Nirvana: The Chosen Rejects

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Nirvana: The Chosen Rejects
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Authors Kurt St. Thomas
Troy Smith [1]
LanguageEnglish
Publisher St. Martin's Press [2]
Publication date
22 April 2004
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (paperback)
Pages320
ISBN 9780312206635

Nirvana: The Chosen Rejects is a book written by Kurt St. Thomas and Troy Smith about the American rock band Nirvana. It was published in April 2004 by St. Martin's Press. The book narrates the journey of the band members, covering their childhoods, the band's rise to fame, and the aftermath of Kurt Cobain's death. [3] [4]

Background and writing

Kurt St. Thomas, a former program director of radio station WFNX, had become acquainted with Nirvana in 1990 and gave the world premiere of the band's breakthrough album Nevermind in August 1991 by playing the entire album on WFNX. [5] St. Thomas and his colleague Troy Smith spent two days with the band in September 1991 during a WFNX-sponsored show in Boston, on the eve of the release of Nevermind. [3] [6] [4]

The authors reportedly spent eight years on the book, [3] and exchanged material through the internet. [7] The book contains quotes from St. Thomas' three interview sessions with band members Kurt Cobain, Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl in 1992. The book also includes a discography section which catalogs every song released by the band. [2] [3] [8] The title of the book is derived from Cobain's quote describing the band, "We're the chosen rejects of society." [3]

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  2. 1 2 "NIRVANA: 'The Chosen Rejects' Book Due In April". Blabbermouth.net . 7 March 2004. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 O'Neill, Bill (9 April 2004). "About a band". Cape Cod Times . Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  4. 1 2 Barr, Heather (8 April 2004). "Brookfield High graduate writes about magic of Nirvana's music". The News-Times . Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  5. ↑ Bainbridge, Luke (29 August 2007). "This Day In Music - 29 August". The Guardian . Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  6. ↑ "Listening to WFNX 1983-2012". The Phoenix . 24 June 2012. Archived from the original on 22 May 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  7. ↑ "More words about a band". Cape Cod Times . 9 April 2004. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  8. ↑ "Nirvana dio el peor concierto de su historia en Argentina para castigar al público". Cultura Colectiva (in Mexican Spanish). 29 June 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
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