"Kurt Cobain's singing, songwriting, and guitar playing in his band Nirvana defined the soul of Generation X: fiercely caustic and passionate, but with an undercurrent of melancholy. By turns enigmatic, self-deprecating, acidic, and revealing, the conversations here--with three never published before, including one from just weeks before his tragic suicide--display Cobain at his most engaging and reflective. Whether he is talking about books, his peers in other bands, drugs, or the challenges of family life, these are the words of a man grappling with his inner demons and the pressures of fame." --Page [4] of cover.…mehr
"Kurt Cobain's singing, songwriting, and guitar playing in his band Nirvana defined the soul of Generation X: fiercely caustic and passionate, but with an undercurrent of melancholy. By turns enigmatic, self-deprecating, acidic, and revealing, the conversations here--with three never published before, including one from just weeks before his tragic suicide--display Cobain at his most engaging and reflective. Whether he is talking about books, his peers in other bands, drugs, or the challenges of family life, these are the words of a man grappling with his inner demons and the pressures of fame." --Page [4] of cover.
Kurt Cobain (February 20, 1967 – April 5, 1994) was an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter. With his band Nirvana he invented the hard-rock genre known as grunge and became an inspiration to a generation with his corrosive, poetic lyrics and blistering stage presence. He was inducted posthumously into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014.
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vii INTRODUCTION BY DANA SPIOTTA
3 “I CONSIDER ROCK AND ROLL LIKE MATHEMATICS” Interview by Bob Gulla CD NOW April 18, 1990
00 SMITH COLLEGE RADIO INTERVIEW Interview by Laura Begley and Anne Filson WOZQ April 27, 1990
00 MY EMBARRASSING INTERVIEW WITH KURT COBAIN Interview by Roberto LoRusso CHRW London Ontario September 20, 1991
00 “I’LL GO BACK TO PLAYING IN FRONT OF 20 PEOPLE—IF I’M STILL ENJOYING IT” Interview by Jon Savage Guitar World July 22, 1993
00 KURT COBAIN, UNPLUGGED Interview by Erica Ehm Much Music TV August 10, 1993
00 COBAIN ON COBAIN Interview by Edgar Klüsener August 10, 1993
00 SUCCESS DOESN’T SUCK Interview by David Fricke Rolling Stone January 27, 1994
00 THE LAST INTERVIEW Interview by Chuck Crisafulli Fender Frontline Magazine February 11, 1994