Heavier Than Heaven: A Biography Of Kurt CobainAuthor: Charles R. Cross The New York Times bestseller and the definitive portrait of Kurt Cobain as relevant as ever, as we remember the impact of Cobain on our culture twenty five years after his death now with a new preface and an additional final chapter from acclaimed author Charles R. Cross. It has been twenty five years since Kurt Cobain died by his own hand in April 1994; it was an act of will that typified his short, angry, inspired life.