"The memoir begins with Auf der Maur's first performance with Hole at the 1994 Reading festival, when Love led an epic, cathartic set to 65,000 fans. Auf der Maur's preternatural calm in this moment sets the tone for her ensuing trip through the decade, interspersed with behind-the-scenes photos, drawings, and fascinating letters that Love wrote to her, including one on the beauty myth that should be required reading."
"Grounding the anecdotes about this indelible moment in pop culture are also moments of deep heartbreak - for the musicians in thrall to drugs, and for Auf der Maur's beloved father, Nick, a journalist whose alcoholism provided her with a unique understanding of addiction's toll. Indeed, her protective instinct reared as soon as she met with Love - her 'wild child sister' on whose upcoming record she sings."
Melissa Auf der Maur released a memoir titled Even the Good Girls Will Cry documenting her pivotal role in 1990s alternative rock. She joined Hole as bassist shortly after the tragic deaths of Kurt Cobain and Kristen Pfaff, performing at the 1994 Reading Festival before a crowd of 65,000. The memoir combines personal anecdotes with behind-the-scenes photographs, drawings, and letters from Courtney Love, offering insight into the merging of music, fashion, and culture during this period. Auf der Maur's narrative addresses themes of addiction and heartbreak, informed by her father's alcoholism and her protective instincts toward the musicians around her. Now residing in Hudson, New York, she dedicates the book to her daughter River and all girls.
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