"Even the Good Girls Will Cry begins with Auf der Maur's bohemian upbringing in Montreal, where her early, deep connection to art and music gave her entry to the colorful and thriving local creative scene. Working as a cassette DJ and ticket girl, she would see (and sometimes meet) the luminaries who'd pass through town - Nirvana, Jane's Addiction, Pavement, Sonic Youth."
"Thanks to a thrown beer bottle and a long-shot fan letter to a PO Box, her band Tinker scored a life-changing opening slot for The Smashing Pumpkins and, sensing her natural talent on bass, Billy Corgan recommended her to Courtney Love, just one of the many uncanny threads that weaves destiny throughout this riveting memoir."
"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 explained in a statement. 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."
Even the Good Girls Will Cry is a memoir by Melissa Auf der Maur covering 1991–2001 and her life in rock bands. The book blends coming-of-age autobiography, travel diary, and psychedelic scrapbook formats and includes rare behind-the-scenes photographs from her career beginning with Canadian band Tinker. The narrative recounts a bohemian Montreal upbringing, early roles as a cassette DJ and ticket girl, encounters with major alternative acts, a pivotal opening slot for The Smashing Pumpkins, and recommendations that led to joining Hole during the Live Through This era. The memoir releases March 17, 2026, via Da Capo; pre-orders are ongoing.
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