<P> `` The Wind Cries Mary '' is a rock ballad written by Jimi Hendrix . According to his then girlfriend , Kathy Etchingham 's , account , he wrote the lyrics after an argument with her , using `` Mary '' ( Etchingham 's middle name ) . In a later interview , Hendrix commented that the lyrics represent `` more than one person '' . </P>
<P> `` The Wind Cries Mary '' is a rock ballad written by Jimi Hendrix . According to his then girlfriend , Kathy Etchingham 's , account , he wrote the lyrics after an argument with her , using `` Mary '' ( Etchingham 's middle name ) . In a later interview , Hendrix commented that the lyrics represent `` more than one person '' . </P>
who wrote the song the wind cries mary
who wrote the song the wind cries mary
Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix