Biography of
Kurt Cobain witten by
Charles R. Cross, a former editor for
Seattle music magazine
The Rocket.
Contains exhaustive and deeply interesting information about the
Nirvana frontman's early childhood, mostly because Cross was granted unrestricted access to
Cobain's private journals by
Courtney Love.
This act of generosity on Love's part not only allowed for an utterly frank portrayal of Cobain's troubled youth, but also lead many readers to speculate that the author went soft on Ms. Love w/r/t many personal issues, including her rumored use of
heroin whilst the couple's daughter,
Frances Bean Cobain was
in utero.
All in all, however, the book is a gripping, personal and honest look into the frequently contradictory life of Cobain that deftly manages (for the most part) to avoid trivialising, sentimentalising or overstating the importance of its subject matter. Very much worth reading.