Melissa Auf Der Maur has announced Even The Good Girls Will Cry: A ’90s Rock Memoir, out March 17 via Da Capo. Known for her work playing bass in Hole and the Smashing Pumpkins, Auf der Maur was an integral part of alternative culture in the ’90s.
The memoir will detail her time growing up and working as a ticket seller in Montreal, touring with the Smashing Pumpkins, joining Hole following the death of bassist Kristen Pfaff, who died two months after Kurt Cobain, and her friendship with Courtney Love.
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“This book is about the decade that defined me and my generation, 1991-2001, and my life in the rock bands which allowed me to have a front row seat to an incredibly visceral and unforgettable moment in the counterculture,” Auf der Maur says. “It’s a love letter to the power of music and one-of-a-kind voices that make the world a cooler place; it’s also an ode to the analog, and what magic has been lost. Sharing what our generation witnessed, and what the world once was, in my hope of building a more livable future together.”
Described as “part rock memoir, part travel diary, and part psychedelic scrapbook,” the memoir will give readers a behind-the-scenes look at the final analog decade.
Even The Good Girls Will Cry: A ’90s Rock Memoir will include cameos by Dave Grohl, Stevie Nicks, Rufus Wainwright, and others. Preorders are available now. Check out the book cover below.
