The Real Story Behind Jimi Hendrix's Song, The Wind Cries Mary

Kathy Etchingham was a London DJ who dated Jimi Hendrix starting in 1966. In her book "Through Gypsy Eyes," she wrote that Hendrix penned "The Wind Cries Mary" after one of their notorious fights. "Once he was moaning about my cooking again and I felt I had put a lot of effort into whatever it

Kathy Etchingham was a London DJ who dated Jimi Hendrix starting in 1966. In her book "Through Gypsy Eyes," she wrote that Hendrix penned "The Wind Cries Mary" after one of their notorious fights. "Once he was moaning about my cooking again and I felt I had put a lot of effort into whatever it was -– mashed potatoes probably. I didn't take kindly to being told they were disgusting, so I picked up the plate and smashed it on the floor. 'Hell –- what are you doing?' he screamed at me, so I picked up a few more plates and threw them around the room as well, yelling back at him."

Etchingham stormed out and didn't return until the next day. When she came back, Hendrix told her he had written a song. Etchingham wrote in her book that he "handed me a piece of paper with 'The Wind Cries Mary' written on it. Mary is my middle name and the one he would use when he wanted to annoy me. I took the song and read it through. It was about the row we had just had, but I didn't feel the least bit appeased."

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