An account of the short life of genius musician Jimi Hendrix (1942-70), probably the most talented and influential guitarist of the twentieth century: his humble beginnings in Seattle, his time in New York, his rise to fame in swinging London… Live fast, love hard, die young.

Lou Adler
as Self - Music Producer

Keith Altham
as Self - Hendrix's UK Publicist

Paul Caruso
as Self - Friend / Musician

Chas Chandler
as Self - Musician

Neville Chesters
as Self - '68 USA Tour Manager

Billy Cox
as Self - Friend / Musician

David Fricke
as Self - Music Journalist

Billy Gibbons
as Self - Musician

Michael Goldstein
as Self - Hendrix's USA Publicist

Ace Antonio Hall
as Self - Musician