Total Fcking Godhead, Corbin Reiff
Total Fcking Godhead, Corbin Reiff
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Total F*cking Godhead
The Biography of Chris Cornell

Author: Corbin Reiff

Narrator: Michael Butler Murray

Unabridged: 12 hr 55 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 07/28/2020


Synopsis

The first comprehensive biography of iconic singer-songwriter Chris Cornell.

Total F*cking Godhead is the complete story of the complex and enigmatic artist, Chris Cornell. It's the riveting account of a blue collar, high-school dropout emerging from Seattle, Washington, to become one of the greatest singer-songwriters and voices of his generation. With input from people who knew and worked with him—together with Cornell's own words—the book recounts in great detail the rise of his immortal band Soundgarden as they emerged from the 1980s post-punk underground to dominate popular culture in the '90s alongside other Seattle bands like Pearl Jam, Alice In Chains, and Nirvana.

Long-time Seattle resident and rock writer Corbin Reiff examines Cornell's dynamic solo career as well as his time in Audioslave. He delves into his hard-fought battle with addiction, as well as the supercharged reunion with the band that made him famous before everything ended tragically.

This is the story of an artist who channeled his own inner turmoil into songs that touched the hearts of millions around the world and turned Chris Cornell into one of music's greatest icons.

About Corbin Reiff

Corbin Reiff is the author of Lighters in The Sky: The All-Time Greatest Concerts 1960-2016. His writing has appeared in Rolling Stone, Billboard, Pitchfork, Complex, SPIN, Uproxx, the Washington Post, the Seattle Weekly, and the Seattle Times. He lives in Seattle with his wife, Jenna.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Marta on February 28, 2022

Chris Cornell deserves all the stars in the sky. He was the greatest hard rock singer who lived (possibly second only to Freddie Mercury, but Queen was more of a pop-rock band). Amazingly talented, great song writer, played many instruments - but it was his singing that was quite literally off the c......more

Goodreads review by Beck on September 18, 2020

I never understood why people got upset when celebrities died - why would you cry over someone you've never met? But then Chris Cornell killed himself, and I did shed a tear. He was such a huge part of my youth and I still listen to Soundgarden now. I've been waiting for someone to write a book on h......more

Goodreads review by Bel on April 19, 2021

No you're crying.......more

Goodreads review by Stephen on August 05, 2020

I liked Total F*cking Godhead, but I didn't quite love it - and I wanted to love it, partly because I'm a massive Chris Cornell fan, partly because Corbin Reiff seems like the legit greatest dude on earth, partly because, as he says in his introduction, the Chris Cornell story hasn't been told as we......more

Goodreads review by Jesse on September 07, 2020

I was disappointed in this biography. The majority of the information given is readily available on the internet and little new insight is given at all. I was expecting more interviews with family and friends, but the book just seemed to be a chronology of various album releases and concert dates. D......more