Heavier Than Heaven A Biography of Kurt Cobain
by Cross, Charles R.Edition: Reprint
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2002-08-21
Publisher(s): Grand Central Publishing
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Summary
This is the first in-depth biography of the troubled genius Kurt Cobain. Based on exclusive access to Cobains unpublished diaries, more than 400 interviews, four years of research, and a wealth of documentation, Heavier Than Heaven traces Cobains life from his early days in a double-wide trailer outside of Aberdeen, Washington, to his rise to fame, fortune, and the adulation of a generation.
Author Biography
Charles R. Cross was editor of The Rocket, the Northwest's highly regarded music and entertainment magazine and the first publication ever to do a cover story on Nirvana. His writing has appeared in Rolling Stone, Esquire, and Spy, among many other publications. He lives in Seattle
Table of Contents
| Author's Note | p. ix |
| Prologue: Heavier Than Heaven (New York, New York January 12, 1992) | p. 1 |
| Yelling Loudly at First (Aberdeen, Washington February 1967-December 1973) | p. 5 |
| I Hate Mom, I Hate Dad (Aberdeen, Washington January 1974-June 1979) | p. 15 |
| Meathall of the Month (Montesano, Washington July 1979-March 1982) | p. 28 |
| Prairie Belt Sausage Boy (Aberdeen, Washington March 1982-March 1983) | p. 38 |
| The Will of Instinct (Aberdeen, Washington April 1984-September 1986) | p. 55 |
| Didn't Love Him Enough (Aberdeen, Washington September 1986-March 1987) | p. 73 |
| Soupy Sales in My Fly (Raymond, Washington March 1987) | p. 81 |
| In High School Again (Olympia, Washington April 1987-May 1988) | p. 88 |
| Too Many Humans (Olympia, Washington May 1988-February 1989) | p. 104 |
| Illegal to Rock 'N' Roll (Olympia, Washington February 1989-September 1989) | p. 123 |
| Candy, Puppies, Love (London, England October 1989-May 1990) | p. 139 |
| Love You So Much (Olympia, Washington May 1990-December 1990) | p. 152 |
| The Richard Nixon Library (Olympia, Washington November 1990-May 1991) | p. 167 |
| Burn American Flags (Olympia, Washington May 1991-September 1991) | p. 179 |
| Every Time I Swallowed (Seattle, Washington September 1991-October 1991) | p. 192 |
| Brush Your Teeth (Seattle, Washington October 1991-January 1992) | p. 206 |
| Little Monster Inside (Los Angeles, California January 1992-August 1992) | p. 221 |
| Rosewater, Diaper Smell (Los Angeles, California August 1992-September 1992) | p. 237 |
| That Legendary Divorce (Seattle, Washington September 1992-January 1993) | p. 253 |
| Heart-Shaped Coffin (Seattle, Washington January 1993-August 1993) | p. 267 |
| A Reason to Smile (Seattle, Washington August 1993-November 1993) | p. 281 |
| Cobain's Disease (Seattle, Washington November 1993-March 1994) | p. 296 |
| Like Hamlet (Seattle, Washington March 1994) | p. 312 |
| Angel's Hair (Los Angeles, California-Seattle, Washington March 30-April 6, 1994) | p. 327 |
| Epilogue: A Leonard Cohen Afterworld (Seattle, Washington April 1994-May 1999) | p. 343 |
| Source Notes | p. 353 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 365 |
| Index | p. 367 |
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