Every year, people 'get all sad' on the anniversary of Kurt Cobain's death. Feel kinda weird when people 'mourn the death of music' when a celeb dies too early. Sure he was a chill bro, an 'authentic artist' [via heavy drug usage], and 'had no bad intentions', but I think I'm just kinda bitter and jealous that I am not perceived as being as revolutionary as certain bros.
Don't really have a problem with CobainBro, but just kinda 'baffles me' when certain bands and artists are 'mourned' if they expire prematurely. I wonder if people are 'sadder' about the 'assassination' of John Lennon, or if they feel alright with his death since his 'best days of music' were probably 'behind him.' Wonder if we could have made a movie like 'Walk the Line' [via Johnny Cash [subvia Joaquin Phoenix]] about Cobain if he had 'got clean' and 'stayed alive.'
There are certain artists who are apparently 'shattering genres' and 'changing the way that young people think about the concept of COOL.' Want 2 be one of them, just like the Nirvana. Just hard 4 me to believe that Nirvana was 'that different.' I think the song "Smells Like Teen Spirit" sounds exactly like the Brittney Spears song "Circus." Just hard for me to imagine how Nirvana could have been that different if the only way for 'kewl music' to 'get out there' was because MTV+radio 'said so.'
Important statements about Nirvana.
- Nirvana wasn't that good.
- The Foo Fighters are better than Nirvana [via Dave Grohl]
- 86% of generation Y have not listened to "Smells Like Teen Spirit" all the way through
- If you listen to 'good music' today, your favourite bands will not list Nirvana as 'an influence' unless they are 'huge ass holes' or 'from Seattle.'
- I think Nirvana's brand was 'not giving a fuck.' Kinda wish they were around now so the modern celebrity blogosphere could 'brand them as being ass holes.' Would have liked to read about Cobain's death on Perez Hilton, then have 'Perez' scold Cobain for 'being a fucking junky.'
- I think that Ryan Adams and Kurt Cobain might have 'similar brands', but think Ryan Adams will never kill himself because he is fortunate enough to be obsessed with himself. He also has the power of the internet to 'keep himself busy' when he is 'alone.'
- Think that Kurt Cobain wouldn't have killed himself if he had the sense of community that comes with joining a social network.
- I feel sad when some1 plays the intro of "Smells Like Teen Spirt" on guitar, and then sing the lyrics like they are 'meaningful.'
- Courney Love is in a band called HOLE
- Pitchfork would have given the 'best' Nirvana album a 4.7
- People who still go to 'mourn the death' of Kurt Cobain are people who think that 'life is a music festival.' These people are hopefully going to be priced out of the modern music festival so that tweens can have a safer/more sponsor-friendly experience.
- Wish that more people used Cobain symbolism, kind of like dumb people use Che Guevara/Bob Marley. But I think he just 'killed himself' for no real 'good reason' than 'being tortured' when he actually had a pretty good artistic setup, authentic family, and could probably get paid for the rest of his life and eventually 'figure out the internet' and say 'fuck record labels' and give away their music for free [via iPhone app]
Miss u bro. Wish u could have made an indie album in the late 90s.
I think maybe I just feel threatened by Kurt Cobain because if he had kept making music, indie, bloghouse and electro would have never happened.
How do u think UR WORLD would have been diff if Kurt Cobain had stayed around?
Wonder who the most important Seattle band of all time is. Maybe Death Cab. Worried that Portland is the new Seattle. Feel weird when I interact with GenXers who are still 'obsessed' with Nirvana/Hootie and the Blowfish.
