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Heavier Than Heaven

A Biography of Kurt Cobain

By Charles R. Cross

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| Hardcover | 9780786865055

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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biography of the troubled genius, including new information from over 400 interviews and exclusive access to Cobain's unpublished diaries.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 suicideContinue

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biography of the troubled genius, including new information from over 400 interviews and exclusive access to Cobain's unpublished diaries.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Based on more than 400 interviews; four years of research; exclusive access to Cobain's unpublished diaries; and a wealth of documentation, Heavier Than Heaven traces Cobain's life from his early days in a double-wide trailer outside of Aberdeen, Washington,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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  • All the pretty songs

    Heavier Than Heaven: The Biography Of Kurt Cobain Charles R Cross Hodder £17.99 When I went to work at the New Musical Express as a sweet young thing of 17, I was both amazed and appalled to discover that not everyone had - how shall we put it - seen ... (read full critics)

    guardian.co.uk published on Sat, 25 Sep 2010

  • Nirvana and purgatory

    Heavier than Heaven: The Biography of Kurt Cobain Charles R Cross The six albums recorded by Kurt Cobain with Nirvana mark the smallest yet most holy of musical legacies. They include two that were released posthumously, after he committed suicide in ... (read full critics)

    guardian.co.uk published on Sat, 25 Sep 2010

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  • It brings Kurt down from the pedestal many put him on. But the self-contradictory hypocrite the author paints him as only makes me more human, more relatable to everyone.

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    Vicky Pang said on Apr 22, 2010 about the Audio CD edition | Add your feedback

  • The best biography of Kurt Cobain, one of my personal heroes. Of course I have read Azarrad's Come As You Are, but still I think this one is better. An insight perspective of Kurt, more details about his way of thinking, his depression, his life and his poetry. An essential reading for every Nirvana ... (continue)

    The best biography of Kurt Cobain, one of my personal heroes. Of course I have read Azarrad's Come As You Are, but still I think this one is better. An insight perspective of Kurt, more details about his way of thinking, his depression, his life and his poetry. An essential reading for every Nirvana fan out there.

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    Gekko P. said on Apr 11, 2010 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

  • I don't have the passion anymore and so remember, its better to burn out than to fade away. peace, love, empathy.

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    Dema said on Oct 23, 2008 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

  • 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.

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    Angel-a said on Sep 22, 2007 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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