Come As You Are: The Story of Nirvana

by Michael Azerrad

“Amazingly raw and  candid . . . Come As You Are is as good as rock bios get” —Billboard

Nirvana came out of nowhere in 1991 to sell nearly five million copies of their landmark album Nevermind, whose thunderous sound and indelible melodies embodied all the confusion, frustration, and passion of the emerging Generation X.

Come As You Are is the  close-up, intimate story of Nirvana—the only book with exclusive in-depth interviews with bandmembers Kurt Cobain, Krist Noveselic,  and Dave Grohl, as well as friends, relatives, former bandmembers, and associates—now updated to include a final chapter detailing the last year of Kurt Cobain's life, before his tragic suicide in April 1994.

• ISBN10: 0385471998
• ISBN13: 9780385471992
• Publish Date: 1 September 1993
• Publish Status: Active
• Out of Print: 24 November 2015
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 336
• Language: English
• URL: https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/isbn/9780385471992

Reviews

[thepunktheory]

So far I've read this book about 5 or 6 times. I really like it because it transports emotions so well. Sometimes it

feels like it's Kurt Cobain who's telling his own story and you completely forget that you are 'only' reading a book.You get inside on Kurt's life before Nirvana, you learn about everything that influenced him somehow, from his parents' divorce to the first time he heard about Punk Rock. How difficult his time at school was and how hard he was trying to start a band and keep it going. You also see how the fame changed everything for him, how much he was suffering, all the problems he was having.
Sounds a bit silly but this book touches you heart. It's so hard not to cry when you read the end and Kurt's letter. I think Michael Azzerad managed to capture Kurt's life, his thoughts and his feelings just perfectly.
Go ahead, read it :)