eghimire_ 's review for:

Kurt Cobain Journals by Kurt Cobain

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A sensitive, but tortured soul. I knew nothing of Cobain prior to this, nor ever listened Nirvana growing up. One of his entries, he’s so angry that someone stole few of his journals - moments written from his time at the mental hospital, concert tours, and lyrics. I can’t imagine that this publication is something he would have ever wanted to come to fruition. So yeah, I feel weird to say I loved reading this, to better understand the inner world of Kurdt. I’m sad that heroin took control of his life, in his effort trying to manage horrid stomach pains, the stress of the tabloids, the upheaval of his previous life into this new one as a demi god punk rock icon, with voices constantly yelling at you as to who you are or aren’t. When you’re in the midst of trauma and emotional pain, the harder you fight against it, the stronger it lives in the depths of your mind. It’s almost as if you’ve made a shallow cut on the neck that slowly oozes, and each time a scab appears - you peel it off again so the wound never heals. That’s how I see Cobain and his emotional turmoil in the last few years of his life. And he would’ve hated my psychological analysis nonetheless.