Charles R. Cross, who wrote the acclaimed “Heavier Than Heaven: A Biography of Kurt Cobain,” spent the past four years researching the life of the biggest rock star ever to come out of the Northwest.

Kurt Cobain's biographer takes on the great rock guitarist's legacy and misses the mark. By Billboard Staff Kurt Cobain’s biographer takes on the great rock guitarist’s legacy and misses the mark.

Room Full of Mirrors by Charles R. Cross is the latest biography to attempt to uncover the mystery behind the short yet timeless career of Jimi Hendrix. Cross is no stranger to difficult subject ...

For only four years, Jimi Hendrix was one of the biggest stars in rock music before his untimely death. Now, decades later, he is still recognized as a guitar genius -- his solos revolutionized rock ...

When veteran music journalist Philip Norman turns his attention to a musician, the word “definitive” is not an understatement. For while many of his subjects are themselves subjects of dozens—even ...

Actress Hayley Atwell, currently starring in ‘Captain America,’ reveals that a long-rumored and talked about Jimi Hendrix biopic featuring Andre 3000 of rap group Outkast is edging closer to becoming ...

Jimi Hendrix might have stayed in the army. He might have been sent to Vietnam. Instead, he pretended he was gay. And with that, he was discharged from the 101st Airborne in 1962, launching a musical ...

On top of writing songs, playing guitar, and singing on his records, Jimi Hendrix was obsessive about the technical aspects of recording sessions. Any Hendrix biography that digs into his studio work ...

Thirty-nine years ago today, the Jimi Hendrix Experience played its first show as a headliner, at a club in Munich, Germany. Farai Chideya talks about the founding of the Jimi Hendrix Experience with ...

Jimi Hendrix: 'You can't fail to be drawn in by his bravura genius, the flicks and twists and bursts of improvisation' James Marshall Hendrix was born on September 27,1942 in Seattle, Washington. An ...