Heavier than Heaven: A Biography of Kurt Cobain

Unabridged
Author: Charles R. Cross
Narrator: Lloyd James
Genres: Biographies, Entertainment
Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks
Date: August 2006
Length: 15 hours
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Formats:
  • CD

Overview

The New York Times bestseller

When 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 Based on more than four hundred interviews; four years of research; exclusive access to Cobain’s unpublished diaries, lyrics, and family photos; and a wealth of documentation, Heavier Than Heaven traces Cobain’s life from his early days in a double-wide trailer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.

Reviews (1)

Heavy Indeed

Written by Anonymous on August 29th, 2007

  • Book Rating: 4/5

This was a very in depth account of Kurt Cobain's life- the writing was lovely, but the story was a huge downer. It dispelled any romantic notions that might have been left about this pop culture icon of my generation. Ignorance was bliss.