Charles R. Cross - Heavier Than Heaven_ A Biography of Kurt Cobain-Hyperion

Date: 2023-10-04
| Kurt’s life was a complicated puzzle, all the more complex because
| he kept so many parts hidden, and that compartmentalization was
| both an end result of addiction, and a breeding ground for it. At
| times I imagined I was studying a spy, a skilled double agent,
| who had mastered the art of making sure that no one person knew
| all the details of his life
Chapter: Author’s Note


Date: 2023-10-05
| “On Friday night he’d get paid and come home drunk,” recalled
| Don. “He used to beat my mom. He’d beat me. He beat my grandma,
| and he beat Grandma’s boyfriend. But that’s the way it was in
| those days.” By the time of Kurt’s youth, Leland had softened
| and his most serious weapon was foul language.
Chapter: Chapter 2: I Hate Mom, I Hate Dad - Aberdeen, Washington: January 1974–June 1979