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Total F*cking Godhead by Corbin Reiff
What is it about?
A biography of Chris Cornell, the charismatic frontman of Seattle band Soundgarden, chronicling his days as a struggling musician before the grunge scene exploded on an international stage, his rise to fame, his time in Audioslave and as a solo artist, and his untimely death in May
Is it any good?
As I have mentioned before, when it comes to music, I will forever be a grunge kid. Chris Cornell and Soundgarden have played a crucial part in changing my taste in music, as did many of the other Seattle bands that were catapulted into the spotlight in the early 90s. While Nirvana and Pearl Jam have become more recognizable globally over the years, Soundgarden had been around longer, and paved the way for the music world to turn their attention to the rain-soaked streets of Seattle and recognize that there was great untapped musical talent to discover. The rest, as they say, is history (unfortunately, there have been too many unhappy endings).
As author Corbin Reiff explains in his introduction, it was hard to interview people who knew Cornell best because of the legal issues surrounding the singer and his estate; so instead of talking to band members, friends or family, he sifted through existing material – interview
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Total F*cking Godhead: The Biography of Chris Cornell
“Total F*cking Godhead brings Chris Cornell, the voice of a generation, alive on the page. Impressively researched and compulsively readable, Godhead pulls no punches in recounting Cornell’s remarkable life and prolific career. It’s an inspired chronicle of an impassioned soul. Read it!” —Greg Renoff, author of Van Halen Rising
With input from those who knew and worked with him—together with his own words—Total F*cking Godhead recounts the rise of Chris Cornell and his immortal band Soundgarden as they emerged from the s post-punk underground to dominate popular culture in the ’90s alongside Pearl Jam, Alice In Chains, and Nirvana.
“From his days as a struggling Seattle musician at the forefront of the grunge scene to becoming a global icon, Total F*cking Godhead thoroughly chronicles the life story and prolific output of one of the greatest and most influential singers of all time. You will discover the man and his music all over again.” —David de Sola, author of Alice in Chains: The Untold Story
Seattle resident and rock writer Corbin Reiff also examines Cornell’s dynamic solo career as well as his time in Audioslave. He delves into his hard-fought battle with addiction, and the supercharged reunion with the b
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