Subject: Re: Genius / Kurt Cobain...
From: ABRA (abra@post6.tele.dk)
Date: Tue Jan 04 2000 - 12:22:05 EST
I, Abra, originally said:
> "BUT with that said Iīm not gonna argue against him being some kind of
> genious"
Then Sean Draine said:
> In my opinion, no one, not even dear Kurt, is or ever was a genius.
I didnīt say I thought he was a GENIUS (Iīll get back to that in a short
while) - only that I wouldnīt argue against it... I meant argue against other
people calling him that... I donīt know what Iīd call him myself, but
heīs definately one of the best songwriters in the 90s imo...
bob pigeon said:
> "genius" honey, it's spelt "genius"
Well, Bob, since English is not my native language (Iīm Danish), I think
Iīm allowed a few spelling errors once in a while... And donīt "honey" me
unless youīre female, which I somehow doubt...
Sean Draine:
> For a lot of people, Kurt's suicide seems to be a strike against him as an
> artist.
Again, thatīs not what I meant... Sorry if I wasnīt really clear in that
other post... I take it as a strike against him as a
human being... As an artist heīll live on, I think that is obvious...
bob pigeon:
> The real name is "In the Pines", though it was
> mislabeled on the Unplugged CD (who can say "Leadbelly"?)
I have never actually heard Leadbellyīs version, only several cover versions,
of which I think Nirvanaīs/Cobainīs is the best...
MunkerJ wrote:
> all of this banter (wasted) on Mr. Cobain, makes me wonder the ages of the
> writers on this list. i'm shocked to see the followers/believers. he's dead.
> people die all the time. the world is an imperfect place.
Well, Iīm still young I think... Iīm only 27... Yes, Kurt is dead, so is
John Lennon, but his work lives on as well... And I think itīs because
of Kurtīs work that he keeps popping up...
In the sense of releasing new material you could also say that Salinger is
dead (I know - Iīm gonna get it for this one...) But his WORK lives on...
Last, but not least:
Thanks, Sean, for posting the suicide note...
"it's better to burn out, than fade away."
I canīt say I understand him now, but I understand what was going through
his head... I still think there was another possibility, though...
Peter Green turned away from music when the fame became too much, when
he didnīt enjoy it anymore... Why couldnīt Kurt do so??? I donīt know,
and I donīt think Iīll *ever* know... But I still love Nirvanaīs stuff
(canīt say the same about Foo Fighters, though...)
Abra
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