Amplified Come As You Are

A downright revolutionary 30th-anniversary deluxe edition of the iconic bestselling biography of Nirvana, updated with exclusive new content exploring the personal and cultural forces that inspired the music, the authors friendship with Kurt Cobain and why multiple generations remain fascinated by the 1990s. Just tell the truth. Thatll be better than anything else that's been written about me.Kurt Cobain to author Michael AzerradIt has been three decades since Nirvana upended the pop cultural landscape with Nevermind, the landmark album that became the soundtrack of Generation X, capturing its confusion, frustration, and passion. In 1993, Michael Azerrad published what stands as the definitive biography of this revolutionary band and its star-crossed frontman Kurt Cobain. Written with the bands complete cooperationthe only book to feature interviews with Cobain, Krist Novoselic, and Dave Grohlit became a massive bestseller, and in the words of Cobain, "e;the best rock book Ive ever read.Seven months after the books original publication, Cobain was dead by suicide, making Come as You Are the only book-length record of the inner life and creative mind of one the most significant songwriters and musicians in rock historya haunting and haunted artist whose influence continues powerfully to the present day.Azerrad has revisited and reconsidered his original text. The result is this amplified versiona truly unique book within a book featuring extensive new essay-like annotations that deepen our understanding of this legendary band. Azerrad solves former mysteries, reinterprets the key players and the time, investigates depression and other psychic traumas, debunks myths and legends, and offers celebrations of that pivotal moment in the mid-1990s as he searches for the answer to the question: Why was this music so extraordinarily powerful?Vivid, evocative, and thought-provoking, this gorgeous hardcover bookfeaturing more than 99 photos and ephemerais an essential document not just for Nirvana fans but for anyone interested in the cultural legacy of the 1990s.