The Man with Kaleidoscope Eyes

Book excerpt: Over the course of his forty-year career, Alan Aldridge has been the design guru for The Beatles; a best friend to Jimi Hendrix; a designer of gigs andalbum covers for the Rolling Stones, Elton John, The Who, Cream, Led Zeppelin, and Pink Floyd; a drawing-duel partner to Salvador Dali; the target of police prosecution for his notorious Chelsea Girls poster; the author of the bestselling children's book The Butterfly Ball; an animator and live-action film producer in Los Angeles; and a graphic designer for the Hard Rock Cafe, the House of Blues, and The New York Times. Aldridge's signature style came to define the Psychedelic Era for a generation, and for generations to come. The Man with Kaleidoscope Eyes is his definitive autobiography, charting an extradinary life with extraordinary images and giving the complete portrait of a graphic genius who fully expressed the spirit of his time. Brimming with the very best tripped-out, pulsating illustrations and designs culled from all corners of his varied body of work, the resulting visual feat will astonish and delight fans of all ages.