made some stupid mistakes with some people, and people are dead because of my stupid mistakes. That's what I want to say. And I want to use that so that other people don't make the same mistakes that I made, and other people start understanding. I get emotional about this. We've all lost people." Posthumous acknowledgements After a period of mourning, Hole recruited bassist Melissa Auf der Maur and dedicated their first show of an extensive touring period to Pfaff. Hole's 1997 retrospective compilation My Body, the Hand Grenade is also dedicated to her. On October 20, 1994, Janet Pfaff, Kristen's mother, accepted induction on her daughter's behalf into the Buffalo Music Hall of Fame. "I'm proud to accept this award for Kristen and I know she would be happy to receive it," Mrs. Pfaff said. "It's sad because Kristen wasn't here herself to enjoy the moment. You work so hard in the business to make it at the national level, and that's what Kristen did. I just wish she was here to enjoy it, and see how her hometown feels about her." A local Minneapolis radio station, University of Minnesota's KUOM, has started a yearly $1,000 Memorial Scholarship in her name. The award is earmarked for "individuals active in the arts in the pursuit of their educational goals." Portions from the proceeds of Hole's album sales have gone to the Kristen Pfaff Memorial Fund. A book focusing on Pfaff's life and her work as an activist, counsellor and musician is forthcoming from English author Guy Mankowski. ‘I Know How To Live: The Story Of Kristen Pfaff’ draws from Kristen's archive, and will have a foreword by Kristen Pfaff’s brother Jason. In October 2022 Mankowski's TED (conference) talk, entitled 'Lived Through This: Kristen Pfaff's hidden archive and influence' was published online. Discography Big Metal Birds (1993); with Janitor Joe Live Through This (1994); with Hole My Body, the Hand Grenade (1997); compilation by Hole, bass and backing vocals on "Old Age" References 1967 births 1994 deaths 20th-century American musicians Accidental deaths in Washington (state) Alternative rock bass guitarists American alternative rock musicians American women rock singers American rock bass guitarists Burials at Forest Lawn Cemetery (Buffalo) Deaths by heroin overdose in Washington (state) Drug-related deaths in Washington (state) Women bass guitarists Grunge musicians Hole (band) members Musicians from Minneapolis Singers from New York (state) Musicians from Buffalo, New York University