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    Never Fade Away: The Kurt Cobain Story by Dave Thompson

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    (Mass Market Paperback - Reissue)

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    • Publisher: St. Martin's Press
    • Pub. Date: June 1994
    • ISBN-13: 9780312954635
    • Sales Rank: 62,003
    • 172pp
    • Edition Description: Reissue
     
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    An inside look at the life of one of the most thought-provoking men of all time - Kurt Cobain. Examining an artisitic genius who was light years ahead of his time, this is an unfailing account of Nirvana's rise and Cobain eventual descent.

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    Never Fade Away: The Kurt Cobain Storyby Anonymous

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    November 24, 2007: He was a living legend that decided to end his radical alteration of the music scene early. He ended his life as a revolutionary ?god,? to some he was ?god,? to others he was just known as Kurt Cobain. In Never Fade Away: The Kurt Cobain Story by Dave Thompson he is portrayed as an unstable, unpredictable, but an intelligent young man. The book starts out describing Kurt?s tragic death in his Seattle home. It then goes into a little bit of explanation of the media?s responses to the rumor of his death. It describes his background and a little bit about his wife, Courtney Love, and his daughter, Frances Bean Cobain. Next, the book moves into Kurt?s rough childhood. It includes interviews with people who knew Kurt in his childhood, they all said that he was so extremely gifted, and smart. He was a very happy young child, but his life started to fall apart when his parents got divorced. The book crawls into his harsh life as an angst-ridden teen. It then explains the start of Nirvana. It begins with the rawness of the Seattle grunge scene and it travels to big arenas. The story is explained in a very raw and truthful manor. Overall, the book was very informative to someone who didn?t know the full story. Even if you know nothing about the tragic story of Kurt, this is a great book to invest you valuable time in. I enjoyed reading the book and it was a definite page-turner. The way that the direct quotes from Kurt and people who knew him are embedded into the text is really quite genius. I love the way the book goes way further into the story and describes every detail of his life. At times while reading the book, I felt like I was living it with Kurt, which is compelling, raw, and not to mention a little bit scary. The book captures the crude spirit of rock & roll the way we know and love it. I recommend this book for anyone who wants the Cobain story in a truthful way. I wouldn?t recommend it for anyone who can?t handle the rough reality of life, or for someone who can?t handle anything crude. All in all, this book was extremely great, compelling, canny, and just downright forthright. It is a great investment for anyone willing to read about the tragic story of Kurt Cobain.

    Never Fade Away: The Kurt Cobain Storyby Anonymous

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    February 11, 2007: This book is pretty much correct on everything that happened in Kurt's life. One of the best I've read about my bubby in a while. Courtney took my beloved cousin away from me! READ 'Love and Death' by Max Wallace and Ian Halperin.


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