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The classic biography which explores the shocking drama of Kurt Cobain¿s troubled life
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In this compelling biography, Christopher Sandford explores the full, inside story of Kurt Cobain. From the disruptive childhood which had such a crucial impact on Cobain¿s personality to the ambitious career musician who, as a friend said, ¿lunged for success¿, and the worldwide breakthrough of Nirvana¿s Nevermind, Sandford also writes about Cobain¿s stormy marriage to Courtney Love, his heroin addiction, and how he became more and more of a recluse. Finally, he writes of the crisis when, in April 1994, Cobain turned a shotgun on himself and became a martyr for disaffected youth. The result is a saga of success and corruption which John Peel has called ¿the ultimate rock and roll morality story¿.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Absolute rubbish,
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This review is from: Kurt Cobain (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
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Narrow!,
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This review is from: Kurt Cobain (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!
13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
An insightful look into Kurt Cobain, from beginning to end.,
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This review is from: Kurt Cobain (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.
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