well as on the circumstances surrounding his mysterious death. This edition includes more of Hendrix's personal writings, and goes more in depth about his romantic life and the music -- its creation, problems, and triumphs -- as scholarship and recognition of his importance have deepened over time. While revealing essential information about his untimely death, i reads like a grand adventure novel but so includes salient cultural, political, and historical background. David Henderson wrote this biography as the result of a promise he'd made to Jimi at Ungano's nightclub in Manhattan in 1969 to write something solely about him. The rock legend had read and liked Henderson's piece in "Crawdaddy" -- one of Hendrix's favorite magazines -- on his concert with Sly Stone at the Fillmore East. Little did either man know that they would forever be connected by this timeless and important biography.
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