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Heavier than heaven : a biography of Kurt Cobain / Charles R. Cross.

Summary:

Based on extensive research, more than four hundred interviews, and Kurt Cobain's unpublished diaries, a portrait of the late rock star traces his rise to fame, his relationship with wife Courtney Love, and his tragic suicide.

Record details

ISBN: 0786865059
ISBN: 9780786865055
ISBN: 0786884029
ISBN: 9780786884025
Physical Description: xi, 381 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Edition: First edition
Publisher: New York : Hyperion, 2001.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Prologue: Heavier Than Heaven (New York, New York January 12, 1992) 1 -- Chapter 1 Yelling Loudly at First (Aberdeen, Washington February 1967-December 1973) 5 -- Chapter 2 I Hate Mom, I Hate Dad (Aberdeen, Washington January 1974-June 1979) 15 -- Chapter 3 Meathall of the Month (Montesano, Washington July 1979-March 1982) 28 -- Chapter 4 Prairie Belt Sausage Boy (Aberdeen, Washington March 1982-March 1983) 38 -- Chapter 5 Will of Instinct (Aberdeen, Washington April 1984-September 1986) 55 -- Chapter 6 Didn't Love Him Enough (Aberdeen, Washington September 1986-March 1987) 73 -- Chapter 7 Soupy Sales in My Fly (Raymond, Washington March 1987) 81 -- Chapter 8 In High School Again (Olympia, Washington April 1987-May 1988) 88 -- Chapter 9 Too Many Humans (Olympia, Washington May 1988-February 1989) 104 -- Chapter 10 Illegal to Rock 'N' Roll (Olympia, Washington February 1989-September 1989) 123 -- Chapter 11 Candy, Puppies, Love (London, England October 1989-May 1990) 139 -- Chapter 12 Love You So Much (Olympia, Washington May 1990-December 1990) 152 -- Chapter 13 Richard Nixon Library (Olympia, Washington November 1990-May 1991) 167 -- Chapter 14 Burn American Flags (Olympia, Washington May 1991-September 1991) 179 -- Chapter 15 Every Time I Swallowed (Seattle, Washington September 1991-October 1991) 192 -- Chapter 16 Brush Your Teeth (Seattle, Washington October 1991-January 1992) 206 -- Chapter 17 Little Monster Inside (Los Angeles, California January 1992-August 1992) 221 -- Chapter 18 Rosewater, Diaper Smell (Los Angeles, California August 1992-September 1992) 237 -- Chapter 19 That Legendary Divorce (Seattle, Washington September 1992-January 1993) 253 -- Chapter 20 Heart-Shaped Coffin (Seattle, Washington January 1993-August 1993) 267 -- Chapter 21 A Reason to Smile (Seattle, Washington August 1993-November 1993) 281 -- Chapter 22 Cobain's Disease (Seattle, Washington November 1993-March 1994) 296 -- Chapter 23 Like Hamlet (Seattle, Washington March 1994) 312 -- Chapter 24 Angel's Hair (Los Angeles, California-Seattle, Washington March 30-April 6, 1994) 327 -- Epilogue: A Leonard Cohen Afterworld (Seattle, Washington April 1994-May 1999) 343.