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American musician and writer

Michael Azerrad is an American author, music journalist, editor, and musician. A graduate of Columbia University, he has written for publications such as Spin, Rolling Stone, and The New York Times.

Azerrad's biography Come as You Are: The Story of Nirvana^[1] was named by Q as one of the 50 greatest rock books ever written. His book Our Band Could Be Your Life, a collection of profiles on prominent indie rock bands, received similar critical acclaim.

Early life

Azerrad grew up in the New York City area and received his BA degree from Columbia College in His father was an art director at NBC, and his mother a senior consultant at Art and Technology, a computer consulting firm in San Francisco.^[2] During his college years, he was both a roommate and a bandmate of keyboard virtuoso Marc Capelle (who later went on to become a member of American Music Club.)^{[citation needed]} May 21, he mar