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3.89 AVERAGE
3.89 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
fast-paced
This has been on my shelf forever so I'm finally glad I got around to actually reading it. This was a pretty fascinating read. It's kind of amazing that he kept all these journals that could be preserved in his absence from life. Really cool stuff - like letters, song lyrics (it's really cool to see how some songs developed and changed over time) and just cool insights from someone who was a struggling artist at one point, to dealing with overnight fame the next. It's pretty much a tops of the trees selection of writings. Song lyrics, letters, drawings, ramblings, conceptual renderings of album covers, bios and video shoots - and they cover a lot of the topics you would expect. Like his drug use, his political views, his grueling stomach issues, and the state of music in general. About the latter, I'm definitely bummed to see he had so much contempt for Pearl Jam, seeing as I always liked PJ better than Nirvana anyway. Especially since they're a lot more different than people wanted to admit back in the 90s when everything was getting over labeled and they got lumped together just b/c they shared the same home town. I wonder what Kurt would think of PJ today if he saw what a lasting, iconic band they became. There's some really creepy passages when he references shooting himself over his stomach issues more than once. Just goes to show you that you never really know what's going on with people - even insanely rich and famous people. There's some moments where you get a glimpse of how humorous he can be - like when he was sending a letter to a drummer dumping him from the band. I think it was heartfelt too - but funny. It's cool to see what a hard working band they were long before they were famous though - and all of those struggles. I think people tend to think bands just become famous just like that - no one really pays attention to all the work that leads up to those breakthroughs. It kinda hurt my heart to see all the grammatical errors that he had in his writings, but he makes fun of his own lack of education numerous times anyway. Just goes to show you - you don't have to be book smart to be a genius. It's a real shame how it all ended, but this was a pretty cool glimpse into the mind of Kurt Cobain, and it definitely took me back to my high school years when I would blare Nirvana all the time. I'd recommend it to any Nirvana fan or any music fan who wanted to discover a little piece of what their one of a kind frontman was thinking and dealing with at the time.
some people are just born with natural talent. this books shows how someone can be so insightful, and tortured, and just have brilliant ideas and writing innately, and how artistic genius can't be faked
it's hard to rate someone's journal since this was never supposed to be published. kurt/kurdt had such an interesting thought process.
I had no idea Kurt was such a feminist--very interesting read.
Great insight to the mind of the Father of Grunge.
Oh Kurt, what a beautiful, twisted, smart brain gone to waste. He had his demons, obviously, but still was brilliant. I enjoyed reading his writings.
I have this strange desire to want to know more about Cobain and dirty feeling about actually commercializing anything about him.