Jabberjaw, Los Angeles, 183
Jacks, Terry, 13, 274
Jackson, Michael, 2, 42–43, 225, 259
Jainism, 203, 355
Jefferson Airplane, 122
Jenkins, Angee, 165
Jesus Lizard, 190, 297
“Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam,” 301, 304
“Jimmy, the Prairie Belt Sausage Boy,” 43
John, Elton, 36
Johnson, Calvin, 159, 166, 175, 197, 313
Johnston, Daniel, 203
Jones, Barrett, 238
Joplin, Janis, 357
José (drug dealer), 173
Journey, 36
Judas Priest, 47
Jury, The, 142
Kader, Rob, 134, 223
Kanno, Kinichi, 30, 31, 42
KAOS, 95, 100, 149, 159, 197
Karate, Scotty, 70
Karlen, Neal, 288–90
Kates, Mark, 176, 193, 204, 228, 333
Kaufman, Andy, 30, 352
KCMU, 102, 105, 112, 118
Keller, Helen, 171
Kelly, Christina, 228
Kelly, Eugene, 167, 195, 197–98
Kerouac, Jack, 277
Kerslake, Kevin, 281, 341
“Kids in America,” 274
Kincaid, Ruben, 107
King, Stephen, 92
Kirk, James, 363
Kirkwood, Cris, 302–3
Kirkwood, Curt, 273, 302–3
Kiss, 88, 134
KISW, 45, 72
Kitty (pet rat), 83
Klugman, Ben, 346
Knab, Chris, 112
Knack, The, 122, 176–77
KNDD, 205, 363–64
Knievel, Evel, 129, 174, 181
Kolderie, Paul, 299
Kostelnik, Alex, 153
Kot, Greg, 283
Kravitz, Lenny, 214
K Records, 159, 160, 166–67
KXLU, 193
KXRX, 199, 356
L7, 152, 187, 257
“La, La, La... La,” 279
“Laminated Effect,” 72
Lamplighter Restaurant, Grayland, 65
Lane, Michael, 265
Lanegan, Mark, 115, 142, 292, 311
Lang, Robert, 317, 319
Lavine, Michael, 189–190, 228
Leadbelly, 142, 289, 298, 305
Led Zeppelin, 40, 310
Lee, Harper, 35
Legends, Tacoma, 150
Lemons Janitorial Service, 93
Lennon, John, 215
Lenquette, Youri, 319
Leonardo da Vinci, 280–81
Leppard, Def, 85
Lethal Dose, 96
Lewis, Juliette, 345
Lie, 176
Liles, Jeff, 209
“Lithium,” 169, 175, 182, 189, 236, 258, 259
Litt, Scott, 283
“Live and Loud” (MTV), 311
Live Through This, 347
Living Color, 130, 180
Loder, Kurt, 248, 310–11
Lollapalooza Festival, 315, 326, 327, 328, 341
Lord, Mary Lou, 202–6, 208, 214–16, 289–90, 362, 363
Los Angeles Times, 241, 260, 347
“Louie, Louie,” 29, 41, 115
“Lounge Act,” 169, 312–13
Love, Courtney, 185–88, 259
collaboration of Kurt and, 275, 278, 280
detox sessions of, 231, 235–36, 250, 255, 334, 335–36, 347, 357
and divorce, 322, 324, 334
drug use by, 3, 208, 209, 210–11, 218–19, 230–31, 235–36, 248–51, 270, 315, 323, 327, 334, 344, 357, 359
duets with Kurt, 298, 299–300
engagement and marriage to Kurt, 223, 228, 233–34, 237, 248, 320
films by, 153–54
gifts to Kurt from, 186–87, 278, 311
and Hole, see Hole
journals of, 233, 278
Kurt’s arguments with, 275, 287–88, 290, 315–16, 321–22, 328, 329, 330
and Kurt’s death, 357, 358–64
and Kurt’s drug use, 2, 4, 228, 242, 245, 247–48, 257, 266–67, 270–71, 284–88, 296, 310, 319, 323, 324–25, 327, 330– 31, 333–35
and Kurt’s final days, 344–54
and motherhood, 246, 247, 248–51, 268–69, 270–71, 282–83, 289, 301; see also Cobain, Frances Bean
personal traits of, 216–17, 258
pregnancy of, 229, 230–32, 236, 242, 244, 245, 248, 250
relationship of Kurt and, 206–8, 209–19, 221, 223, 228–29, 233–34, 235–36, 237– 38, 258, 278, 288–89, 292–93, 315–16, 319–23, 324, 328–36
as solo act, 298
as songwriter, 278, 280, 283, 299
on tour, 194–95, 196, 208, 219, 221–22, 223, 233, 262, 317, 320
and Vanity Fair article, 245, 247, 248–49, 268–69, 271, 273
wrestling with, 185–86, 187, 287–88
“Love Buzz,” 95, 104, 108, 111, 112, 113, 114, 117–19, 122, 124, 125, 134
Lukin, Matt, 48, 63, 77, 81, 150, 151, 212
McCartney, Paul, 92
McClure, Nikki, 149, 166, 212, 310
McCully, Jerry, 222
McFadden, Bob, 80
McKagan, Duff, 259, 344
McKee, Frances, 236
McLaughlin, Mark (Arm), 103, 150–51
MacDonald, Patrick, 199
MacLeod, Alex, 146, 147, 195, 196, 216, 253, 262, 267, 275, 301, 303
Maden, Kim, 85
Madonna, 189
Make-A-Wish Foundation, 268
“Man on the Moon,” 352
Manson, Charles, 176
“Man Who Sold the World, The,” 304
Marander, Tracy, 78, 82–83, 118, 364
attention paid by, 94, 149, 158
breakup of Kurt and, 148–49, 152–53, 155, 157, 159, 161, 168
financial support from, 91–92, 96, 120, 127, 131–32, 139, 142, 148, 157, 161
and first gig, 84–85, 88
friendship of, 173, 186, 191–92, 201, 208
Kurt living with, 91–96, 120–21, 139–40, 148–49, 158
and Nirvana, 95, 104, 130
separations from, 134, 137, 143
and Sub Pop, 112
Markey, Dave, 194–95, 312
Marquee Club, New York, 205
Marsh, Rod, 30, 36
Martin, Dean, 115, 312
Martin, Steve, 30
Mason, Jeff, 264, 267, 275, 302, 304, 320, 321, 359, 360
Mason, Warren, 41
May, Jim, 95, 96, 98
“Mayberry R.F.D.” (TV), 120
Mayr Brothers, 16
MCA, 162–63, 165
Meatloaf, 30
Meat Puppets, 273, 302, 345
Medak, Mike, 44
Meet the Beatles, 121
Meisel, Michael, 310, 340, 343
Mellencamp, John Cougar, 61
Melody Maker, 133, 162
Melvins, The, 73, 122
in Backlash interview, 113–14
in California, 81, 100, 130
“Cling-Ons” of, 48, 69, 77, 123, 194
financial difficulties of, 130
gigs of, 80, 98, 251
and Nirvana, 100, 130, 150, 183, 322
parking-lot concert of, 46, 63, 322
startup and early years of, 47–48
Mercury, Freddie, 351, 361
Merlis, Jim, 300–1
Metallica, 85, 122
“Mexican Seafood,” 88, 98
“Milk It,” 278, 280
Miller, Rick, 41, 202
Mintz, Alan, 161, 176, 241, 310
“Miss World,” 298
“Mr. Sunshine Commits Suicide,” 129
MIT fraternity party gig, 137
“Moist Vagina,” 279
“Molly’s Lips,” 167, 179, 195
MOMA (Museum of Modern Art), 226
Monk, 264–65, 269
Monkees, 9
Montesano, Washington:
Cobain family in, 24–25, 30, 41, 60
unemployment in, 61
&nb
sp; YMCA in, 67, 68
Montgomery, Carrie, 151, 190, 207, 211–12, 220, 221, 224–25
Montgomery, Craig, 177, 206, 227, 296–97
Moon, Amy, 128, 130
Moon, Matthew “Slim,” 99, 116, 119, 139, 153, 159, 168, 177
Moore, Caitlin, 329, 346, 347, 348
Moore, Thurston, 163, 174
Moore Theater, Seattle, 132
“More Than a Feeling,” 252
Morfitt, Rob, 336
Morris, Chris, 169
Morrison, Jim, 34, 227, 357
Morrow, Rob, 226
Mother Love Bone, 97, 173
“Motorcycle Song,” 9
Motown, 107
“Moving in Stereo,” 322
MTV:
dreams about, 99
and mega-shows, 300
negative stories on, 240
Nirvana videos on, 3, 204, 205, 208, 213, 226, 256, 310–11
“Unplugged,” 302–6, 309
Video Music Awards, 256–60, 270, 297
Mudhoney, 97, 103, 123, 132, 150–51, 162, 186, 195, 251, 252
Muller, Don, 161, 322
Musician, 169
Musicians Assistance Program, 267
Music Source Studio, 140
Muzak Corporation, 103
“My Best Friend’s Girl,” 322
Myers, Travis, 326
“My Generation,” 222
“My Sharona,” 122
Naked Lunch (Burroughs), 196
Namgyal Buddhist monastery, Ithaca, 364
Narcotics Anonymous, 286
Neathery, Darrin, 24, 45–46, 48
Negativland, 237
Nelson, Mikey, 168, 174, 176, 180, 183
Nelson, Tim, 29
Nevermind, 2, 3, 154, 189, 190, 192–94, 199–202, 201, 204–6, 210, 211, 216, 220, 223, 225, 235, 241, 251, 260, 271, 273, 278, 279, 280, 295, 307
Newberry Comics, Boston, 204
Newman, Steve “Instant,” 80
New Music Seminar, 138, 295
New York Dolls, 121
New York Times, The, 266, 288–90, 297, 360
“Nine Month Media Blackout,” 279 1991: The Year Punk Broke (film), 194
Nirvana:
air time for, 103, 197, 215, 227–78, 256–57
benefit shows of, 180, 262, 283, 297
cancellations by, 319–22, 326–27, 328
demise of, 252–53, 328, 333
development of, 80–81, 95–96, 100, 135, 192, 195
divisiveness in, 224–25, 234, 241, 260, 267, 319–20
drummer problems of, 97, 100, 108–9, 129–30, 161, 162
expansion of, 132
fake bios of, 154–55
first demo of, 97–98, 102, 104, 105, 115, 154
first LP of, see Bleach
first single of, see “Love Buzz”
gigs of, 84–90, 109, 111, 116, 123–23, 125–26, 129–31, 134, 149–50, 164, 175, 177, 194–95, 204, 208–9, 262–65
home videos of, 292
income of, 142, 143, 174, 176, 190, 241, 268, 298–99, 326–27
increasing audiences of, 150–52, 162, 163–64, 192, 194, 195, 201
instruments destroyed by, 117, 136–37, 140, 146, 155–56, 207, 208–9, 227, 253, 259, 274
and Kurt’s drug use, 224–25, 287
management of, 122, 134–35, 148, 151, 160–62, 163, 165–66, 174–76, 188–89, 192–93, 194, 240, 244, 256, 257, 283, 298, 309–10, 326–27; see also DGC; Gold Mountain; Sub Pop
mega-concerts of, 268, 274–75, 300
and Melvins, 100–1, 130, 150–51, 183, 322–23
money shortages of, 136, 163, 194
and MTV, see MTV
music videos of, 193–95, 244, 281
name of, 101–2, 105
photo sessions of, 104–5, 112–13, 189–90, 226, 228, 319
playing for nothing, 96, 98–99, 118
press attention to, 132–33, 146, 212, 240, 244–45, 295, 300–1; see also specific media
promotional efforts of, 176, 193–94, 199–200, 204–5, 212
recording contracts of, 106, 107
recording sessions of, 111–16, 119, 124–25, 126, 140, 149, 152, 154, 162, 177, 179, 181–82, 188–89, 238, 275, 279–81, 317– 19
record releases of, 132, 199–200, 283–84
rehearsals of, 256–58
second forming of, 96–97
setting pants on fire, 279
sound of, 86, 111, 118, 123, 131, 132, 134, 141, 144, 162, 189, 280, 283, 318
and Sub Pop, see Sub Pop
success of, 2, 59, 133, 190, 192–96, 199–202, 204–5, 208, 211–13, 219–20, 223, 225, 233, 251, 253, 274, 297, 298
tapes of, 160
tours of, 130, 134–38, 140, 142, 144–48, 152–56, 162–63, 164–65, 180, 190, 192, 194–98, 199, 210, 211–12, 214–16, 219– 20, 221–23, 231, 232–33, 243–44, 251– 53, 274–75, 298–300, 300–6, 310–12, 314, 315–16, 317, 319–23, 326–27
T-shirt sales of, 134, 136, 142, 163
“Unplugged,” 302–6, 309
and Video Music Awards, 256–60, 297
see also specific band members
Nisqually Delta Podunk Nightmare, 116
Nitzburg, Joe “Mama,” 342–43, 344
NME, 244, 290–91
North Shore Surf Club, Olympia, 164
Northwest music scene, 132–33, 150–51, 158, 159–60, 167
Nothing to Fear, 45
Novoselic, Krist, 59, 63–64
alcohol use of, 99, 286
distance between Kurt and, 202, 208, 234, 267, 319, 337–38
and first gig, 84–89
forming a band, 74, 80
and Kurt’s death, 359, 360, 362, 363
and Kurt’s drug use, 79, 138, 173, 210–11, 253, 286, 297, 322–23, 325, 326, 327, 332–33, 337
and management, 134, 160
and MCA, 165
on the music, 180, 278, 280, 318
musical knowledge of, 121
and Nirvana, 96, 97–98, 116, 117, 118, 121, 122–23, 124, 137, 141–42, 160, 189, 202–3, 216, 220, 234, 240–41, 258– 59, 267, 280, 283, 302–3, 304, 317–18, 320–22, 328
and offshoot band, 142
physical appearance of, 63, 104, 113, 152, 227
promotional efforts of, 200, 204, 281
and Shelli, 77, 116, 120, 134, 148
and Sub Pop, 108, 111–12
on tour, 147, 163–64, 216, 252–54, 274, 302, 311, 319, 320–22
Novoselic, Shelli, see Dilly, Shelli
O’Connor, Brianne, 71, 221, 262, 263, 325
O’Connor, Pat, 52–54, 58, 66, 221, 286, 316
O’Connor, Wendy, see Cobain, Wendy “Ode to Beau,” 65
Off-Ramp, Seattle, 175, 290–1
“Oh, the Guilt,” 238
Ohrmund, Tam, 122, 160
Oily Bloodmen, 185
Oingo Boingo, 45
O.K. Hotel, Seattle, 180–81
Olympia, Washington:
gigs in, 78, 100, 149–50, 164
International Pop Underground in, 197
Kurt and Tracy in, 91–96
music scene in, 159–60, 167
“On a Plain,” 183
“On the Mountain,” 318
Orlando, Tony and Dawn, 179
Orpheum Records, Seattle, 237
Osborne, Roger “Buzz,” 82, 133, 151
influence of, 121, 159, 163, 196
jamming with, 77, 96
and Kurt’s teen years, 46–48, 58, 63, 70, 121
and Melvins, 46, 47, 78, 81, 322
Osbourne, Ozzy, 122
Osmond, Donnie and Marie, 153
Ottinger, Harvey, 339
Pachyderm Studios, 279, 292
Page, Jimmy, 64, 88
Paglia, Camille, 270, 281
Palladium, Los Angeles, 187
Palmese, Richard, 166
Panic, 96
“Paper Cuts,” 98
Pareles, Jon, 297
Parker, Charlie, 267
Partridge Family, 107, 115
Passman, Donald, 123
Pastels, 203
Paterno, Peter, 161
Paul Revere and the Raiders, 106
Pavitt, Bruce:
and financial problems, 112
and first demo, 103
and Kurt’s death, 363
and Nirvana contracts, 123, 151, 162
and Nirvana gigs, 103, 105
and Nirvana recordings, 105, 119
and Nirvana tours, 147
and Sub Pop, 107, 132, 151
“Pay to Play,” 154
Pearl Jam, 222, 223, 298
Peel, John, 146, 196
“Pen Cap Chew,” 88, 98
“Pennyroyal Tea,” 278, 280, 298, 304
Peters, Dan, 162, 163–64
Peterson, Charles, 104
Petty, Tom, 181
Pickerel, Mark, 142, 300
Pine Tree Janitorial, 152
Pink Floyd, 45
Pirner, Dave, 185
Pitt, Brad, 29
Pixies, 123, 146, 164, 186, 220
Poitras, Mike, 64
“Polly,” 140, 182
Polynesian Condominium Resort, 77–78
Poneman, Jonathan: and first demo, 102
and Nirvana contracts, 104, 105, 162
and Nirvana gigs, 104, 105, 112
as Nirvana manager, 105
and Nirvana tours, 147
profile written by, 168
and recordings, 104, 119
and Sub Pop, 107–8, 113, 116, 132, 151
Portland, gigs in, 163, 177, 185
Post-Intelligencer, 359
Poukkula, Tony, 86, 87
Preston, Joe, 130, 174
Pretty on the Inside, 187
“Priest They Called Him, The,” 301
Pryor, Richard, 162
Psychedelic Furs, 122
Puff (kitten), 23, 26, 318
Pukkelpop Festival (Belgium), 195
punk rock, 46–48, 63
Courtney and, 289
in Europe, 147, 251
fanzine coverage of, 135
feminism and, 158
film coverage of, 194
as freedom, 158, 193, 197, 222
as influence on Kurt, 111, 121–22, 151
in Northwest, 108, 158, 159–60, 167
standards of, 70, 101, 121, 159, 160, 217, 268, 360
Sub Pop and, 108
Purkey, John, 95, 117, 119, 177
“Purple Peanuts,” 65
Pyramid Club, New York, 18, 155
Quarterflash, 45–46, 264
Queen, 122, 174, 274
Quisp (cat), 191
“Radio Friendly Unit Shifter,” 279, 280
Raji’s, Hollywood, 152
“Rape Me,” 258–59, 267–68, 298, 299, 305
Raymond, Washington, first gig in, 84–90, 302
Rayonier Pulp Mill, 19
RCA Records, 175, 192
Reading Festival (England), 195, 198, 251–53, 264
Reagan, Ronald, 43
Re-bar, Seattle, 200
Reciprocal studio, 97, 112
Redd Kross, 122
Red Hot Chili Peppers, 222
Reed, Dave, 62–63, 64, 65–66, 71, 365
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