Cobain (Paperback)

by Rolling Stone Press (Author)

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'A powerful and worthwhile artefact that details his life and honours his memory without betraying his fans.' TIME OUT

Product Description
Nearly three years after his suicide at age twenty-seven, Kurt Cobain remains at the forefront of the musical scene, and a moving tribute about his life includes revealing photographs, interviews, and incisive writing by top music journalists. Reprint.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Little, Brown and Company (April 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0316880159
• ISBN-13: 978-0316880152
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (50 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #289,765 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the perfect book for the perfect fan, July 21, 1998

By A Customer

i bought this book a couple months back thinking, "this is just gonna be another brief book about kurt's life. the same material every other book has." i didn't think that i'd actually get through the whole thing, cos i had heard his story over and over again anyways. i thought it'd be boring. man was i wrong! i couldn't put it down. halfway through the book, i realized this wasn't just any plain biography; this was a big colage of kurt's life: his music, his family, his drug abuse, and his sad death. some people think that kurt was just another junky-musician. but this book proves far beyond a doubt that he was so much more. he was a creative and influential person to all of us (even though some people choose to deny it). after reading this book, i came to the conclusion that i didn't need to buy any other books about kurt cobain, or nirvana, because all the imformation i needed was right in my hands.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the only cobain book to buy, June 26, 1999

By A Customer

Ironic that the best of many books released in the months after Cobain's death would be a collection from Rolling Stone, alleged promoters of the "corporate rock" he battled against. The editors of this collection of RS articles wisely chose to make it a true memorial, remembering the past, the good and the bad, while not pontificating uselessly on the meaning of Cobain's suicide. Many have tried in vain to be artfully profound in the wake of Kurt's death, magazine writers and newspapermen. This kind of purple prose is luckily absent from COBAIN, and the majority of the articles are very well written. Also included are many wonderful photographs; Kurt with his daughter, the infamous bridge from "Something in the Way", Kurt with a kitten perched on his shoulder, the beautiful cover, Kurt surrounded by Stargazers during Nirvana's Unplugged performance. In the rush to publish something in the summer of 1994, the market was saturated with books on Nirvana and Cobain. This one was the best and still is. It leaves questions unanswered, as well it should.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Cobain" from the editors of Rolling Stone, January 3, 2000

By	Sarah Nicole (Canyon Country, CA) - See all my reviews

This isn't a book totally directed at him. It's a book directed towards the ground breaking music that he made. It's a combination of past aricles that appeared in previous issues of Rolling Stone and statements that present and former writers and editors wrote about him. It's a great book. It's a new insite into Kurt's strange world. It also gives you a better understanding to where this man was standing in the world when he blew our minds with his incredible music. It's a must for anyone who likes him, his band or 90's music in general. I assure you that it would be a pitty for you to pass this book by.