It didn’t surprise me when I heard the news, I always expected Axl Rose to go first, but there were plenty of signs laid all over Nirvana’s music. And that’s the rub. When a musician lets you inside, no matter the technical talent, if he or she can write songs, and if it is from the heart – you are changed. Cobain did that.
I didn’t appreciate him or Nirvana enough when he was here. Ten years later it still it still resonates. The music goes on. But back then I was angry. Angry at a selfish bastard who checked out of this world and broke so many hearts. I still want to believe it was murder. Now all that remains is a strange feeling of guilt for someone who I knew only thru music, and whose music I originally resisted. More in this Metafilter thread.
I sat at home Monday night and lit a candle and played an assortment of Nirvana songs. I can’t believe it’s been 10 years. Kurt’s body may be gone but his spirit exists through the music he left us.
The anger and resentment the honesty and bitterness are a bittersweet legacy of a plain guy who fell into something that was too big even for him.
Musicians give much of their souls to their craft; few of us would know how to deal with the kind of pressure he surely experienced
His voice will resonate in our hearts until we leave this place.
RIP Kurt
Btw, Karl its Cobain, not Corbain.
Thanks Steve.
kurt etais un gars tres simpatique meme sil a eu des difficulter moi je le connaisser beaucoup meme sil est mort je crois toujours en lui je doute toujour de ca criss de chienne chu sertaine que ces elle qui la tuer ……tk ce gars la etais un amour merci bye bye isabelle
For my thoughts on Kurt, check out “Just Let Me Breathe” by Dream Theater off of “Falling Into Infintity” and check out the lyrics…
Open your eyes
And turn off your mind
Step right up folks
“step right up folks”
And you will find
A growing trend
An epidemic
Spread with zen
And hypodermics, yeah
Yeah
Just close your mind
You can find all you need with your eyes
The big machines take care of you
Until you kill yourself
And then the sales go through the roof
Calculated, formulated
Feed my head with simple thoughts
And let me breathe instead of being taught
All bottled up and tearing at the seams
I’m bored
Just let me breathe
A daily dose of eMpTyV
Will flush your mind right down the drain
Shannon hoon and kurt cobain,
Make yourself a household name, yeah-yeah
Yeah
Just close your mind
You can find all you need with your eyes
The big machines take care of you
Until you kill yourself
And then the sales go through the roof
Calculated, formulated
Feed my head with simple thoughts
And let me breathe instead of being taught
All bottled up and tearing at the seams
I’m bored
Just let me breathe
Strike up your best angst ridden posture, whoa
Manufactured anger
Let’s not forget my legacy
All my heroes have failed me
Now they’re dead and buried, yeah
Just close your mind
You can find all you need with your eyes
The big machines will take care of you
Until the fashion fades
And the checks go through
My bankroll’s red
And my face is blue
And still they’ll turn their backs on me for someone new
Feed my head
With some real thoughts
And let me think instead
Of being taught
I’ll say things
You won’t believe
Just stand back
Just let me breathe…