April 06, 2004
Remembering Kurt Cobain

It is hard to succinclty describe in a blog what Nirvana lead singer Kurt Cobain meant to me, and how much it f***ed with me after he died. When I first heard Nirvana, and later saw them in concert in 1992 (I think) at the Cow Palace in San Francisco for a charity concert for rape victims in Bosnia, I thought a revolution was happening. Looking back, I was blissfully naive. Grunge gave way to uber-manufactured pop (which I'll admit, some of which I listen to) and the Clinton era gave way to the Bush coup d'etat. But for a few fleeting years, Kurt Cobain's influence dominated culture, and me personally (and continues to have a profound impact). In April, 1994 -- just days after his death -- I drove up the 405 in LA listening to KROQ which was playing every Nirvana song commerical-free in tribute. I distinctly remember the moment "Pennyroyal Tea" came on -- I swelled with tears and had to pull over to the shoulder of the freeway. This sounds cheesy, but that's how I felt. I love you Kurt, you are too beautiful for this world! Check out how others remembered Kurt Cobain in London and Seattle at BBC online.

Posted by brian to Art at 06:05PM on Apr 6, 2004
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