18th Anniversary

Today is the anniversary of Kurt Cobain's death. I've made birthday and death memorial posts for Kurt before, and this time instead of me going on about him, I picked some quotes I like regarding Kurt from other people. If you are really interested in what a random person who never knew him but just admires him thinks, you can click on the Kurt Cobain label and read what I have to say.

"He had a touch most guitarists would kill for."- Chuck Berry
 
"I still dream about Kurt. Every time I see him in a dream, I’ll be amazed and I get this feeling that everyone else thinks he’s dead. It always feels totally real, probably because I’m a very vivid dreamer. But, in my dreams, Kurt’s usually been hiding - we’ll get together and I’ll end up asking him, ‘God, where have you been?’"- Dave Grohl

"Kurt chewed bubblegum in his soul."- Courtney Love

"I remember Kurt for what he was, caring, generous and sweet." - Krist Novoselic

"He was a genius."- Paul McCartney

"He respected her a lot. And he really adored her [Kim Gordon]. I knew Kurt, but it wasn’t that intimate a relationship. I mean, we spent a lot of time together when we were on tour and we kept connected, but I think [his death] was a lot more emotional for her. My thing with Kurt was a couple of goofy guys jumping around with each other, whereas they had something deeper. I remember having to make that phone call to Kim. She was doing a photo shoot or something. And she was pregnant, and it was heavy - it was very, very heavy."- Thurston Moore

"I think Kurt was one of the deepest thinkers we've had in popular music over the last 20 years and if anyone deserves to have his songs dwelled upon it's him."- Jim Sclavunos

" For such a quiet person, he was so excited about having a child."- Layne Staley

"You know, I always thought I'd go first. I don't know why I thought that, it just seemed like I would. I mean, I didn't know him on a daily basis - far from it. But, in a way, I don't even feel right being here without him. It's so difficult to really believe he's gone. I still talk about him like he's still here, you know. I can't figure it out. It doesn't make any sense."- Eddie Vedder

"I mourn for Kurt. A once beautiful, then pathetic, lost and heroically stupid boy."- Pete Townshed

"He really, really inspired me. He was so great. Wonderful. One of the best, but more than that. Kurt was one of the absolute best of all time for me." - Neil Young

Kurt's 45th Birthday Post

Today is/ would have been Kurt Cobain's 45th birthday. No one can deny that he was amazing and super talented, I think anyone that accomplishes something that can touch, to even change the life of someone they never met must half at least an ounce of talent. Obviously Kurt Cobain, went beyond touching one person, with his music and his personality and beliefs he changed or touched the lives of millions. Only a handful of people have really done so. I first really started listening to Nirvana on my own when I was thirteen. I mean, of course I knew who Nirvana was and I had heard the huge hits, such as: 'Come As You Are', 'Smells Like Teen Spirit', 'Lithium', 'Heart-Shaped Box', etc. before, but I didn't know about Nirvana or really how their music had changed the landscape for music. Six or so months after I took the initiative to listen to Nirvana on my own, of course I realized how amazing these were, and I was interest in the artist behind them. How could they of these lyrics and these melodies? I read the Wikipedia page and learned a little about Kurt and I remember being so inspired by his story and who he was as a person. I began this strong admiration for him and just felt really connected to him, even though our lives did not overlap at all. When I finally began High School, I met other people that loved Kurt Cobain and to be honest I was sort of surprised at first that there were people that loved him as much as I did and felt "connected" to him as I did. I learned Kurt was not just relatable to me, but millions of people from 1991 when Nevermind hit to now feel/felt this overwhelming connection to him. I think it is great that he is not of those rock stars who just dies and it is over. There are so many people still discovering who he is and Nirvana's music. If you were to click on my Kurt Cobain label, you would see that to me, the word amazing is such an underestimate for what we was. Here are three links to videos that I love regarding or of Kurt.
1. Sappy Tribute - Created by Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic
2. Krist Novoselic On Kurt
3. Kurt and Krist 1992 Interview

Sappy

Sappy- Nirvana

I haven't posted any Nirvana songs in a while so decided to post about them. This song is my current favorite Nirvana song, although it changes all the time. Do I have a favorite Nirvana song of all time? No! I couldn't chose, I might be able to narrow it down to my twenty favorites, but even that is asking a lot. This is from their debut, Bleach, which I personally like better than In Utero. Most people disagree with me on that, but the reason I like Bleach so much is because it has more of a raw sound to it, I think. I am not saying In Utero is a bad record, because that would be stupid. All of their records are fantastic. Some people think that In Utero is a better record than Nevermind, and it is a great record, but come on, Nevermind is an example of a "perfect record". Yes, I do think that highly of it. Bleach is amazing though! I feel as though it is very underestimated because In Utero and Nevermind were such a bigger success, but as I said before I like it better than In Utero. There is GREAT Kurt Cobain footage in this music video, put together by Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic (according to the caption). In the photo above (which is one of my many favorite Nirvana photos), Kurt is the one on the left with a blanket over his body.