Punk Rock Is Freedom
New book about Kurt Cobain seen through the eyes of 20+ punk rock icons in conversations with Danish musician, author & rock journalist Henrik Tuxen.
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Chris Cornell, Iggy Pop, Billy Corgan and Dave Grohl are just a few of the musicians who have Kurt Cobain in common.
This is the story of Kurt Cobain, from his birth in Aberdeen on February 20th, 1967 up until his untimely death in Seattle 27 years later. Based on more than 20 years of personal interviews with Cobain’s predecessors, contemporaries and heirs of punk rock as told to Danish author and rock journalist Henrik Tuxen - who was also an active musician who toured throughout the European punk rock underground from 1984–1997.
Punk Rock Is Freedom is based on conversation with …
Chris Cornell - Soundgarden / Audioslave (2016)
Peter Hook - Joy Division/New Order (2017)
Billy Corgan - Smashing Pumpkins (1998, 2005)
Stone Gossard / Eddie Vedder / Jeff Ament / Mike McCready - Pearl Jam (1996 - 2019)
Bobby Gillespie - Jesus & Mary Chain / Primal Scream (2002)
Jim Reed - Jesus & Mary Chain (1998)
Pete Townshend - The Who (2007)
Dave Grohl - Nirvana / Foo Fighters / Scream / Qotsa (2002, 2004, 2017)
Pat Smear - Nirvana/Foo Fighters/The Germs (2014)
Josh Homme - QOTSA (2005, 2013, 2017)
Noel Gallagher - Oasis (1999, 2005, 2011, 2014)
Steve Jones - Sex Pistols (2012)
Iggy Pop (1999)
Flea - Red Hot Chili Peppers (2017)
Dan Peters - Mudhoney (1996 - 2018)
Steven Tyler - Aerosmith (2001)
Toni Iommi - Black Sabbath (1998)
Robert Plant - Led Zeppelin (1998)
Jimmy Page - Led Zeppelin (1998, 2 x 2014)
Tom Morello - Rage Against The Machine / Audioslave (2007)
Jerry Cantrell - Alice in Chains (2009)
Butch Vig - Garbage, Neveremind producer (2001)
Debbie Harry - Blondie (1999)
Lee Ranaldo - Sonic Youth (1998)
Dexter Holland - The Offspring (2001)
The book is black & white bleed on cream paper, 16 chapters, approx. 310 pages + all your names printed inside.
