The many unenlightening observations are often painted thick with sensationalism other times, Cross trawls the bottom for sources whose credibility and relevance are dubious at best. about his constant abuse at the hands of Aberdeen's rednecks" and harboring an aversion to fame. "Even in this early stage of his career, Kurt had already begun the process of retelling his own story in a manner that formed a separate self," writes Cross as he carefully dispels some of Cobain's self-made myths, including claims of living under a bridge, "tales. It simply makes you want to be so sad") and malt liquor, punk rock–adorned angst to the tawdry details of his drug addiction.
Instead, Cobain's story, culled from more than 400 interviews with friends, family and colleagues and exclusive access to Cobain's unpublished diaries, sounds wholly ordinary, from boilerplate adolescent bitterness about his parents' divorce ("I hate Mom, I hate Dad.
Unfortunately, Cross, former editor of the Rocket, a Northwestern music and entertainment weekly, never proves his claim. "And there had never quite been a rock star like Kurt Cobain," Cross eulogizes in this celebrity biography.
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