

At the same time, Cross' desire for the book to be as complete as possible meant that he occasionally accepted secondhand (and incorrect) information as fact. Several people questioned the inclusion of fiction in what was claimed to be a non-fiction book. While arguably the most complete Cobain biography, Cross opted to include his own impression of what Cobain's final days were like. 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. Ĭross took the name "Heavier Than Heaven" from a tour Nirvana did with the band Tad in the United Kingdom. Notably, neither Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl nor Cobain's mother contributed to the book. Cross.įor 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. Heavier Than Heaven is a 2001 biography of musician Kurt Cobain, the frontman of the grunge band Nirvana. Room Full Of Mirrors - A Biography Of Jimi Hendrix
