Jimi Hendrix 是搖滾樂史上最偉大的吉他手，也是搖滾樂歌迷心目中的神話人物。他彈奏吉他的嫻熟程度出神入化，重塑了吉他給予人的印象，讓它成為一種嶄新樂器。他於1942年出生在一個貧窮的黑人家庭，身型瘦削，帶點憂鬱的大眼睛和爆炸式捲髮，在短暫四年音樂舞台生涯中，卻活出一段傳奇人生。在面對美國政治最動盪的60年代、黑人種族問題與個人音樂創作上的壓力，他在27歲那年因服食過量安眠藥和酒精離開人世，從此搖滾樂痛失一顆巨星。美國出版社St. Martin’s Press排定今年12月出版一本由他的兄弟Leon Hendrix親自操刀撰寫Jimi Hendrix的自傳。

In this candid account, Leon Hendrix will share, for the first time, the real stories of his brother Jimi Hendrix’s transition from boy to man, from unknown to international legend, and sets the record straight for the millions of fans worldwide seeking the final word on Jimi Hendrix.

In March, the posthumous album Valleys of Neptune (featuring some of Jimi’s last recording with the Jimi Hendrix Experience trio) was released by Sony Legacy. It debuted at #4 on the Billboard album charts, and went to #1 for Amazon, Barnes and Noble, BN.com, and Borders.

Driven by sales of Neptune, the recently re-mastered deluxe CDs of the Hendrix canon (Are You Experienced, Axis: Bold As Love, Electric Ladyland, and First Rays of the New Rising Sun) all re-entered the Billboard Top 200. Jimi Hendrix also became the #1 trending search term on Yahoo!

Rolling Stone magazine featured Jimi on the cover of its April 1 issue. In the cover story, we learned of even more projects that are forthcoming from the arrangement between Experience Hendrix (his estate) and Sony Legacy.

 

Leon Hendrix lives in Los Angeles and is pursuing his music and artwork full-time. He is currently touring with his group, the Leon Hendrix Band, across the United States and has played with classic rock acts such as Foghat and Steppenwolf.

Adam Mitchell worked in television and film production in Los Angeles at companies such as Ben Stiller!&s Red Hour Films and MTV Networks before recently relocating to the east coast. He is the co-author of the upcoming autobiography, Take Me Back to Chicago (Wiley), chronicling the life of Danny Seraphine, original drummer and co-founding member of Chicago.