A truly revolutionary 30th anniversary deluxe edition of the iconic biography of Nirvana, updated with exclusive new content exploring the personal and cultural forces that inspired the music, the author's friendship with Kurt Cobain, and why many generations continue to be captivated by the 1990s.
It has been three decades since Nirvana shook the cultural landscape with Nevermind, the landmark album that became the sound of Generation X, capturing its confusion, disappointment, and passion. In 1993, Michael Azerrad published the biography that stands as the definitive account of this revolutionary band and its mythical leader, Kurt Cobain. Written with the full cooperation of the band, Come as You Are: The Story of Nirvana became a huge success, and as Cobain put it, "the best rock book I've ever read."
Seven months after the book's initial publication, Cobain died by suicide, making Come as You Are the only book about Nirvana to contain original interviews with Cobain, bassist Krist Novoselic, and drummer Dave Grohl.
Now, Azerrad has re-evaluated his original text. The result is this "amplified" edition — a truly unique book that includes hundreds of extensive footnotes in essay form that deepen the understanding of this legendary band and the era in which it lived. Azerrad revisits the key players and their cultural context, contemplates topics like punk rock, commercial exploitation, and Generation X, and provides insights into the inner life and creative thinking of one of the most significant songwriters and musicians in rock history — an artist haunted by memories, whose influence remains powerful to this day.
All leads to a quest for an answer to the question: Why was this music so extraordinarily powerful? This magnificent hardcover edition — with 100 photographs and documents — is an essential document not only for Nirvana fans but for anyone interested in the cultural heritage of the 1990s. Pages: 624, Dimensions: 17.8x17.8cm.
