Kurt Cobain - 30 years.

Arghus

April 5th 1994.

Hard to believe three decades have passed.

https://youtu.be/tGc8jL4dzao?si=JUtrfzE-2DE38FVc

LowOdour

BBC 6 Music are celebrating Cobain today, lots of really good stuff already on the radio already this morning so worth a listen

Sugarlumps

Always appeared older looking to me, when I look back now that hasn’t changed. Even the way he spoke, wiser for someone so young.

Vote4Squirrels

God rest him, 30 years ? I was just listening to his Bowie cover from Unplugged on the way into work, beautiful tortured voice.

Bobson Dugnutt

He was a bit of a tortured rock star cliche, but they knocked out some amazing albums and b-sides. Was responsible for Brand Grohl ™.

Grayson

I was thinking of this a couple of days ago.

I remember I was in first year in college and in digs. My housemate came into my room that morning and told me because he'd queued up and bought tickets the previous day.

Arghus

I remember hearing about on the news at the time and people talking about it. I was a bit too young to really understand.

It was something for the adults from my perspective, you know those 12-13 year olds.

drury..

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121978286#Comment_121978286

Ya something like 600 million views or thereabouts

I look it up sometimes when in the mood

Bowie was responsible for a few mega covers afaik

BrianD3

I was in secondary school in 94, was quite nerdy and not a Nirvana fan. I first heard about his death in school - not sure when as we probably would have been on Easter holidays on the 5th. I remember that there were some girls crying and I asked somebody what was up. "Did you not hear that Kurt Cobain died. Like, HELLO".

About a month later, Ayrton Senna was killed at the San Marino Grand Prix and when I and anyone else (a small number) known to be F1 fans came into school the next day, we were slagged off and his death was seemingly a source of amusement for some.

It is hard to believe that 30 years have passed since 1994. It was a very memorable year - 94 World Cup, IRA ceasefire etc.

drury..

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121978206#Comment_121978206

Persons who die by suicide often have that wisdom

My son was like that

chuchuchu

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121978834#Comment_121978834

He was murdered. His wife wanted his money. The guy had very poor judge of character. But musically he was a genius.

NewbridgeIR

I remember he wasn't found until the Friday (8 April)

The weather in Ireland was sh*te.

I was in UCD, sharing a flat in Donnybrook. We had MTV on all weekend.

Wanderer78

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121980587#Comment_121980587

ffs, would yea go way outta that nonsense, suicide rates are off the walls with bipolar!

jesus, im old….

chuchuchu

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8h3b7a

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3llw8p

It was never investigated properly by the police. Lots of fans killed themselves afterwards in copycat suicides.

Wanderer78

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121980764#Comment_121980764

seriously!

Tork

I think this is the bit where one says the Conspiracy Theories forum is this way →

JupiterKid

I remember Cobain's death very well. I was just turned 19.

I was in my first year in college and a Nirvana fan but couldn't get a ticket for their Dublin gig before they were sold out which was due to held in April 1994. Two of my best mates did manage to get the highly coveted tickets but after his OD in Italy on Nirvana's 1994 European tour, the Dublin gig was cancelled and one my mates got a refund which he used to buy some hash. My other mate held on to his and I believe still has his ticket to this very day!

I'd been out partying with college mates the evening before the news broke. I got home rather inebriated and tired, put on the radio in my bedroom and the news came on that Kurt was dead. It was sad but sadly not really a shock.

It was all over MTV for the following weeks, including the televised vigil/gathering in the park in Seattle where Courtney Love read out his suicide note and was bawling her eyes out.

o1s1n

Still have my original giant poster from the RDS gig on the wall :D

Were meant to be playing 30 years ago in three days.

_H80_GHT

There has never been a cooler musician.

magicbastarder

I could never remember if that gig had been originally scheduled on the day he died, but that poster would put paid to that notion.

Tork

What's startling is how cheap the tickets were for that Dublin gig - £16.75. In today's money, that comes to just under €40.

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o1s1n

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121980804#Comment_121980804

He was found dead on the 8th of April so the gig date lines up with the actual announcement.

NewbridgeIR

Sebadoh ended up playing the Rock Garden at the end of the summer touring Bakesale.

castletownman

Unplugged in New York is still the best live music recording I have ever heard. The Leadbelly and other covered stuff are unreal.

Iconic, will always be my favourite musician/band.

magicbastarder

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121980811#Comment_121980811

Aha, that's probably what I had remembered so.

Lewis_Benson

https://youtu.be/Xy01EguXucU?si=CDFRDmV1kBTEdzNd

Still remember watching this the moment it was broadcast.

TinyMuffin

It’s better to burn out than fade away.

JupiterKid

Nirvana - Heart Shaped Box (1993)

https://youtu.be/n6P0SitRwy8?si=IPn6gb8JI97hlyx-

Sephiroth_dude

Layne Staley's of alice in chains anniversary as well, dead 22 years imagine. Two incredible musicians with amazing voices, gone to soon.

Anaki r2d2

June 1992 Belfast Kings hall. Teenage fan club and breeders as support

Curt messed himself up diving backwards through the bass drum. Chris nearly knocked himself out throwing the bass into the air…..I nearly done the same stage diving off the front. Happy times

silliussoddius

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121980770#Comment_121980770

There's no escaping it.