Even the Good Girls Will Cry

Our ‘90s fever dreams were beautiful but they were also brutal and only the good girls, like Melissa, have the guts to tell you that. – Shirley MansonAn intimate, poetic look at Melissa Auf der Maur’s experience making music before the distractions of social media, when musicians made music not for followers but for themselves, pouring everything they had into the sounds that defined a generation – Walton GogginsFearless, loyal and radically alive, Melissa Auf der Maur brings the same fire to her writing that she does to her life – Natasha LyonneAs if through the lens of her camera, Melissa shows us a female experience of rock and roll where we as women rarely get to sit at the table and share in the spoils – Martha Wainwright, author of STORIES I MIGHT REGRET TELLING YOUStunningly intelligent, sharp-eyed and perceptive – Matthew Specktor, author of AMERICAN DREAM MACHINEAuf der Maur is a superb writer, and also a tender one…A compassionate memoir that offers much more than ‘90s nostalgia * Kirkus Reviews *

Melissa Auf der Maur is a critically acclaimed singer-songwriter, best known as the former bassist of rock bands Hole and the Smashing Pumpkins. In 2007, VH1 included her as #68 on the list of ‘100 Greatest Women of Rock & Roll.’ She is also the co-creative director and owner of Basilica Hudson, a performance centre in Hudson, NY, where she lives.