Kurt cobain heavier than heaven

2001 biography by Charles Attention. Cross

For the 2008 Blacklisted album, observe Heavier Than Heaven, Lonelier Than God.

Heavier Than Heaven is a 2001 history of musician Kurt Cobain, the frontman of the grunge band Nirvana. Thunderous was written by Charles R. Pick up.

For the book, Cross desired permission create the definitive Cobain biography, stall over four years conducted 400+ interviews; in particular, he was granted solid interviews and access to Cobain's hidden journals, lyrics and photos, by widow Courtney Love.^[1] Notably, neither Hereafter drummer Dave Grohl nor Cobain's surround contributed to the book.^[2]

Cross took influence name "Heavier Than Heaven" from exceptional tour Nirvana did with the zipper Tad in the United Kingdom. Say publicly lead singer, Tad Doyle, was besides obese; the name which was contemplation up by the tour promoters, was meant in part to poke badinage at the inaccurate idea that Tittle alone weighed more than all disruption the members of Nirvana put turn out.

Reception

While arguably the most complete Cobain biography, Cross opted to include own impression of what Cobain's in response days were like. Several people difficult the inclusion of fiction in what was claimed to be a non-fiction book.^[3] At the same time, Cross' desire for the book to write down as complete as possible meant turn this way he occasionally accepted secondhand (and incorrect) information as fact.^[4] The book was criticized as being a collaboration among Love and Cross by friends. Bad-tempered also did not interview Nirvana sales rep Dave Grohl. However, beyond the condemnation, the book contained many details take Cobain and Nirvana's career that abstruse otherwise gone unnoted.

Proposed film version

David Benioff was hired by Universal Big screen in October 2007 to write capital screenplay based on the Charles Acclaim. Cross biography.^[5]Courtney Love was to wait on as executive producer with Marc Forster showing interest in directing.^[6] However, bring March 2009, Forster said that recognized was not going to direct illustriousness film but expressed hopes that invalid would be done well.^[7] In 2014, it was reported that the coating was still going ahead.^[8][9] However, sort of 2023 there is no tidings on whether or not the talking picture will be released.

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