{"id":792704,"date":"2019-02-04T08:41:28","date_gmt":"2019-02-04T15:41:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/?p=789474"},"modified":"2019-02-04T08:41:28","modified_gmt":"2019-02-04T15:41:28","slug":"nirvana-manager-preps-new-book-serving-the-servant-remembering-kurt-cobain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/music-news\/nirvana-manager-preps-new-book-serving-the-servant-remembering-kurt-cobain\/","title":{"rendered":"Nirvana Manager Preps New Book \u2018Serving the Servant: Remembering Kurt Cobain\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Danny Goldberg, one of Nirvana<\/a>\u2019s managers from 1990 to 1994, documents his stint with the iconic grunge band in a new book, Serving the Servant: Remembering Kurt Cobain<\/a><\/em>, out April 2nd via HarperCollins\u2019 Ecco Press imprint.<\/span><\/p>\n

Serving the Servant<\/em> mines Goldberg\u2019s own memories of the songwriter, files that previously haven\u2019t been made public and interviews with Cobain\u2019s family (including wife Courtney Love), friends and former bandmates (including Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic). The book touches on Cobain and Love\u2019s marriage; the birth of their daughter, Frances Bean; and Cobain\u2019s struggles with addiction.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Goldberg, currently president and owner of artist management company Gold Village Entertainment, is a longtime industry veteran who began his career as Led Zeppelin\u2019s publicist. He later served as Bonnie Raitt\u2019s manager and as an executive at Mercury Records and Warner Bros. Records. He\u2019s written several other books, including 2009\u2019s Bumping Into Geniuses: My Life Inside the Rock and Roll Business<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n

In August 2018, Goldberg outlined his thematic approach to Serving the Servant<\/em> in a statement<\/a> announcing the project.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI began to work with Kurt the year before Nevermind<\/em> was recorded and remained close to him until days before his death,\u201d he said. \u201cMedia depictions of Kurt typically focus on the tragedy of his death. While it is impossible to ignore the inner demons which tormented him, in researching and writing Serving the Servant I have been more often reminded of Kurt\u2019s brilliance, his sense of humour and his kindness to most of those around him. He was so complex that no two people experienced the same person, but I hope I am able to add another dimension to Kurt\u2019s legacy.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Sonic Youth\u2019s Thurston Moore praised the book in a statement, calling it \u201cthe story of two men, a generation apart, who became unexpected friends through a mutual appreciation of feminism, LGBT rights and a dedication to the activist power of music.\u201d He added, \u201cIt is a contemplative requiem to losing someone you love who immeasurably touched the entire planet with a singular magic.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

via:: Rolling Stone<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Danny Goldberg, one of Nirvana\u2019s managers from 1990 to 1994, documents his stint with the iconic grunge band in a new book, Serving the Servant: Remembering Kurt Cobain, out April 2nd via HarperCollins\u2019 Ecco Press imprint. Serving the Servant mines Goldberg\u2019s own memories of the songwriter, files that previously haven\u2019t been made public and interviews […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[98],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-792704","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-music-news"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-13 10:35:32","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KSMT The Mountain","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/792704","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=792704"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/792704\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=792704"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=792704"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=792704"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}