Nirvana The Biography

by True, Everett

• ISBN13: 9780306815546
• ISBN10: 0306815540
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-03-13
• Publisher: Da Capo Press

Summary

Everett True was the first journalist to cover the music scenes in Seattle, Olympia, and Aberdeen in early 1989 and to interview Nirvana. He is responsible for bringing Hole, Pavement, Soundgarden, and a host of other bands to international attention. He also introduced Kurt Cobain to Courtney Love, performed onstage with Nirvana on numerous occasions, and famously pushed Kurt onto the stage of the Reading Festival in 1992 in a wheelchair.

Author Biography

Everett True is a music journalist and the author of biographies of the Ramones, the White Stripes, Supergrass, and many others. He lives in Brighton, England.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. ix
Up
Welcome To Aberdeen	p. 3
Don't Want To Be Confused	p. 13
Class Of '86	p. 27
Gentle Sound, Half-finished Town	p. 39
Here Comes Sickness	p. 63
Sub Pop Rock City	p. 85
No Intellectual Perspective	p. 110
$50 And A Case Of Beer	p. 133
Corndogs And Candy	p. 154
Duct Tape And Splinters	p. 171
We Take Baths, Not Showers	p. 185
Monster Of Rock	p. 203
Angels In The Snow	p. 220
The Will Of Instinct	p. 233
Love Is The Drug	p. 251
There
Excess All Areas	p. 271
Beautiful, Beautiful Eyes	p. 297
Territorial Pissings	p. 321
Down
Dirty Linen And Brimming Ashtrays	p. 343
Adult-oriented Grunge	p. 365
Where's The Mud, Honey?	p. 383
Shut Your Bitch Up	p. 397
The Royal Couple	p. 422
Foetuses And Seahorses	p. 439
Eyes Wide Open	p. 470
We Had Joy, We Had Fun	p. 486
Fallen Angels	p. 518
Lovesick	p. 535
Spring Rain	p. 555
The Aftermath	p. 576
Discography	p. 585
Acknowledgements	p. 607
Index	p. 609
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