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Wild Thing: The Short, Spellbinding Life of Jimi Hendrix by Philip Norman

Wild Thing: The Short, Spellbinding Life of Jimi Hendrix: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Wild Thing: The Short, Spellbinding Life of Jimi Hendrix audiobook runs 14.3 hours unabridged, narrated by Ako Mitchell (about 9.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

14.3listening hrs
Arts & Entertainmentstore shelf
2020released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 14.3 hours of listening.

Days to finish Wild Thing: The Short, Spellbinding Life of Jimi Hendrix at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day29 days
1 hour / day15 days
2 hours / day8 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×10 days

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What our data says

  • At 14.3 hours, it runs longer than 92% of the 8,856 Arts & Entertainment audiobooks in our catalog.

Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

Wild Thing: The Short, Spellbinding Life of Jimi Hendrix is an audiobook by Philip Norman: a 14.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Ako Mitchell, released September 15, 2020, on the Arts & Entertainment shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
14.3 hrs
Narrated by
Ako Mitchell
Released
September 15, 2020
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Arts & Entertainment
ISBN
9781705008584

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Wild Thing: The Short, Spellbinding Life of Jimi Hendrix audiobook?

Wild Thing: The Short, Spellbinding Life of Jimi Hendrix runs 14.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.6 hours.

Is the Wild Thing: The Short, Spellbinding Life of Jimi Hendrix audiobook free?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates Wild Thing: The Short, Spellbinding Life of Jimi Hendrix?

Wild Thing: The Short, Spellbinding Life of Jimi Hendrix is narrated by Ako Mitchell.

Is Wild Thing: The Short, Spellbinding Life of Jimi Hendrix worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.6 hours, saving 4.8 hours.