Kurt Cobain died 20 years ago today

I was 4 when he died so I just about remember them. About 10 years later, I started listening to them and they became my first favourite band. I was obsessed with them and I still like them. I remember the 10th anniversary and it doesn't seem like it should be that long ago. I'm feeling old

NegativeCreep wrote: »

Sky arts have some shows about nirvana and Kurt from 11 tonight.

Thanks, I have now set it to record!

I remember hearing about Cobain's suicide going to school; it registered with me as I have a cousin who was massive into them back then, who I thought was the coolest person ever. She would ultimately help lead me down a musical left-hand path as I got older and Nirvana would subsequently become one of my favourite bands.

Nirvana are one of the few bands from my formative years of listening to music who I still think are as vital now as I did then. In Utero especially is still an album that I hold in absolutely massive regard - it's harsh, abrasive and embodies about as much a punk spirit as it was for a band like Nirvana to have, given their popularity at the time.

Huge band, with a huge importance to me and many like me. "...Muddy Banks..." was one of the first albums I bought myself on my 6th class school tour.

Mental that it's 20 years since.

I couldn't get past your first sentence. That was a proper low blow. Holy ****.

Fock you OP!

I feel like your man from that meme that staring into space at a disco.

NegativeCreep wrote: »

I think he cared a bit. I read somewhere that he'd wear two pairs of jeans all the time and baggy clothes so people wouldn't notice how skinny he was. Think I read it in his biography.

He looked so tiny a lot of the time or maybe courtney love's a giant

I've always gotten the impression that he was aware of his looks but tried to play them down. If you see him in candid shots you can see how good looking he is, but whenever he's aware a media camera's on him he starts gurning or wearing a stupid hat or something.

RE: The whole murder conspiracy thing.

Personally, I don't think she had him bumped off. But I do believe that she played a key role in his demise. Personality wise they were a corrosive mix.

He wanted to re-enact his relationship with his estranged mother by having a girlfriend/wife who would help revive his sense of abandonment and generally emasculate him. Where as Courtney wanted to be a rock star in her own right, but felt she needed to be on the arm of someone already famous to achieve that.

Mind you, if Kurt hadn't married her, he probably would have sought out another woman with similar qualities to do the same job.

"It's better to burn out than to fade away"

RikkFlair wrote: »

"It's better to burn out than to fade away"

Neil Young dropped that line from Hey Hey My My shortly after it became publicised that Cobain had used it in his suicide note. He substitutes it in live performances for "Once you're gone you can't come back"

Vito Corleone wrote: »

It boggles my mind how Aneurysm, Even in His Youth and Sappy weren't included in any of the studio albums.

Yes and yes. But Sappy always lacked that x factor for it to be proper Nirvana song for me.

The other two though, wow great songs. I am always amazed at the melodies he put to riffs, and Even in His Youth is a good example...simple riff, great vocal tune. I also love Curmudgeon.