![]() So by the power invested in me I hereby declare this day to be National Kurt Cobain Day. Do we love these celebrities for something they are not? Many create these weird and wonderful personas to encourage you to believe they are special and unique when in reality they are just like the rest of us. Look at some of the mainstream musicians that are celebrated today. This is an insightful observation, perhaps on celebrity culture itself. Kurt Cobain famously said ‘I’d rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I’m not’. However, whilst this subject will always been fascinating no matter how many documentaries are made, ultimately these speculations will always remain speculations. A particularly good one is Nick Broomfield’s simply titled ‘Kurt & Courtney’, which attempts to find the facts behind these controversies to no avail. Many documentaries have been made about the days leading up to his death. His death has always been surrounded in huge controversy. It’s been speculated that the baby swimming after the money is symbolic of the materialistic culture we now live in. The album cover for their second album ‘Nevermind’ has become iconic. It’s fair to say though that Nirvana made statements with their music. He was wary of people putting too much meaning into his lyrics. Yet he shunned the idea of people psychoanalysing him through his lyrics as he often wrote them at the last minute. His songs included delicate subjects such as rape, in the bluntly named ‘Rape Me’ and more subtly in ‘Polly’. He was able to convey raw and often angry emotions that captured a generation. Yet when it came to his music it was a completely different story. Despite all of this he was reportedly extremely introvert. Accompanied by a highly publicised drug addiction and relationship with the controversial Courtney Love it is fair to say that on paper Kurt lived a colourful life. Kurt famously had a tumultuous upbringing that provided as ample material for songs. ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ exploded onto the music scene, solidifying Nirvana as a band that deserved to be heard. There was something about Cobain’s talent for depicting the frustration and pent up angst of youth. Whilst its true that Kurt became somewhat tired of having to play this song, the fact still remains that it defines a generation. ![]() I challenge you to find anyone who has never heard ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’. ![]() Kurt Cobain is truly the embodiment of 90s grunge. His music is still cemented at the forefront of the rock movement’s mind. 19 years after his tragic death Kurt Cobain was certainly true to his word.
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