Charles R. Cross Libros

Kurt Cobain's life and death fast became rock 'n' roll legend. The worldwide success of his band, Nirvana, defined the music scene in the early 1990s and their songs spoke to and for a generation. Music journalist Charles R. Cross, a veteran of the Seattle music scene, relates this extraordinary story of artistic brilliance and the pain that extinguished it. Heavier Than Heaven is the definitive life of one of the twentieth century's most creative and troubled music geniuses, and includes a new introduction commemorating twenty five years since Cobain's death.

It has been more than thirty-five years since Jimi Hendrix died, but his music and spirit are still very much alive for his fans everywhere.Charles R. Cross vividly recounts the life of Hendrix, from his difficult childhood and adolescence in Seattle through his incredible rise to celebrity in London's swinging sixties. It is the story of an outrageous life--with legendary tales of sex, drugs, and excess--while it also reveals a man who struggled to accept his role as idol and who privately craved the kind of normal family life he never had.Using never-before-seen documents and private letters, and based on hundreds of interviews with those who knew Hendrix--many of whom had never before agreed to be interviewed-- Room Full of Mirrors unlocks the vast mystery of one of music's most enduring legends.

On the 35th anniversary of his death comes the definitive biography of rock 'n' roll legend Jimi Hendrix. Drawing on never-before-seen documents and more than 300 interviews, a "New York Times" bestselling author unlocks the vast mystery of one of rock's most enduring legends.

This is the first in-depth biography of the troubled genius Kurt Cobain. Based on Cobain's unpublished diaries, 400 interviews, years of research, and a wealth of documentation, "Heavier Than Heaven" traces Cobain's life from his early days to his rise to fame, fortune, the adulation of a generation, and early death. Photos.

In Here We Are Now: The Lasting Impact of Kurt Cobain, Charles R. Cross, author of the New York Times bestselling Cobain biography Heavier Than Heaven, examines the legacy of the Nirvana front man and takes on the question: why does Kurt Cobain still matter so much, 20 years after his death? Kurt Cobain is the icon born of the 90s, a man whose legacy continues to influence pop culture and music. Cross explores the impact Cobain has had on music, fashion, film, and culture, and attempts to explain his lasting and looming legacy.

As a missionary's son, a U.S. Marine in the Pacific Theater during WWII, and a career dimplomat to China and East Asia, Cross shares his thoughts on how American presence has influenced the politics and economics of the region over more than sixty years.

Vynikající životopis největšího kytaristy rockové historie z pera renomovaného hudebního publicisty (ve Volvox Globator od něj už vyšla biografie Kurta Cobaina Těžší než nebe) zachycuje Hendrixův život od neradostného dětství v převážně černošské čtvrti Seattlu přes první hudební pokusy na postu doprovodného kytaristy v dnes již zapomenutých skupinách až k závratné hvězdné kariéře, která až příliš brzy tragicky skončila.

Život Kurta Cobaina je opradený mnohými tajomstvami a mystifikáciami, ktoré vytvoril buď on sám, alebo jeho fanúšikovia. Charles R. Cross odhaľuje, aký bol Cobain v skutočnosti, ako tvoril, ako sa prepletalo jeho súkromie s profesionálnym životom a čo vlastne znamená názov Smells Like Teen Spirit. Na základe viac než štyristo rozhovorov s Cobainovou rodinou, priateľmi či kolegami, ale aj vďaka jeho denníkom a pochmúrnym správam o samovražde autor ukazuje, akou rozporuplnou osobnosťou bol: láskavé dieťa, ktoré zachraňovalo zranené holuby, no dokázalo so zúrivosťou zabiť mačku; milionár, ktorý spával v aute; neuveriteľne lojálny muž, ktorý zradil svojich najbližších. Vysvetľuje, aké bolo žiť po boku alebo milovať Kurta Cobaina, a opisuje, aké následky mal ťažký rozvod jeho rodičov na jeho psychický stav a morbídne myšlienky, ktoré napokon vyústili do samovraždy. Životopis Ťažší ako nebo je mimoriadna kniha o temnom živote legendárnej hviezdy a o kapele Nirvana. Vzhľadom na to, čím všetkým Cobain prešiel a ako s týmito okolnosťami naložil, dodnes prehovára ľuďom do duše. Podarilo sa mu pretvoriť bolesť do umenia v podobe hudby a to nepochybne stojí za obdiv, či už ste jeho tvorbu mali radi, alebo nie.