Jimi Hendrix's Reading List

Notable reader profiled on radicalreads.com. 11 favorite books recommended in their radicalreads feature.

Favorite books (2019)

Favorite books recommended by Jimi Hendrix, as compiled by radicalreads.com. Source article: https://radicalreads.com/jimi-hendrix-favorite-books/.

Source: radicalreads.com

Bob Dylan songbook

the poetic, unapologetic work of Dylan, Jimi bought a Bob Dylan songbook soon after hearing Blonde on Blonde . He couldn’t read music so it must have been the words he treasured – he kept the book with him through all his travels, and it was often the only thing he packed. Perhaps his deepest connection to Dylan lies in their mutual fondness for constructing their own realities: “What I like to do is write a lot of mythical scenes, like the history of the wars on Neptune and the reason Saturn’s rings are there. You can write your own mythology.” · Buy on Amazon

The Penguin Science Fiction Omnibus

Brian Wilson Aldiss · Buy on Amazon

Complete Fairy Tales

Hans Christian Andersen · Buy on Amazon

"I love reading fairy tales, like Hans Christian Andersen, and Winnie-the-Pooh."

Night of Light

Philip José Farmer · Buy on Amazon

Winnie-the-Pooh

A. A. Milne (also rec’d by Hayao Miyazaki & Kim Gordon ) · Buy on Amazon

Lot

Ward Moore · Buy on Amazon

Earth Abides

George R. Stewart · Buy on Amazon

Room Full of Mirrors

Colin N Purvor ) · Buy on Amazon

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