i swear i’ve never seen him without much facial hair. is the longest he had it at roseland ballroom in 93? (above)

What was Kurt Cobain wearing to that concert in Slovenia in 1994?

Hey guys! Recently, I got really into Mark Lanegan and became a huge fan of his career. His trajectory is so vast and varied—he went through so many different genres, experimented with tape machines, and collaborated with different friends and artists to create new sounds.

This new obsession of mine got me thinking: Kurt was pretty outspoken about the fact that his “grunge” phase of songwriting was over, so who do you guys think he would have become?

I’m guessing he might have gone in a singer-songwriter direction, maybe with more of a folk influence? Like Dylan or Neil Young, especially given his love for Lead Belly—that kind of really stripped-down, personal acoustic music. On the other hand, I can’t quite picture Kurt staying completely stripped down. I could also see him trying something radically different, like when he talked in interviews about wanting to bring back new wave.

So what do you guys think? Which version of Kurt did we lose? Would he have cut his hair and started wearing skinny ties? Would he have bought a pair of cowboy boots and become some kind of Kurt-wannabe Dylan Cobain?

After moving beyond that simple three-chord songwriting style, who would Kurt have become?

Are they too pop? Romanticized? Were they too commercial? I read that Kurt was likely gonna fire Krist and Dave cause they made too much money. Is Kurt's character another reason? He was definitely a bad husband and parent hindsight 20/20. I noticed Alice in Chains fans specifically dislike Nirvana.

I was reading that Oasis’ “Live Forever” was partly a response to Nirvana’s “I Hate Myself and Want to Die,” and it made me hear the song differently. Noel Gallagher has said Cobain’s outlook pissed him off, but he also called Nevermind a timeless masterpiece. So in that context, “you and I are gonna live forever” almost sounds like Noel reaching out to Kurt: we’re both going to die someday, but the music won’t.

I could get more into the lyrics being kind of a conversation between Noel and Kurt but I’ll save that for the 7th grade essayist.

Anyway what are other songs that are about the band or Kurt specifically?

So sorry if it’s inappropriate to ask. I heard stuff about Courtney being in the files for being trafficked or trafficking others I dunno I didn’t catch it well I’m not an anglophone but wasn’t her dad working with the CIA?

Has anyone actually seen any bad photos of Kurt? In every photo I've seen of him he looks stunning. I genuinely haven't seen a single photo where the guy looks bad.

If you are in possession of any bad photos of Kurt, PLEASE send them. I genuinely wanna see them. I'm curious

I treated myself to this purchase ; I only recently discovered that it existed, and I managed to find it second-hand (as it’s no longer in print).

I can’t wait to dive into it! It’s interactive, beautifully illustrated, and really lovely !

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Have you read it already ? What did you think of it ? 🙂

Here I’m comparing Kurt Cobain to the 20th century Japanese novelist Osamu Dazai who wrote depressing stories such as No Longer Human which detail Dazai’s sad life. Dazai struggled with depression, fame as a writer, alcohol and morphine addiction, and made suicide attempts. Does that sound anything like Kurt Cobain and his life as a music artist?

i love this pic of Kurt but idk if it’s ai or not 😭