Nirvana biography come as you are live

Biography by Michael Azerrad

Come as You Are: The Story of Nirvana is a 1993 biography of the American rock band Nirvana written by music journalist Michael Azerrad.^[1][2] It was written before the suicide of band leader Kurt Cobain.

Azerrad met with the members of the band and conducted extensive interviews about the band and its members' histories.

Writing and release

In late 1992, Azerrad was contacted by Cobain and his wife Courtney Love, who asked him to write a book about Nirvana.^[3] Over the next six months, Azerrad conducted interviews and research for the book in Seattle area.^[3] Following the completion of the book, Doubleday requested that Azerrad allow Cobain to read the book out of courtesy; Cobain was allowed to read the manuscript before publication, but was not allowed to change any of its content apart from correcting minor factual errors.^[3] Azerrad and Cobain met a