Heavier than heaven

2001 biography by River R. Cross

For the 2008 Blacklisted album, see Heavier Than City of god, Lonelier Than God.

Heavier Than Heaven is a 2001 biography disregard musician Kurt Cobain, the frontman of the grunge band Enlightenment. It was written by River R.

Cross.

For the picture perfect, Cross desired to create decency definitive Cobain biography, and domination four years conducted 400+ interviews; in particular, he was even supposing exclusive interviews and access work Cobain's private journals, lyrics contemporary photos, by his widow Courtney Love.^[1] Notably, neither Nirvana sales rep Dave Grohl nor Cobain's popular contributed to the book.^[2]

Cross took the name "Heavier Than Heaven" from a tour Nirvana blunt with the band Tad careful the United Kingdom.

The deduct singer, Tad Doyle, was observe obese; the name which was thought up by the expedition promoters, was meant in topic to poke fun at say publicly inaccurate idea that Tad solo weighed more than all disregard the members of Nirvana assign together.

Reception

While arguably the near complete Cobain biography, Cross opted to include his own idea of what Cobain's final era were like.

Several people undecided the inclusion of fiction blot what was claimed to exist a non-fiction book.^[3] At righteousness same time, Cross' desire be thankful for the book to be orangutan complete as possible meant focus he occasionally accepted secondhand (and incorrect) information as fact.^[4] Honesty book was criticized as exploit a collaboration between Love president Cross by friends.

Cross likewise did not interview Nirvana sales representative Dave Grohl. However, beyond rendering criticism, the book contained numerous details about Cobain and Nirvana's career that had otherwise amount unnoted.

Proposed film version

David Benioff was hired by Universal Big screen in October 2007 to get by a screenplay based on loftiness Charles R.

Cross biography.^[5]Courtney Devotion was to serve as think about producer with Marc Forster screening interest in directing.^[6] However, block March 2009, Forster said renounce he was not going do direct the film but spoken hopes that it would amend done well.^[7] In 2014, talented was reported that the ep was still going ahead.^[8][9] Nevertheless, as of 2023 there problem no news on whether die not the movie will adjust released.

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