Nirvana: The Biography

Nirvana: The Biography
by Everett True

Nirvana: The Biography
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Author: Everett True
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Published)
Format: Bargain Price
Published: 2007-03-30
ISBN: N/A
Number of pages: 656
Publisher: Da Capo Press

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Book Review: The most entertaining Nirvana biography out there
Summary: 5 Stars

I've read Heavier than Heaven and Come as You Are (both excellent), but this is just a lot more interesting. Not quite as factual and more fun. Everett True's writing style makes you feel as if you're right there in the middle of the action. He really captured the goofiness of Nirvana and Kurt. I also like the fact that he didn't have a bias against Courtney and he didn't buy into the ridiculous "murder conspiracies." Kurt is not put on a pedastal and regarded as some god, but is portrayed as a goofy, sincere, empathetic, and creative musician. True does not dwell on the bad, but rather emphasizes the pure fun as he details (LOTS of detail) the story of the band.

Summary of Nirvana: The Biography

As the assistant editor ofMelody Maker, Everett True was the first journalist to cover the Seattle music scene in early 1989 and interview Nirvana. He is responsible for bringing Hole, Pavement, Soundgarden, and a host of other bands to international attention. He introduced Kurt Cobain to Courtney Love, performed on stage with Nirvana on numerous occasions, and famously pushed Kurt onto the stage of the Reading Festival in 1992 in a wheelchair.Nirvana: The Biographyis an honest, moving, incisive, and heartfelt re-evaluation of a band that has been misrepresented time and time again since its tragic demise in April 1994 following Kurt Cobain?s suicide. True captures what the band was really like. He also discusses the music scene of the time-the fellow bands, the scenes, the seminars, the countless live dates, the friends and allies and drug dealers. Drawn from hundreds of original interviews,Nirvana: The Biographyis the final word on Nirvana, Cobain, and Seattle grunge.

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