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Originally Posted by SuchFriendsAreDangerous
oh that is that magic fun kurt that makes me get so pissed whenever people obsess over him like he was the depressed god. i get it, he killed himself, its sad, but his life was so much more than that and he was NOT a depressing figure he and Nirvana were probably one of the most sincerely FUN bands of all time.
they were the complete opposite of self absorbed and made a mockery of pop music media and scene at every chance they could get.
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Yeah, I'm with you here SFAD. All those candle burning, poetry in italics, Hot Topic Kurt-with-angel-wings shirt wearing motherfuckers completely miss the point of why Nirvana was so great, why they were so different, and why Kurt was such a unique voice in the world at the time.
They just didn't give a single solitary fuck. Their tv appearances were hilariously juvenile at least ¾ of the time. Yeah, there was some definite melancholy behind Kurt's sardonic smile... sure, he had addiction problems and health problems, but that's just evidence that he was a human being. Human beings are complicated. I think he did struggle with depression and existential doubt, but that's what people do. Especially highly intelligent people, like Kurt.
But he was not a Christ pose striking, cry-me-a-river person.
He was not like:
Indeed, he was quite the opposite. Nirvana was the opposite. They had a raucous good time taking the piss out of interviewers who tried to inflate their mythos. They were almost never serious, except when they were pounding out kick ass punk rock music. Then, it was like watching a mini guerrilla army mobilize for a frantic strike. And it kicked all kinds of ass, and it was good. Even when it was "bad" it was good.
And they laughed at the entire world.
