Heavier Than Heaven
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| Author | Charles R. Cross |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Biography |
| Publisher | Hyperion |
Publication date | August 15, 2001 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Pages | 400 |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-7868-6505-9 Parameter error in {{ISBNT}}: invalid character |
| Followed by | Room Full Of Mirrors - A Biography Of Jimi Hendrix |
Heavier Than Heaven is the name of a 2001 biography of musician Kurt Cobain, the frontman of the grunge band Nirvana. It was written by Charles R. Cross. The book was a New York Times bestseller. The Los Angeles Times cited the book as "The most moving book ever written about a rock star."
For the book, Cross desired to create the definitive Cobain biography, and over four years conducted 400+ interviews; in particular, he was granted exclusive interviews and access to Cobain's private journals, lyrics and photos, by his widow Courtney Love.[1] Notably, neither Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl nor Cobain's mother contributed to the book.[2]
Cross took the name "Heavier Than Heaven" from a tour Nirvana did with the band Tad in the UK. The lead singer, Tad Doyle, was very obese; the name which was thought up by the tour promoters, was meant in part to poke fun at the inaccurate idea that Tad alone weighed more than all of the members of Nirvana put together.
The book as property
David Benioff was hired by Universal Pictures in October 2007 to write a screenplay based on the Charles R. Cross biography. A later draft was written by Academy Award nominated writer and director Oren Moverman. The film is presently still in pre-production and no director, or producer has been assigned to it.
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References
- ^ "Heavier than Heaven: A Biography of Kurt Cobain". HyperionBooks.com.
- ^ vanHorn, Terri. "Cobain Book Shows Singer's Life 'Heavier' Than Most Imagined". MTVNews.com. September 10, 2001.
