"Beach Boys"

by Nick Wise

Published September 1994
A collection of quotations taken from interviews with The Beach Boys, spanning their career from the 1960s to the present day. Topics covered include the question of Brian Wilson's mental health and drug abuse, band relations and the missing Smile LP.

Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love

by Nick Wise

Published 12 August 1996
Courtney Love - rock chick, rock mother, rock star and rock widow - and Nirvana lead singer, Kurt Cobain, have been misquoted and misunderstood. This book, telling their story in their own words, aims to set the record straight. It includes hundreds of quotes and extracts from their best interviews as they talk about her band, Hole, their child Frances Bean, Kurt's feelings about his music and his increasing isolation and depression, and Courtney's feelings about his suicide. The book is illustrated with pictures from all stages of their respective careers.