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Published on the 10th anniversary of Nirvana's landmark album Nevermind, the first in-depth biography of the troubled genius, including new information from over 400 interviews and exclusive access to Cobain's unpublished diaries.
Although the tragic circumstances of Kurt Cobain's suicide are well known, the facts of his life -- and the influence of his artistry -- remain largely unexamined. Now veteran music journalist Charles R. Cross fuses his intimate knowledge of the Seattle music scene with his deep compassion for his subject in this extraordinary story of artistic brilliance and the pain that extinguished it.
Based on more than 400 interviews; four years of research; exclusive access to Cobain's unpublished diaries; and a wealth of documentation, Heavier Than Heaven traces Cobain's life from his early days in a double-wide trailer outside of Aberdeen, Washington, to his rise to fame, success, and the adulation of a generation. Cross reveals the familial turmoil that fueled Cobain's creativity, the generational history that forged his character, and the unusual love story that shaped his relationship with wife Courtney Love. Drawing from medical and police reports, and Cobain's own private writings, Cross also reveals the truth about Cobain's health struggles and his tragic final days.
More than the history of a rock and roll star, Heavier Than Heaven is a portrait of creative genius and the will to turn pain into art.
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- Hardcover 400 Pages
- ISBN-10: 0786865059
- ISBN-13: 9780786865055
- Publisher: Hyperion
- Pub date: Aug 15, 2001
- Also available as: Paperback

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I don't have the passion anymore and so remember, its better to burn out than to fade away. peace, love, empathy.
Oh my Nirvana days... How curious are changes in our life!
I probably won't pick up the book again, but once in a while, I would turn up the volume, let "teen spirits" rock the whole building.