In this compelling biography, Christopher Sandford explores the full, inside story of Kurt Cobain. From the disruptive childhood which had such a crucial impact on Cobain`s personality to the ambitious career musician who, as a friend said, `lunged for success`, and the worldwide breakthrough of Nirvana`s Nevermind, Sandford also writes about Cobain`s stormy marriage to Courtney Love, his heroin addiction, and how he became more and more of a recluse. Finally, he writes of the crisis when, in April 1994, Cobain turned a shotgun on himself and became a martyr for disaffected youth. The result is a saga of success and corruption which John Peel has called `the ultimate rock and roll morality story`.