Heavier Than Heaven: The Biography of Kurt Cobain

Heavier Than Heaven: The Biography of Kurt Cobain
ISBN-10
0340739398
ISBN-13
9780340739396
Category
Punk rock musicians
Pages
381
Language
English
Published
2002
Author
Charles R. Cross

Description

This is the first in-depth biography of the troubled genius Kurt Cobain. Based on Cobain's unpublished diaries, 400 interviews, years of research, and a wealth of documentation, "Heavier Than Heaven" traces Cobain's life from his early days to his rise to fame, fortune, the adulation of a generation, and early death. Photos.

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