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Kurt Cobain (Paperback) Book
Kurt Cobain
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Book Description
Here is the first biography to explore, with shocking detail, the drama that formed this troubled, tragic rock star. Neither an apology nor a condemnation, Kurt Cobain presents a vivid insider’s view of the life and death of a man who galvanized a generation and gave birth to the “grunge” revolution with his band Nirvana. Sandford portrays the provocative, small-town rebel with the talent of John Lennon, and then shows him at work on concert stages in Seattle, New York, and London. Readers follow the struggles of Cobain’s emotional life—his tumultuous relationships with family and his fellow band members, his drug addiction and sexual appetite, his stormy marriage to Courtney Love, and the birth of his daughter, who, as Cobain wrote in his suicide note, “reminds me too much of who I used to be.” During his research, Sandford has had access to Cobain’s family, his colleagues, his former friends and lovers, and even author William S. Burroughs, whom Cobain considered to be his “greatest influence.” The result is a graphic account of the life that led to the day in April 1994 when Cobain turned a shotgun on himself and became a martyr to disaffected youth around the world.
Book Details
# Paperback: 416 pages
# Publisher: Carroll & Graf; Second Edition edition (February 18, 2004)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0786713690
# ISBN-13: 978-0786713691
# Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.5 x 1.2 inches
# Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
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3 Comments:
This is a vile book
Not really a book about Kurt Cobain as much as it is a book about how Christopher Sandford is better than Kurt Cobain. Filled with snide remarks like "..[Cobain] knew his music was depressingly average". Not just content with a simple character assasination the author takes shots at the music as well. Look, Cobain was no saint and I was ready for 'the dirt' but the overbearing nature of it all, how there's attacks EVERY PAGE and shaky rumour and innuendo flooding the text really REALLY makes it hard to read as you're sure you're only getting half the story. I have heard that "Heavier Than Heaven" book is much more scholarly and focused with less of an agenda and I regret not getting that one.
Stay Away!
This book is a poorly-written piece of tabloid garbage, full of untrue and outrageous stories, and obviously written by a guy who has a vendetta against Cobain. I was so offended that I burned it in the fireplace. Stay away!
Why Diss A Legend?
First off i liked this book in the beggining it caught my attention,even through the constant lies and errors.It contains alot of informative bits and pieces,many are untrue but it makes for a great fictional world.
Dissing is a large part of this book,Kurt gets ranked on even after he died.Thats really disrespectful, ecspecially toward the person who shaped modern rock.Some of the info that holds true for the most part is too generic.Rehashed info we knew for many years.Kurt is portrayed as moody beyond belief and a loser.
Hey there is pictures!Redeeming?No but something to tide over your bordem and to prepare you for more lies.They do cover a good amount of time in good detail though so the book isn't entirley bad.I think this is a bare minimum decent book,and thats all i can afford to give this book.
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