Wild Thing

The Short, Spellbinding Life of Jimi Hendrix

By: Philip Norman

Narrated by: Ako Mitchell

Hailed for its astounding portrait of Jimi Hendrix, Philip Norman’s Wild Thing has become the definitive biography of rock’s most outrageous—and tragic—genius.

Today, Jimi Hendrix (1942–1970) is celebrated as the greatest rock guitarist of all time. But before he was setting guitars and the world aflame, James Marshall Hendrix was a shy kid in Seattle, plucking at a broken ukulele. Bringing Hendrix’s story to vivid life against the backdrop of midcentury rock, and interweaving new interviews with friends, lovers, bandmates, and his family, Wild Thing vividly reconstructs Hendrix’s remarkable career, from playing segregated clubs on the Chitlin’ Circuit to achieving stardom in Swinging London.

"In this rollicking biography, Norman (Paul McCartney) follows the electric guitar god from hardscrabble Seattle boyhood to enormous fame and his 1970 martyrdom to rock-star excess. … Norman combines colorful, energetic picaresque [with] lush evocations of Hendrix’s sound. … Norman’s entertaining, psychedelically tinged portrait shows why Hendrix made such a deep impression on rock ’n’ roll."—Publishers Weekly, starred review

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Terrible narrator

The narrator is pretty awful. For some reason, when he’s reading quotes, he goes into this quiet little voice like a mouse that I could barely discern. It not only makes it an annoying book to listen to but detracts from the source material bc the way in which it is read is almost infantile.

Jimi

Found out a lot of info that I never would have known. Really like Mr Normans i
Bio’s. This is # 3

Great historical account of Jimi!

Every time I read or listen to a biography of Jimi Hendrix I learn something new. This audiobook is one of the best yet!

Definitely not Audible

The orator was awful. There wasn’t a reason for him to go low in some segments. I could barely understand what was going on. I had to keep turning the volume up and down. Very annoying and totally ruined this story