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Heavier Than Heaven

A Biography of Kurt Cobain

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By Charles R. Cross

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It has been twenty years since Kurt Cobain died by his own hand in April 1994; it was an act of will that typified his short, angry, inspired life. 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 Based on more than four hundred interviews; four years of research; exclusive access to Cobain’s unpublished diaries, lyrics, and family photos; and a wealth of documentation, Heavier Than Heaven traces Cobain’s life from his early days in a double-wide trailer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. Charles Cross has written a preface for this new edition, in which he recounts some of the events regarding Kurt Cobain and this book in the past two decades since his death.

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  • "One of the most moving and revealing books ever written about a rock star."
    Los Angeles Times
  • "Thorough, definitive."
    The New York Times
  • "Heavier Than Heaven sets a high, new standard."
    Rolling Stone
  • "As engrossing as a good novel. A remarkable portrait."
    Entertainment Weekly
  • "Definitive...Cross untangles the soul of a man."
    USA Today
  • "Charles R. Cross' definitive biography of Cobain traces his life story via more than 400 interviews, and intimate access to the Nirvana frontman's private journals and lyrics."
    Entertainment Weekly, Your Complete Kurt Cobain Reading Guide

On Sale
Aug 21, 2002
Page Count
400 pages
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
ISBN-13
9780786884025

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Charles R. Cross

About the Author

Charles R. Cross was editor of The Rocket, the Northwest’s highly regarded music and entertainment magazine and the first publication to do a cover story on Nirvana. He is also the author of Room Full of Mirrors: A Biography of Jimi Hendrix; Led Zeppelin: Heaven and Hell; Backstreets: Springsteen, the Man and his Music; Nevermind: The Classic Album; and Here We Are Now: The Lasting Impact of Kurt Cobain. His writing has appeared in Rolling Stone, Esquire, and Spy, among many other publications. He lives in Seattle.

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