How could I not be in full geeked-out grunge mode? He writes biographies of rock stars, has been on the New York Times bestseller list, and he chronicled the most important musical and cultural movement of my generation. He is also is the author of several books including quintessential Kurt Cobain biography, Heavier Than Heaven, and the equally excellent Jimi Hendrix bio Room Full of Mirrors. Cross is the former editor and publisher of The Rocket, a publication that played a heavy hand in the rise of grunge. If you couldn'êt tell, I was a teenager during the 1990s.īack in 2004, while studying journalism at the University of Washington, I wrote a profile of Cross I'êm not sure if he could tell, but during our interview there was a whole lot of idol worship happening on my end of the conversation. More specifically his works of journalism helped shape my rock-n-roll generation - a generation draped in robes of flannel that worshiped at the Temple of the Dog while seeking Nirvana in the comfort of their record collections riddled with teenage angst. Sure he isn'êt as daring, scathing, or gonzo with his writing but in my mind he helped shape the voice of a rock-n-roll generation. Charles Cross is my version of Lester Bangs.
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