Grunge Seattle - Paperback

by Donna Day (Other)

Chronicling the intertwined lives of members of core grunge bands, Grunge Seattle reveals the origins and inspirations of the grunge movement. Delve into the collisions between personalities and egos, artists and corporations, suburbs and cities, obscurity and fame. Explore the cafés, apartments and studios where Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Mudhoney and Alice in Chains practiced and played. In this reprint edition, originally published in 2010 and revised in 2016, writer, surfer and longtime Seattlite Justin Henderson provides a unique guide to the key locations in the story of grunge.

Author Biography

Justin Henderson is the author of several books on architecture and interior design and has coauthored or edited multiple guidebooks. He is also the author of several mystery novels. After living in New York City from 1978 to 1991, Justin moved to Seattle, where he experienced the grunge scene firsthand. In 2009, he relocated with his family to Sayulita, Mexico, where he did a lot of surfing and writing before returning to a far less grungy Seattle in 2014. He passed away in 2017.