Journals [Paperback]

The lyrics notebook and personal journals of Kurt Cobain, revealing new insight and meaning to the iconic signer of the band Nirvana.

Kurt Cobain filled dozens of notebooks with lyrics, drawings, and writings about his plans for Nirvana and his thoughts about fame, the state of music, and the people who bought and sold him and his music. His journals reveal an artist who loved music, who knew the history of rock, and who was determined to define his place in that history. Here is a mesmerizing, incomparable portrait of the most influential musician of his time. His words kick and scream. —Chicago Daily Herald

“Compelling.” —Seattle Times

“No editing, no footnotes: The Nirvana singer’s Journals is the year’s most fascinating, heartbreaking rock book.” —Rolling Stone Magazine

“Especially riveting.” —The Observer Magazine

“Compelling reading...a look into the creative process of one of rock’s true artists.” —The Seattle Times

“The daily diary of an American dream—and nightmare...Beneath all the layers of irony and sarcasm and humor and stoner realism, Cobain had a gift for sincerity, which is everywhere evident in his journals...The book is swarming with life, and it’s irresistible to anyone who cares about the music.” —New York Magazine

“Illuminating...charming...we catch glimpses of Cobain’s wry, mischievous humor.” —Newsday

“Our most elaborate first-hand evidence of the inner life of one of rock’s mosln