Gillian G. Gaar is the author of several books about music, including Return Of The King: Elvis Presley's Great Comeback, She's A Rebel: The History Of Women In Rock & Roll, Green Day: Rebels With A Cause and The Rough Guide To Nirvana. She has also written for Mojo, Rolling Stone, Record Collector, Goldmine, and the Experience Music Project museum, among others, and served as project consultant on Nirvana's 2004 boxed set With The Lights Out. She lives in Seattle, the home of grunge.