Journals by Kurt Cobain
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Book Reviews of Journals
Book Review: great book...
Summary: 5 Stars
Kurt Cobain journals were one of those books you just can't put down. It is not one of those books that kept you on the edge of your seat; it's just that you are so memorized with this person's life you almost feel like a stalker. At first it was kind of weird reading his personal thoughts but when I got into it, It was really interesting and intriguing.
In my opinion, the journals of Kurt Cobain were a fine example of classic writings, doodles and sketches. He expresses himself as just a man trying to live out the so called `'American dream'' of being a punk rocker. At the same time he tries to make his band unlike any other sounding band. For instance, His band Nirvana meant heaven or a high state of freedom. They later became known as `'redefined the nineties. Cobain also has some notes he wrote to fellow rockers that have been posted in there, which just shows you hot tight the community was. When you live in a small town like that, everyone knows each other and everyone is kind of `'in there own world''.
There is a debate going on about these journals. People are saying it is wrong to be reading the journals and that they should stay private. Others believe that Courtney love edited the journals for publicity. The journals were just ways Cobain tried to express himself in ways that no one could ever understand. He talks about seeing the world behind his own eyes. He also touches on drugs and writes a lot of songs and letters to the record company's.
Kurt Cobain also did a lot of comic drawings, most of them were random things like and alien, verses satin. There is one comic that I thought was very interesting because I think it was about his parents. He made it seem like life was so much better when his parents were together and now he is almost dying inside. Most of the songs in his journals have not even been revised or ever played by nirvana, Cobain just wanted to get his feelings out on paper. Cobain was always one to think big, even though the band might not have been big, he had a video, t-shirts and everything already set up to buy when they `'hit it big''. If you like Nirvana, or Kurt Cobain, I would definitely recommend this book to you.
Book Review: A great read on a selfish, arrogant little man
Summary: 5 Stars
I love most of Nirvana's music, and Journals was a great read, but I can't get over Kurt's arrogance. Who is he to take it upon himself to erase himself from his loved ones' lives? I don't care how badly he wanted to end his life, he had an obligation to raise his daughter. He could've forgotton about the band. He should've quit if he hated being in the band. He shouldn't have been allowed to quit life. But all drug addicts put themselves and their desires first, and Kirt Cobain was no different. And to the people who somehow cannot differentiate between an actual genius and someone with way too much money and time on their hands: Give it up. Cobain may have been a perceptive observer of the people and goings-on around him, yet he had no sense of self, no sense of the responsibility he had to undertake (I know he was AWARE of the responsibilty he had to people, but he didn't care to take responsibility head-on). The man died at his own hands. He cared for nothing except erasing himself out of his loved ones' lives. I found Cobain's journals insightful in terms of how much they reinforced the fact he was infact suicidal (he nonchalantly descibes the train/cement block incident in full detail in a letter written to a friend). He was a very selfish man, and lied on many occasions, too. Kurt claimed he'd never been "f*cked up" on drugs in the presence of any journalist. That's all fine and good if it's true (which I doubt), but what about all the times he had been "f*cked up" on heroin in the presence of his baby girl, or in front of millions of people while he was onstage? Just as long as he's straight while talking to interviewers I suppose his daughter, family, and fans don't matter. I still like his music, but I cannot for the life of me get over how selfish he was. It doesn't make me sad he did himself in; it makes me angry that he blew away all his potential on 4/5/93. We'll never forget your music, your talent, or your selfishness, Kurt.Book Review: Incredible...
Summary: 5 Stars
I myself mildly pondered many of the "moral" issues that have been brought to light in previous reviews. Some say that its wrong to read through the man's journals as it was not his wish that they be read. (Or so it is said.) But after truly considering the matter its quite obvious that they were MEANT to be read. Honestly, would he have written them down in the first place were it not the case? Our journals are merely records of our thoughts, desires, emotions, and the reason we keep those records in the very first place is for posterity. We do it, whether conciously or not, to secure a bit of immortality, no matter how small. In the end after our body and all of our material possessions have rotted away the last thing that will remain of us is our words. When our musings are kept from the eyes of the curious and interested, they die, and when they die, so do we. Reading Kurt's journals is no more invasive or disrespectful than popping a Nirvana CD into our stereo and listening to his music. Both music and written word bare his soul to the stage of the world with equal intensity. They are simply presented in different manners.
That said, I found Journals to be an absolutely ethereal read. It was an incredible peek into his thoughts and true person that I never could possibly have recieved from any television show, magazine article, or bullsh*t biography written by an overweight over-paid writer. It is honestly a purer and clearer picture of Kurt Cobain than I ever could have possibly imagined. Perhaps its not as easy to interpret as the glossy pages of Rolling Stone, but its there. Within the covers of this book lie the true magic and power of his soul. You just have to read a little between the scribbled lines of poetry and notes-to-self to see it. For the person who truly wants to understand Kurt Cobain, I highly recommend this as the perfect place to start.
Book Review: excited....but as time passed....at a loss
Summary: 5 Stars
i dont know...the thought that Kurt Cobains journals had been published had not clicked with me until i saw it printed in a magazine article i had a few years ago...and then it hits me..not only had i forgotton about the jounral, but i had neglected my Nirvana fan curiosity as to buy a copy and read it...and i thought to myself.."wow...a look into the mind of what i think is the greatest song writer of my time." and im filled with this unstoppable rush as to just go out and buy the book right now...but then i read a review...then more...and more...until finaly ive read enough...and im not 100% sure on what to do...buy the book and see what was going on in the mind of Kurt Cobain from the brillant begining to the devistating end, or respect privacy and be a true fan, and look over the book as if it didnt exist to pay full respect to a man who truly deserves only the highest form...so here i am..torn between buying the book and escaping into the closely guarded mind of Kurt Cobain, or letting it be as it was probably intended, and let the book stay on the shelf..never to be seen by anyone...
i dont know what i want...or what i should do...it is a disrespect in the highest to Kurt Cobain...but im sure that its not all bad...
i could...just for the sake of having it...buy it..being a true fan and never read it...just have it on my shelf for the sake of owning the one thing that probably ment most to this amazing man...let it sit, and collect dust as he probably intended it to do...but...like ive said...im not 100% sure on what to do...
sure you can find a lot of his thoughts in his music...but you cant find it all....
Book Review: people need to know
Summary: 5 Stars
i do not care if you find this obscene or spiteful it is truth and NEEDS to be put on your site. somebody amartz has not read the full details of the Kurt Cobain death. bottom line the user should not have been aloud to say Kurt wanted to put the 20 gauge barrel and pull the trigger. with kurt gone the truth is difficult to come by. it is out there and here is a little. first thing is first the suicide note is not a suicide note it is a Kurt's written desire to withdraw from the music industry. the end is argueably false, the body of the note of the scene was written as Kurt would, and then the letters get large? second the shotgun's ejection port was facing Kurt's right laying on top of him. the shell that ended his life was on top of his jacket/shotgun case on the left. thats only two things the private investigator and Kurt's friend were in the house while Kurt was, obviously the electrician courtney love hired found Kurt in the above the garage. the largest factor was the heroin in Kurt when he died. the amount in the tox screen showed 3 times the lethal doseage of heroin, which no matter how much heroin a person uses, the amount in Kurt would have incompacitated him no matter what his tolerance was like. i will purchase this only because Kurt Cobain did wish Courtney success, although kristen from hole also coincidentally died around the same time from, what was the cause? SUICIDE!?