I Found My Friends: The Oral History of Nirvana - Softcover

Soulsby, Nick

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1250061520 ISBN 13: 9781250061522

Publisher: Griffin, 2015

Synopsis

I Found My Friends recreates the short and tempestuous times of Nirvana through the musicians and producers who played and interacted with the band. The guides for this trip didn't just watch the life of this legendary band-they lived it. Soulsby interviewed over 150 musicians from bands that played and toured with Nirvana, including well-known alternative bands like Dinosaur Jr., The Dead Kennedys, and Butthole Surfers, as well as scores of smaller, but no less fascinating bands. In this groundbreaking look at a legendary band, readers will see a more personal history of Nirvana than ever before, including Nirvana's consideration of nearly a dozen previously unmentioned candidates for drummer before settling on David Grohl, a recounting of Nirvana's famously disastrous South American shows from never-before-heard sources on Brazilian and Argentine sides, and the man who hosted the first ever Nirvana gig's recollections of jamming with the band at that inaugural event. I Found My Friends relives Nirvana's meteoric rise from the days before the legend to through their increasingly damaged superstardom. More than twenty years after Kurt Cobain's tragic death, Nick Soulsby removes the posthumous halo from the brow of Kurt Cobain and travels back through time to observe one of rock and roll's most critical bands as no one has ever seen them before.

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Review:

"Nick...demonstrates true passion for the music and a deep understanding of the musicians who create it. His words are more than just ciphers to exchange for dollars, just as the music he's writing about was always more than just noise for profit."--Kurt Danielson, Tad / Vaporland

"The book ably captures the lost milieu of independent rock, which Nirvana's moment irretrievably transformed." - "Kirkus"

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"Nick...demonstrates true passion for the music and a deep understanding of the musicians who create it. His words are more than just ciphers to exchange for dollars, just as the music he's writing about was always more than just noise for profit."--Kurt Danielson, Tad / Vaporland

"Fans of Kurt Cobain and Nirvana should find much to savor in this fascinating oral history of one of rock's most iconic bands."--"Booklist
""The book ably captures the lost milieu of independent rock, which Nirvana's moment irretrievably transformed." - "Kirkus"

""

"Nick...demonstrates true passion for the music and a deep understanding of the musicians who create it. His words are more than just ciphers to exchange for dollars, just as the music he's writing about was always more than just noise for profit."--Kurt Danielson, Tad / Vaporland

""The book ably captures the lost milieu of independent rock, which Nirvana's moment irretrievably transformed." - "Kirkus"

Fans of Kurt Cobain and Nirvana should find much to savor in this fascinating oral history of one of rock's most iconic bands. "Booklist"

The book ably captures the lost milieu of independent rock, which Nirvana's moment irretrievably transformed. "Kirkus"

[T]his history is captivating enough to distinguish itself among the crowded canon. Hard-core and casual Nirvana fans alike will find this book engaging. "Library Journal"

Nick demonstrates true passion for the music and a deep understanding of the musicians who create it. His words are more than just ciphers to exchange for dollars, just as the music he's writing about was always more than just noise for profit. "Kurt Danielson, Tad / Vaporland""

"Fans of Kurt Cobain and Nirvana should find much to savor in this fascinating oral history of one of rock's most iconic bands." --Booklist

"The book ably captures the lost milieu of independent rock, which Nirvana's moment irretrievably transformed." --Kirkus

"[T]his history is captivating enough to distinguish itself among the crowded canon. Hard-core and casual Nirvana fans alike will find this book engaging." --Library Journal

"Nick...demonstrates true passion for the music and a deep understanding of the musicians who create it. His words are more than just ciphers to exchange for dollars, just as the music he's writing about was always more than just noise for profit." --Kurt Danielson, Tad / Vaporland

About the Author:

Nick Soulsby is the author of "Dark Slivers: Seeing Nirvana in the Shards of Incesticide" and blogs about the band on his web site.

About this edition

• Publisher: Griffin
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1250061520
• ISBN 13: 9781250061522
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 366