US EditionHole and Smashing Pumpkins Legend Melissa Auf Der Maur Announces Memoir 'Even the Good Girls Will Cry'
The memoir chronicles Auf der Maur’s journey from Montreal’s art scene to touring with Hole and the Smashing Pumpkins during the influential 1990s alt-rock era.
- On March 17, Da Capo will publish Melissa Auf der Maur's memoir Even the Good Girls Will Cry, the former Hole bassist, touring member of the Smashing Pumpkins, and Basilica Hudson co-founder announced.
- Growing up in Montreal, Auf der Maur worked as a cassette DJ and ticket girl before Tinker opened for the Smashing Pumpkins, launching her extensive touring career.
- Billed as part rock memoir and part travel diary, the book blends formats and covers 1991–2001, with Auf der Maur sharing her life in rock bands during that decade.
- It chronicles Auf der Maur's bond with Courtney Love during a period of grief, recounting personal challenges amid Kurt Cobain and Kristen Pfaff's deaths for fans and readers interested in music history.
- Given her roles in major bands and Basilica Hudson, Auf der Maur is well placed to tell this story as former Hole bassist, touring member of the Smashing Pumpkins and Basilica Hudson co-founder.
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Hole and Smashing Pumpkins legend Melissa Auf der Maur announces memoir 'Even the Good Girls Will Cry'
Former Hole and Smashing Pumpkins bassist Melissa Auf Der Maur has announced her memoir, Even The Good Girls Will Cry. It will be Auf Der Maur’s first book and is described as a “part coming-of-age autobiography, part travel diary, part psychedelic scrapbook” and will also feature rare photos from throughout her career. The memoir will be released via Da Capo on March 17, 2026 and you can pre-order/pre-save your copy here. Auf Der Maur is seen a…
Hole and Smashing Pumpkins legend Melissa Auf der Maur announces memoir ‘Even the Good Girls Will Cry’
Former Hole and Smashing Pumpkins bassist Melissa Auf Der Maur has announced her memoir, Even The Good Girls Will Cry. It will be Auf Der Maur’s first book and is described as a “part coming-of-age autobiography, part travel diary, part psychedelic scrapbook” and will also feature rare photos from throughout her career. Advertisement The memoir will be released via Da Capo on March 17… Source
Hole & Smashing Pumpkins’ Melissa Auf der Maur Pens A Memoir
Melissa Auf der Maur, the bassist who powered Hole and the Smashing Pumpkins to the top of the indie charts, is slated to release a memoir of her alternatively joyful and harrowing experiences in the ‘90s rock scene. The book, titled EVEN THE GOOD GIRLS WILL CRY: A ’90s Rock Memoir, will be released on March 17, 2026, by Da Capo, an imprint of Grand Central Publishing (GCP) and the Hachette Book Group. Auf der Maur states: “This book is about t…
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