In early 1991, manager Danny Goldberg agreed to take on Nirvana, a critically acclaimed new band from the underground music scene in Seattle. Danny worked with Kurt from 1990 to 1994, the most impactful period of Kurt's life. This key time saw the stratospheric success of 'Nevermind' turn Nirvana into the most successful rock band in the world; Kurt met and married Courtney Love and their relationship became a lightning rod for critics; their daughter...

Having entertained the idea for years, and even offered a few questionable opportunities (`It's a piece of cake! Just do four hours of interviews, find someone else to write it, put your face on the cover, and voila!'), I have decided to write these stories just as I have always done, in my own hand. This certainly doesn't mean that I'm quitting my day job, but it does give me a place to shed a little light on what it's like to be a kid from Springfield,...