Room Full of Mirrors: A Biography of Jimi Hendrix

I've read several books on Hendrix and by far Room Full of Mirrors gave me a glimpse of the real Jimi. A complete story from a rough and troublesome childhood to rock God.

I highly recommend this book for any fan wanting to know the real story of the Voodoo child.

Wish I had this book when I did a report on Jimi in the 7th grade (19 years ago). Feels like I got to know him. Get it, you'll love it.

Reads like a documentary, the author does not embellish unnecessarily. Wow as to the story. Who knew? I didn't.

This book give the full story, birth to death, of Jimi Hendrix. I thought I knew much of his story, but it seems I knew so little: the hardship of his childhood, the lack of monuments to his life, his violence, and tremendous work ethic.

This author has much to be proud of. He was objective and in depth in his story telling.As a black man, I am guilty of dismissing Hendrix as being "not black enough" because he played rock and not the more popular African American genres of music. I was in error! Hendrix was a wonderful spirit! Thank You to the parties that contributed to this book. I listened to the entire book in a week. I was moved. A+++++++.

As a long-time Hendrix fan, I learned a lot from this book that I did not know before. The narrator reads it dynamically, holding my attention all the way through. I could not "put it down." I feel like I know Jimi the person much better, and enjoy listening to his music and can now hear both the early excitement and growth and his later frustration revealed through his playing. It was great to go back and watch Hendrix at Woodstock and at the Isle of Wight with a knowledge of the "behind the scenes" backstory of these events. Highly recommended.

Detailed, well thought and appreciated. The legend continues.

Mr. Cross has done a great job of telling the story of Jimi's life. He avoids glamorizing Jimi's life and is honest about his shortcomings and those of his family.

The hardships Jimi went through in his youth, both those outside of his control and those he brought on himself, were unbelievable. Given what he went through, it's amazing that he accomplished what he did.

The story of Jimi's meteoric rise to fame in London is truly fascinating. I also didn't know that Jimi had played for Little Richard and the Isley brothers before breaking out on his own.

The stories of the recording of "Are You Experienced" and Jimi's follow-up albums was fantastic. The story of how "The Wind Cries Mary" was taught to the band and recorded in 20 minutes (with overdubbed guitar solo as well) was truly remarkable.

On the darker side, the substance abuse that is detailed in this book also makes your head spin. Given the things noted in this book, it's amazing Jimi lived as long as he did.

This seems to be a well-researched, balanced look at Jimi's life. The author also does a good job separating fact from fiction (especially in Jimi's death), while at the same time acknowledging when there is not enough evidence to do so.

Nicely done! I learned a LOT about Jimi's life and short time in the spotlight.

This was good, I thoroughly enjoyed it and would recommend it to any fans of Hendrix or classic rock guitarists in general.

I really felt I got to know Jimi through this book and even cried a little when he died. This book was very well written and thorough. From Bruce Lee, to Leonard Nimoy, and even Motorhead I was amazed at all the people that had crossed paths with this truly talented man.