Kurt Cobain remembered 15 years after his death

CNN ^ | Wed April 8, 2009 | Patrick Oppmann

[a fool in paradise]

The park bench facing Lake Washington is covered with flowers, poems, a pack of Lucky Strike cigarettes and graffiti...

Fifteen years ago Wednesday, at a house adjacent to the park, Kurt Cobain's dead body was discovered by an electrician.

The Nirvana frontman, 27, had committed suicide, police later ruled, killing himself with a shotgun while high on heroin and pills...

Nirvana band mates Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl eventually formed other bands. Cobain's widow, Courtney Love, stayed in the limelight with an acting career and legal problems surrounding her own drug problems...

But Nirvana's music endured, and Cobain even found fans in his hometown of Aberdeen, which he had derided as a small-minded town.

"The old-timers who were there when Kurt was around really took offense to some of the things he said about the area, so they had no real reason to honor him," said Burlingame, who co-founded the Kurt Cobain Memorial Committee.

A famous son is a famous son, though. Now, visitors arriving in Aberdeen are greeted with a sign that reads "Come As You Are," after a famous Nirvana song.

Cobain Memorial Committee members, who include Cobain's paternal grandfather, hope to establish a community center in the late rocker's honor that would give area youth a place to play music and pursue artistic interests...

When Cobain died, he left behind a fortune that was estimated in the millions...

According to Holmes, Love recently discovered that "managers, assistants, CPAs, lawyers, people like that who were supposed to be entrusted with carrying for their well-being and finances basically looted the estate."

Forensic accountants are now trying to determine where tens of millions of dollars from Cobain's estate ended up and how it could be recovered, Holmes said.

[SJSAMPLE]

Of course he’s still remembered.

They’re still trying to get the stains out of the carpet!

[fr_freak]

I mean which of the list is MOST overrated. :)

Ah! Then U2, without question. Problem solved.

[MitchellC]

I have to wonder if someone who says "Pearl Jam has always sucked" has ever listened to Ten or Vs. It might not be your cup of tea, but it definitely isn't bad music.

[Constitution Day]

Quite!

[MitchellC]

Forget these haters, you know they probably spend their free time listening to Captain and Tennille’s Greatest Hits.

[fr_freak]

I have to wonder if someone who says "Pearl Jam has always sucked" has ever listened to Ten or Vs. It might not be your cup of tea, but it definitely isn't bad music.

I actually own a copy of "Ten". It has a few good songs on it, but all of the subsequent music they put out, and I mean ALL OF IT was so horribly bad that it convinced me that Pearl Jam simply got lucky with that album. I can't even stand to listen to "Ten" anymore because it conjures up the memories of the later "music".

[TalonDJ]

but his music was outstanding

If you are into drugged out whining sure.

[KarenMarie]

“It’s a shame the guy killed himself, not least because it left his daughter in the care of that whacked-out skank wife of his, but I’ve never understood the Cobain-worship some people engage in.”

The late 60’s had Jim Morrison. Not as black and extreme as Kurt, but insane for the times.

Hard to understand what is it about these musicians that make ppl look up to their majorly messed up persona.

[autumnraine]

I’ll never forget learning about that. Such a shock! Of course Courtney Love’s drunk rambling kind of brought me out of my stupor and I went “Yeah, he had some issues obviously. But poor Francis Bean!”

[subterfuge]

Never paid much attention to Nirvana until he died. The guy was both incredibly talented and disturbed.

I really think he lived that stuff he wrote about and the guilt drove him mad. “Rape Me”? Chilling in a way, but a good tune.

[Constitution Day]

Thank you.

I have a pretty eclectic musical taste. I dare say it would be anathema to some Freepers to listen to some of the music I do.

I don’t let ‘em bug me! :)

[autumnraine]

Foo Fighters is a much better band and music IMO.

[KarenMarie]

Oh, and I meant to include Ozzy as another psycho hero.

[a fool in paradise]

It's been the basis of the music industry for 80 years...

He took her down to Chinatown/ And he showed her how to kick the gong around...

Hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hiiiiiii....

[WhistlingPastTheGraveyard]

Hard to understand what is it about these musicians that make ppl look up to their majorly messed up persona.

What's especially twisted is how the moment a musician offs him/herself, their stock goes through the roof. There's definitely a suicidal rock-star mystique thing that people just dig.

People are kinda f***ed.

[subterfuge]

I remember someone once saying that if you walk in and your lawyer is meeting with your agent, your accountants and handlers, you’re done.

[subterfuge]

What's especially twisted is how the moment a musician offs him/herself, their stock goes through the roof.

Supposedly, Cobain's mom said he was always talking about joining Hendrix and Morrison earlier than God intended. Then he did!

[MitchellC]

Forget the fact that you own a copy of Ten, since copies of Ten were issued at birth to everyone born after 1971. Are you telling me that you’ve actually listened to Vs. from beginning to end and believe it’s bad music?

What’s your idea of good music, Five For Fighting?

[Tax-chick]

Ne zot, I am so much OLDER than both of you guys.

[Constitution Day]

But so much WISER! :)