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Free books! Everett True's Nirvana The Biography

This week on the main site, we dipped back into the archives to dig up the faxes that Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love sent us back in '93 in response to a profile that appeared in our pages about Mary Lou Lord and her brief but intense relationship with Kurt around the time that Nevermind came out. Courtney has always downplayed the relationship, but Everett True's new Nirvana: The Biography (DaCapo) refutes Courtney's version of the tale, confirming that for a time Kurt was telling people how in love he was with Mary Lou, and even dreaming about moving to Boston to be with her. You can read the relevant excerpt from the book here, and also check out some other cool Nirvana interviews we pulled from the vaults. True also publishes a long and touching reminiscence written by Mary Lou, but for that you'll need to buy the book . . . or be one of the first six people in the comments section to name the first person to play "Smells Like Teen Spirit" on the radio. Hint: his first name was Kurt, too. (Use your real email addy so we can get at you: we promise, no spam.)

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11 Comments

  • Michelle Riolo said:

    Would the famous perpetrator be Kurt Lodestone...I mean, Kurt Loder? (Pick me, pick me, Mmmmnnnn....!)
    March 30, 2007 11:45 PM
  • Mike said:

    I'm going to say Kurt Loder too. Although I don't remember the first time Teen Spirit was on the radio, I definitely remember when Loder told me Kurt Cobain was dead.
    March 30, 2007 11:50 PM
  • Amie said:

    That'd be WFNX's Kurt St. Thomas. Let's see how fast five more people can cut and paste my answer :-)
    March 31, 2007 12:05 AM
  • Tom said:

    kurt st. thomas I SWEAR I KNEW THIS! ;)
    March 31, 2007 12:38 AM
  • Kelly M said:

    WFNX's Kurt St. Thomas in 1991.
    March 31, 2007 1:21 AM
  • Mike said:

    Does it count if I change my answer to Kurt St. Thomas? If so, then I do.
    March 31, 2007 1:54 AM
  • Kim said:

    Kurt St. Thomas!! Did I win? ;)
    March 31, 2007 2:15 AM
  • Mike said:

    Kurt St. Thomas, yes.
    March 31, 2007 3:13 AM
  • otd said:

    Amie, Tom, Kelly, Mike, Kim, and Mike: you win! thanks for playing along with our self-promotional trivia! we'll email you early next week to get addresses.
    March 31, 2007 2:54 PM
  • Mary said:

    I think Courtney wrote this, pretending to be Kurt, just like she did in the last few lines of his supposed "suicide" note.. (yeah right).

    February 16, 2009 7:08 PM

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