04th Apr 2006
Come As You Are
 Photo: Mark Seliger |
My wife and I were heartbroken a bit when Kurt died on April 5th, 12 years ago. We were big Nirvana fans. I always wonder how Kurt would have evolved, had he made it to his 30’s. He was someone we gave a shit about - someone worth mentioning in the same conversation as John Lennon. The big difference is that he didn’t live long enough to leave us with the same wealth of material (and let’s face it, they both did some songs that suck, but made up for it with sheer brilliance elsewhere, such as “You Know You’re Right” or “Jealous Guy”, to name a couple of their not as well known tunes). |
Sure, the Beatles changed the world, and they’ll always be my faves. Nirvana came along and shook things up when rock had turned into a parody of itself (see the VHS or DVD of Nirvana “Live ! Tonight ! Sold Out !” for a honest look at the band)
A film worth catching (but not a rainy depressing day, because it’ll just make it worse) is Gus Van Sant’s Last Days, which is somewhat based on Kurt’s experience.
