- Hardcover: 288 pages
- Publisher: Gollancz (16 Nov 1995)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0575059516
- ISBN-13: 978-0575059511
- Product Dimensions: 23 x 15.6 x 3.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,214,014 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The classic biography which explores the shocking drama of Kurt Cobain¿s troubled life
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A biography of Kurt Cobain, the lead singer of the world-famous grunge rock group, Nirvana, who killed himself in April 1994. It covers topics in his turbulent life such as his deprived childhood, international stardom, heroin addiction, alcoholism and violent suicide.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book consists mainly of unsuppoorted, fictious statements given by unnamed sources and people who were clearly jealous of/hated Kurt Cobain. Many myths spored by Kurt himself are included, such as the story of Kurt selling his stepfathers guns to buy his first guitar. This story has been disproven several times, but Sandford doesn't care. He doesn't utter one word of praise for Cobain throughout the lengthy book. That's another thing- the book goes on far past Cobains death, past Courtneys reaction, past the funeral, until it becomes unreadably boring.
The most offensive, outrageous thing was a statement from a girl (unnamed, of course) who claimed to have been RAPED by Kurt in his youth. This claim was totally unfounded, yet Sandford did not investigate it or provide any other comment from any other party to back it up or disclaim it. This idea so outraged me that I didn't read the rest of the book for another two months. The overall feeling I got from this book was "what the hell had Kurt done to Sandford to inspire such hatred?" My overall advice to potential readers is buy "heavier than heaven" instead. This is a far more rounded biography, far more interesting and moving. Sandford should get back to writing about aging rock dinosaurs like the Rolling Stones- he's too old to understand the meaning of Nirvana
The most offensive, outrageous thing was a statement from a girl (unnamed, of course) who claimed to have been RAPED by Kurt in his youth. This claim was totally unfounded, yet Sandford did not investigate it or provide any other comment from any other party to back it up or disclaim it. This idea so outraged me that I didn't read the rest of the book for another two months. The overall feeling I got from this book was "what the hell had Kurt done to Sandford to inspire such hatred?" My overall advice to potential readers is buy "heavier than heaven" instead. This is a far more rounded biography, far more interesting and moving. Sandford should get back to writing about aging rock dinosaurs like the Rolling Stones- he's too old to understand the meaning of Nirvana
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The author is repeating all the time the same drug story and he doesn't seem to realise the genius of Kurt Cobain!
Go for other books about Kurt.
read the Journals. Of course they are not complete but you'll discover new things!
Go for other books about Kurt.
read the Journals. Of course they are not complete but you'll discover new things!
13 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is incredibly well researched, giving a pretty much complete look into the whole life Cobain lived. Christopher Sandford starts at the beginning of Kurts life, giving an insightful look at the childhood that formed the heroin addict he grew into.
I found Sandford had written a really balanced account of Cobain, finding information from his mother and father who both loved and loathed the son they just didn't understand, his close relatives and other people who encountered Cobain at some point in his short, but fascinating life.
I really found this book to be an open door into Kurt's whirlwind life, his battle with drugs, his families denial of his problems and his tragic death.
I found every page of this book completely enthrawling and found it impossible to put down and would definately recommend it to anyone with the slightest interest in who Kurt Cobain really was.
I found Sandford had written a really balanced account of Cobain, finding information from his mother and father who both loved and loathed the son they just didn't understand, his close relatives and other people who encountered Cobain at some point in his short, but fascinating life.
I really found this book to be an open door into Kurt's whirlwind life, his battle with drugs, his families denial of his problems and his tragic death.
I found every page of this book completely enthrawling and found it impossible to put down and would definately recommend it to anyone with the slightest interest in who Kurt Cobain really was.
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Gripping read
I found this a gripping, well-written read. The author skillfully interweaves the three strands of Kurt Cobain's personal odyssey from boyhood in backwater Aberdeen, Washington to... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Miketang
very good
This is a great biography, in that it is able to give a balenced opinion of Cobain. I loved reading this because in some parts there were times where you question the author's... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Quotable
Interesting but contains so many lies.
Even though this book is interesting, it contains so many lies, things that I think he just made up or exaggerated SO much, I don't recommend this, not one bit.
Published on 1 April 2010 by L. A. Grifiths
The author clearly doesn't like Kurt
I agree with orgasm addict, loads of "insights" seem completely unfounded. The more I read the more it was clear Christopher Sandford didn't even like Kurt Cobain. Read more
Published on 12 Oct 2009 by Mrs. D. Meynell
This is rubbish
When you read this book in conjuction with all the other material on Kurt Cobain such as interview,journals,other bios,video footage, you realize not only is it incredible badly... Read more
Published on 27 July 2004 by waterbaby
Touching, insightful.
It would be so easy to write a book on Kurt Cobain and concentrate totally on the murder/suicide theories. Read more
Published on 30 Nov 2003 by A. Gasson
A fantastic read
Possibly the greatest biographical book on the life and times of Kurt Cobain. Well detailed, precise, and very interesting, if you are a fan of Kurt then you must buy this book.
Published on 6 May 2003 by Matthew Austin
too narrow and sensational to be realistic
...This book was very informative, though I'm not sure if it was entirely factual as his drug intake, alcohol abuse and life in general seems to be exaggerated. Read more
Published on 27 Aug 2001
The best book about the best rock star
This book is brutally honest about the childhood and overall background of Kurt Cobain, and is an essential read for anyone who is remotely interested in the life of one of the... Read more
Published on 22 July 2001
Interesting if a little exaggerated
This book was interesting. An insight into the life of my hero would be interesting. This book, at times depressed, but gripped. I enjoyed reading this book. Read more
Published on 20 Jan 2000
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