The Story Of Nirvana (Documentary)

[@Wargasm644]

One of the most profound things said in this video is by Dave Grohl. He talks about the simplicity of the music and says “it’s like children’s music, songs you remember for the rest of your life”. Brilliant

[@Wargasm644]

@America First Patriot hit the nail on the head. They had a very melodic sense. Like Black Sabbath meets the Beatles or something. Super melodic with an undeniable heaviness.

[@joshingtonbarthsworth631]

Kurt said somewhere that they were "nursery rhymes with distortion". Lol

[@Wargasm644]

@@joshingtonbarthsworth631 nice one. Not to far off. Simple in its melody brutal in its delivery.

[@FunkyBazaar]

I thought the most profound thing was when Kurt said "what map?"

[@ch3rrycoke]

There was a series by Chilly Gonzales deconstructing super catchy hit songs that were using melodies from nursery rhymes. And then remember - there is that clip of Dave Grohl saying he only writes hits, like based off of bumper stickers "Life's a b*tch but keep on truckin'!" He's brilliant tho no joke.

[@danielmcdermott138]

The best thing about Nirvana was that after becoming the biggest band in the world overnight, their response was basically "whoops".

[@theilluminedone7896]

+daniel mcdermott You don't accidentally become successful. What they did not anticipate was becoming a device for a multinational corporation. That was a system shock.

[@bassinblue]

Most bands have a momentum of creativity, a swinging pendulum whereby they just have a void of creativity and they have this before they are famous. Nirvana however, didn't really have this method of generating good songs, because they were struck half way through when they were still learning and became too famous. Most guitarists can play guitar really well when they are famous...look at Kurt, he was still learning.

[@dannyirish6526]

they made fun of their own success. That's what made them so damn cool 😎

[@biomechanical22]

@@bassinblue OMG , and you are so still learning....

[@hmc2s]

They never ever wanted to expected to become so famous. In fact Kurt despised fame.

[@lmo8755]

Dave’s voice sounded so young and light-hearted. He was so fresh-faced🥰. Decades later, his voice is grittier but so have his experiences been gritty. He has weathered the sunny days and storms with wit.

[@georgeprendergast8305]

Yeah forty years of rock and roll with 🤔🙄

[@Spooky_515]

Dave was cool back then but now he’s all greedy and commercial. Kurt would be ashamed of him. Shame. SHAME!!!!

[@sybil8236]

​@@Spooky_515what is even bad about dave or the way he acts nowadays? when superbowl came down he was serving free food for the homeless on his own stand while everyone was focused on a lame ass sport

[@patton303]

I turned 20 in 1990. I feel pretty fortunate that I was in my early 20’s when this was all going down. After the great run of the 80’s, it felt like music was starting to die for a minute, and then Nirvana came out of nowhere and changed it all. You can’t emphasize enough how much these guys kicked down the door and overthrew the industry. I wouldn’t trade those years for anything.

[@Diana-zl3ue]

How much did rock change after smells like teen sprit debuted? I would feel like 80s rock: Guns N’ Roses, AC/DC, Bon Jovi were all ambushed to face this abrupt surge of punk/grunge and nirvana alone

[@punkgrl325]

I was born in 1990 and Nirvana was one of the bands that got me through my adolescence. Just timelessly relatable tracks. Probably why hair metal was so short-lived; no one could relate to what they were singing about.

[@lorimyers4783]

I was born in 88 and my ex was born in 73. I would get genuinely envious of him for being in his 20s in the 90s. I have strong memories of early Foo Fighters on Much Music and at age 9 I gravitated toward it but I missed way too cool stuff because I was too young. I mean I fought with him once about how he got to live his best years in the best time.

[@bradsully6620]

@@punkgrl325 yeah I'm sure listening to nirvana as a 2 and 3 year old was very eye opening and life changing.

[@davidlindsay9564]

the alterna wave had been building for a decade, they lucked out and got the crown.

[@Tomnedreb]

This band changed my life for the better. Still miss Kurt!

[@missxtravaganza3714]

I miss kurt too he was the BEST

[@amberterry3843]

Me too 😭😭😭

[@billpruett5018]

Tomnedreb Jackson video PGA Tour video stop at bank happy go Pizza

[@DTskater16]

I'm starting to notice that you comment on just about every nirvana video. I don't give a fuck how much you love the band and how they changed your life. Move the fuck on.

[@darrylatkinson6007]

D Taylor why do u care man??? If u wanna move on thats fine but nirvanas music had so much passion its to hard to just "move on"n

[@jaypritchett6846]

40:57 “I owe everything to Nirvana. But I can't let that overshadow the future. For the first few years, I didn't even want to talk about Nirvana. Partly because it was just painful to talk about losing Kurt but also because I wanted the Foo Fighters to mean something.” -Dave Grohl; Foo Fighters and Nirvana “I’d rather be hated for who I am than loved for who I am not.” -Kurt Cobain; Nirvana

[@DrStabkill]

Its such a relatable story. All these fucks and jocks (nothing against sports btw) and 'popular kids' treated him and his friends like shit, society treated them like children, and all of a sudden when they become a monetary device and famous everybody now loves them. And its so understandable why this would grow to torture Kurt so, because all of the fame and fortune and pedestal placing is in direct opposition to his music, and his philosopy/feeling on humanity and life in general. He is one of the few artists who cared so much about the integrity of what he believed and created that even after all the money and fame in the world came to him, he still cared more about his art. Its just an incredible story. Much respect to the man and the music.

[@theilluminedone7896]

+DrStabkill Device. You hit it.

[@BeggarsNight]

Certainly seemed more tortured by the fact that he wasn’t feeling as inspired by music as he used to be, like he said in his note. When that’s all that makes you happy, it’s pretty devastating to experience.

[@rilenixx]

Thats how the machine operates. Unfortunately when you become the source of making millions and millions of dollars, you find yourself surrounded by these leeches. Of course you have the fake cult like followers who honestly don't care for your unique sound or talent but just desperately want to be a part of whats trending. Now with social media this is magnified to a whole different level these days. That being said, Courtney Love was the absolute worst person Kurt could have ever alligned himself with. She is a sociopath. She manipulated Kurt and used him to achieve her success. Possibly Kurt could be alive today had she never got her claws sunk into him so deeply. What an evil, self centered and soulless creature Courtney is.

[@steventaylor4326]

Oh no, fuck sports and all the jocks…lol

[@michaelanderson8464]

I am 58 and a classic rock fan but always open to other styles when I first heard Nirvana I smiled and thought rock is back in your face and great

[@dreemsnake1]

OH yeah. I’m 59, classic rock fan too. But the 80’s were awful. There were a few artists here and there, very few. I thought the same thing when I first heard Nirvana. We are so DUE for something like that now. Please...

[@Contact_Info]

Did you jump and slap your feet together in the air?

[@Ethan2Tone]

Why did so many guys back then call him a cry baby, i even saw a interview where he acknowledged those statements. He laughed about it though.

[@jonnytacoma]

So agree with u brother..

[@jonnytacoma]

@@dreemsnake1 bleach released in 1989 was the best album of the decade!! To me definitely the best album they did..but the other 2 are masterpieces as well

[@robertthornhill5747]

I am very thankful my dad made a deal with me. If i went with him to Pink Floyd, he would take me to see any band I wanted to!! Well I picked Nirvana at my home town of Houston, Texas. It was on December 6, 1993, just a few months before his sad death. If mental health was taken as serious back then, as it is in 2018-2020 maybe Kurt would still be here. I still remember the day, I found out of his passing, neither of my parents questioned me not going to school the rest of that week!! To see him 4 months earlier, and to simply be gone for ever, this teen didn’t understand why? I wasn’t even old enough to drive, but remembered the sadness it brought me. When I see Frances Bean Cobain, I get goosebumps over how much she looks like Kurt, and her voice is so good!! Kurt would be proud!!

[@Kmarlee76]

I was (am forever) a huge Nirvana fan. I had no idea at the time how lucky I was. I was 14 when Smells Like Teen Spirit came out. Changed me forever.

[@simulatedpilot3441]

SAME

[@KM-po5kk]

I was in 8th or 9th grade when it came out. It was my instant favorite! Then came Pearl Jam, then I discovered Alice in Chains....

[@joymarypuro8622]

Missed kurt much,,,,,😂😭😢never get tired of listening to

[@ziggysmom5646]

Lol, I was 16 and I can remember driving home and hearing TS and being like wooooahhh

[@claritey]

Same. I was 14 when I saw Smells Like Teen Spirit on MTV. Prior to that I had only been exposed to music on the radio and wasn't allowed to watch MTV. I was just flipping through the channels and my parents weren't nearby so I started to watch MTV for a few minutes hoping I wouldnt get caught. I happened to come across the video just as it started. I had this visceral reaction to the song I can't even explain properly. I was in absolute awe and by the end I was in tears because I was so overwhelmed by emotions.

[@aleksanderkongsvoll6085]

I actually been so lucky to have been on a Nirvana concert, and i mean it was the best experience in my life. Nirvana was not like other bands, and Kurt got everybody singing along and go crazy with him. Damn, i miss those days!

[@JoeJoe-di4oj]

I hate new age rap 2019

[@MD-cy8uj]

Saw them in San Francisco

[@mad_cat_1st]

Yep. I was fortunate. Saw them at Club Soda in Kalamazoo MI on a "New Music Monday" - BEFORE Seattle went batshit crazy. Melvins, too.

[@Amelie8H]

I love Nirvana too, but it was the best experience in your life? Really? In you whole life, it was the super best thing you have ever ever experienced? 🤔

[@mad_cat_1st]

@@Amelie8H For me it was fucking my step-sister!

[@brianbarnes4243]

Kurt was so ahead of his time in every sense. His music is still being listened to like it just came out yesterday. His style of clothing is more popular than ever. He was the original hipster!

[@raisa_cherry35]

Absolutely 😍💜

[@davidlindsay9564]

He wasn't doing anything musically the Pixies and Husker Du hadn't been doing for years. The Replacements were sporting the Flannel when they played SNL half a decade before. Nirvana were only original and ahead of their time to the clueless who hadn't ever heard anything outside the most mainstream radio. And even radio had already been cracked by REM and the Cure. Jane's Addiction was on MTV and Lollopalooza had been mega well before Nevermind hit.

[@vastbetrayal6607]

@@davidlindsay9564 but you miss one major fact..I love all those guys too so dont take this wrong..nobody but NOBODY, had cobains reach or his genuine persona , no airs and no fake in those guys period,

[@davidlindsay9564]

@@vastbetrayal6607 His persona was hardly genuine, he was hustling wanting to be a rock star as much as anybody until it came and hit him so fast and he realized he didn't like it. No airs? His insecurity was so high he 'took the piss' as the brits say and would make himself look stupid to get thru stuff, which is genuine in the sense of how a 16 year old makes goofy faces when taking photos. He wasn't being genuine, but he thought he was, so thats a form of genuine. I remember seeing them on some ABC late night show, and they asked him about influences and he waffled on about chipmunk punk, when THAT would have been the time to talk about the Melvins or whatever. and the whole time he had his shirt pulled over his head looking like a goof. He was totally concerned and pretentious as he wanted to be accepted by the Calvin Johnson fan types. He had the "reach" because he lucked out and was in the right place at the right time, at the time and because he pulled the trigger at the right time. If Vedder had done it he'd have been bigger. ATBH the world would be better, Kurt would have been like Neil Young instead of Hendrix. If All Apologies was any indication of where he was headed, and I think it was, the best stuff was ahead. That's the real tragedy. I don't know if you are of the school of thinking that he had more of a hand in writing all of 'live through this' than we will ever know. but that's also a good indicator. You don't go from Hole's first album to that one, (and nothing of note since) ...unless you make your husband write if for you and let you take credit. Don't get me wrong I like them, and wish I could like them more, but overplay, (not their fault) soured me on them, and the way the media focused on them and alternative went from being a undefinable term for the good stuff, suddenly became synonymous with grunge, and a lot of grunge is just bad metal with flannel and no hairspray. I'd hae been happier and Kurt would've been happier if they hadn't gotten above selling out 2000 seat venues. one thing it taught me, and you will see it eventually, that the legend is created by the media after the fact. Hendrix was opening for the Monkees, not playing stadiums. Nirvana tour for in utero wasn't playing big venues and wasn't selling out, and Sublime? Outside of Southern Cal they were unknown, even among music heads they were a "yeah I've heard of them" type band, but they weren't what people act like now. Honestly I wish Jeff Buckley would get some of that treatment.

[@vastbetrayal6607]

@@davidlindsay9564 I agree with some of your statement ,I love PJ but would they have equaled at right time? If they could have they would have .for the most part the rest is a matter of opinion ,I think he earned the place in history he holds ,you apparently do not,you made some valid points but they are a matter of perception not necessarily factual.

[@chechuivanov1706]

It’s incredible. So many years after their big success and they are still a reference. Years will go on and they will be always there, in the rock history

[@zanderkranock]

Kurt will never no how much he impacted my life. I’m only 17 but this guy has did something to me with his music. We love ya Kurt and may you rip.

[@amyevastarchild6199]

❤✌🏽❤

[@pdiseris]

welcome to the club

[@taltuvla]

You're "not the only one.." aaa..

[@anthonyjackson9194]

36:50 - Chris Novoselic did a great job of summing up why it happened. I think sometimes, we image that because Kurt was massively talented, funny, interesting, attractive and popular that regular problems like Relationships,Drug Addiction and depression didnt affect him like it does others.

[@yang9044]

That is so true Funny to see thousands of people here saying Kurt could not have committed suicide cos he was so popular, and rich, and ..... They all forgot about how it must've been in his own head...

[@taltuvla]

Really agree. But it's hard to accept it from aside, it's easy to judge of course. For example, after music, since I first saw Kurt Cobain photos in my early teens (now I am 41), beside that he looked really nice and beautiful (yeah, a great looking guy actually) the thing Which impressed me the most is the simplicity and this "just being a human under the sun".. way. This is what I appreciate and fan mostly of him as personality-humam

[@Poopmannn]

34:00 Jesus Christ, I can’t believe how ridiculous Gene Simmons is. Talking about Kurt’s suicide with 2 strippers sitting on his lap 🤣

[@unemployicus]

Complete tangent, but KISS is to rock and roll what the WWE is to fighting. To me, KISS are overrated clowns with make-up.

[@unemployicus]

@Owen Terzic Awesome that you enjoy them. My opinion is different since t's all subjective, but to me, they are awful: kzbin.info/www/bejne/lXTapp6NhLpjiNE

[@DrLuke49]

@@unemployicus however people feel about KISS and their music Gene Simmons did discover then help to launch the careers of Rush and Van Halen.

[@RSR423]

@@DrLuke49 What like Rush and Van Halen would never of made it without the greedy Gene? Of course they would, talent always finds a way. What Simmons saw in Rush and Halen was a chance to make a couple of million for himself. The guy is a total slime ball, all about the money and never was about the fans, and Kiss are and always were massively overrated.

[@DrLuke49]

@@RSR423 then go and start your own group and leave your mark

[@Remiii0]

I wasn’t even alive when Kurt died, but I’m still sad about it and shall rock on forever with Nirvana.

[@kirby711]

Knifepoint i am somewhat older and remember hearing Kurt passed felt sad for his loss he had experienced Kurt God bless you and your daughter 👣always listen for each other in the air waves You will remember each other No worries 💥

[@Spooky_515]

Love seeing young fans who keep the legacy going. Kurt lives on inside our hearts! That rocks 🤘🏻

[@gocanuckurself1]

35:50 I appreciate hearing people speaking real shit on depression and mental illness. God bless this guy!

[@ralucaplesa3082]

Seeing Krist bald only 3 years after Kurt's death really makes me understand what a shock was this loss for him .. i mean, it's of course like this, but seeing the impact on him really puts things into perspective)

[@raisa_cherry35]

😢

[@jeffsoriginalcomedy]

Not true. I saw them play November 7 1993 an Krist was already 97% bald.

[@dianam9028]

​@@jeffsoriginalcomedyi just googled photos and you are wrong

[@NarrativeAcademy]

Does this documentary know more songs than Teen Spirit and In Bloom?

[@angelaw94]

It crazy Bleach is 30 years old, yes Nevermind was great but Bleach and In Utero are the best albums

[@davecarsley8773]

Yeah, they know the other dozen+ songs used in the documentary. Try paying attention.

[@infowazz]

no

[@odetothemasses]

@@davecarsley8773 hes just talking about the fact that he mostly played their most popular songs Try understanding better

[@gart1158]

Love buzz?

[@MrTaylorSteele]

There is a bunch of mis information in this show. Kurts mother didn't file the police report, Love did and shes admitted to it on tape.

[@MrTaylorSteele]

Yes and no, it's been out there before that as that's what the movie is based on, there is a lot that went out as fact at the time that were later to be prove lies and misdirection by LOve.

[@MrTaylorSteele]

Not sure, I just wish the cops investaged the scence as if it were a complete death investagation and not just labeled it a sucide. They didn't even test his hands for Gun Shot Residue, which would have been a clear indicator as to whether he even fired the gun. There's much more insane stuff, like some of Love's actions that were just covered up. Like her filing the police report and pertending to be Kurt's mom.

[@MrTaylorSteele]

I think it was not a suicide note but a letter saying he was leaving her, another reason for destorying it. Veyr nice speaking with you too.

[@JohnyNJ]

Taylor Steele but she said she was his mother.

[@MrTaylorSteele]

I'm aware. I never said differently. LOVE is a vampire.

[@GrantDoesStuff108]

Dave Grohl sounded sounded so much different 25 years ago yet he still kept the odd voice cracks

[@petrossi-yum2618]

Real tears were falling of my face as I watched this. I don't even know what to do now.

[@jasonsteel6249]

Cry me a river

[@juliopadua641]

@@jasonsteel6249 . ha ha!

[@Aschmorr]

Go take a walk or something eh? Take a nap and pass some time

[@neptune9199]

Petrossi-Yum exactly how I feel right now

[@apebeats6631]

In Utero is my favorite Nirvana album. I know Nevermind is the big one, but I think Incestiside and In Utero are slept on by most people.

[@saulgoodman6431]

How do you feel about bleach?

[@laszlomax7562]

My first CD what i bought In Utero. Theese days the Nirvana was more than a band. It was a lifestyle. Nice remember.

[@trevordavis8210]

@@saulgoodman6431 man I know you were asking him but bleach has steadily grown to be my favorite nirvana record. It’s just so fucking raw and packed with angst. When I think of punk rock, I imagine the gritty sound of bleach. Shit man, school, negative creep, and paper cuts are heavier than most of the heavy metal I’ve heard in my life. But the award for heaviest song ever made in my book is milk it. Fuck that song is unbelievable.

[@saulgoodman6431]

@@trevordavis8210 I actually really like your input, thanks for sharing

[@trevordavis8210]

@@saulgoodman6431 thanks man, hope you’re doing well

[@Errcyco]

I still remember little 7 year old me with this tape, my dad bought it for my uncle and he hated it and gave it to me. I loved it. I learned what goosebumps were. Amazed me. All these years later still just as magical, and I now work for that uncle! He tells me I look like Kurt a lot and I take it as a compliment.. He's my hero! I'm lucky to even be in the same ballpark :]

[@ChrisPippin]

Man, I was so resentful when they killed metal, but I look back and I think this was so much more important music for me, and my generation, to listen to, it was awesome that it did break through. I listen to Nevermind today and I think, "This is the best music for 50 years!". This music changed the scene, changed the way we looked at music, changed us!! Thank God for Nirvana!!! Every once in a while the system needs to right itself, and that's what these three "kids" did! RIP Kurt Cobain!!

[@talknewz7617]

Hahaha, Nirvana NEVER killed metal!

[@ericanderson8642]

@@talknewz7617 Nirvana absolutely killed glam rock / metal. Even Metallica changed their image after Nirvana.

[@marcwhite6596]

> had a VHS tape of Nirvana Live Tonight Sold Oit in the 90s. I watched it so many times the film started to fade! Great compilation of rare backstage videos and interviews before the internet was a thing! I was completely mesmerized and in awe of Kurt, and no single person has ever held my attention like Kurt could. He is one of a kind talent. Once in a lifetime. We will never see a person take over the world of music like Kurt did ever again. I LOVE YOU KURT. REST IN PEACE. I HOPE TO MEET U IN ANOTHER LIFE. I HAVE BEEN WAITING ALL THIS TIME. YOU WERE MY IDOL. MY REASON FOR LIVING. YOU HAD ME AT HELLO!!!!

[@moonwitch6799]

Nirvana forever obviously. .it's 2015 and people still hear it, that shows how great their grunge music is seriously

[@mikewynn7076]

Nirvana will live forever. Facts

[@Vampire-666.]

Now 2021 still absolutely great!!!!!!!!!

[@malinaaa13]

Just discovered it now and it’s my favorite band of all time 😊 it’s great

[@CaptainCraigKWMRZ]

As a boomer and playing old rock and singer/songwriter music for decades before Nirvannah, I found their music a breath of fresh air and a new way of writing and structuring songs. Just when I thought I knew the formula....

[@SaulTeebolz]

Verse chorus verse

[@taltuvla]

Big respect to all the boomers and you, Craig!

[@Spooky_515]

your generation made some timeless music. First rock album I had was 1984. Still love Van Halen.

[@jeannesimmons9155]

I feel so sad for Dave Grohl. First he loses Kurt, and then 28 years later he loses Taylor. Rest in heaven Kurt and Taylor. 🙏❤😭☹

[@rocknroll_jezus9233]

And Pat Smear who lost Darby Crash, Kurt, and Taylor

[@jeannesimmons9155]

@@rocknroll_jezus9233 That's true. He definitely deserves to be mentioned, and thank you.

[@jennifersun2638]

He is amazing

[@jeannesimmons9155]

@@jennifersun2638 Yes he is!

[@BradyA1124]

There's fantastic music being made these days, just dont expect to hear it on the radio. This shouldn't have to be explained to people anymore.

[@davidlindsay9564]

exactly, when Teen Spirit hit, it was like cool tune, sounds like Pixies meets Husker Du, but to those of us in the know it wasn't exactly a revolutionary thing.

[@BradyA1124]

@@davidlindsay9564 It's like Husker Du, Replacements, Faith No More found the door, Nirvana and Pearl Jam kicked it down, and Green Day and Rancid ran through

[@GingaJamiesBMX]

I'm high as shit and all the audio is slightly off and its bugging me

[@DreamfactoryZero]

Same here, man.

[@DeadbrainLives]

Oh good I'm not the only one

[@GingaJamiesBMX]

DeadbrainLives Iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii'm not the only one

[@joemak4101]

I'm in the same boat as this guy

[@TheMRPRL]

Lmfao, me too

[@gigsmithgoo]

The energy in nirvana songs are not like any other band !!! kurt rocks he was true to his life and genuine !

[@quavehiphop9152]

You can hear Kurt's frustration with the music industry and society in general and the way things are categorized and displayed and he's absolutely right with everything he was saying... makes me feel like his life was taken not by choice but by force

[@MegaStephybear]

With heroin it is like that. One minute you are fine, next depressed and hating your life. Some are lucky and live because they fight the addiction. Most die through accident or by doing it on purpose. You can hear how depressed he is in the words he writes in his songs. He killed himself because addicts can't always see how to live life. How do I know, I was one and was lucky, my ex partner wasn't and took his life, when everything was going well for him. The same for a lot of my friends and associates. There was 2 of us that got clean and lived our lives, the rest killed themselves and a few overdosed. That is heroin unfortunately 😔

[@mickielynnsimmons5468]

He did not kill himself look at the evidence

[@odetteswann7694]

@@MegaStephybear Glad at least that you managed to get free of it. Good on you, Stephanie.

[@_texas_pete_beats_the_meat4500]

Kurt Cobain with hipster frames before they were cool. These guys are pioneers in many ways other than music...

[@theshiningemerald4288]

Naw he had the Clout glasses before they were a huge trend lol

[@punkgrl325]

That's been around since Buddy Holly and Roy Orbison's time.

[@brianbarnes4243]

Right? The original hipsters!

[@mistermackey638]

34:10 It's pretty clear that those girls were thinking "alright, just one more minute on this creeps lap and I get my $200"

[@desertstormchefnice9446]

Gene was always a sleazy bastard.

[@joemed395]

Burt Kocain : hahaha funny remark made me laugh the entire day. by the way who the fuck is he ? lol

[@jemima216]

Gene Simmons looks like a total idiot and obviously thinks he's the wise old man talking, but it's just obvious brainless chit chat.

[@alexandragrau214]

@@blazeshredz6817 fuck you bastard

[@alexandragrau214]

@@joemed395 fxxx you, too

[@kellosaurusrex]

i wish kurt was still alive i would love to see how he would react to the music now a days

[@noahbixnash]

There is many many many underground bands that he would appreciate. Theres more music out in the world than the stuff thats fed to you through the radio

Kelly Van Den Beemt he would probably kill himself if he heard today's music.

[@lornacharles8645]

Kelly Van Den Beemt HE WOULD OF HATE TODAY MUSIC AND POP CULTURE ENTIRELY!!!!

[@MatthewSmith-xp2sx]

Kelly Van Den Beemt he would hate it all

[@dirtboy896]

Kelly Van Den Beemt he would be horrified

[@jeffmclearen229]

I remember the day I heard that come over the radio. The world stopped. It’s never been the same since.

[@trevordavis8210]

I can only imagine man. At 22 I hope my generation can bring back that power. And I really think we could. I mean we’re getting fucked over by our government even harder now and the feeling of alienation is still very much there. One of these days someone will be able to put those feelings into a piece of music that will really mean something. We just gotta try

[@martiansonmaui1749]

As a gay musician in the Seattle music scene during the “grunge era”, having a band making unified statements against homophobia, misogyny, racism and sexism was incredibly powerful and meaningful. It truly was a seismic departure from the LA glam rock establishment, and to me, was the fissure that defined the difference between baby boomers and Gen X.

[@Noisehead101]

🙄

[@robindodd4761]

I don’t care that your gay be happy punk rock and grunge was never about who or what sex you fuck o don’t claim I like pussy who cares not me no one AC/DC started in a small town. Your fathers went to war so you can be out thank them.

[@1RadicalDreamer]

you’re boring…. none of that makes you interesting.

[@mathiaskanuck6759]

Because Kurt called Axel Rose a misogynist and racist?

[@elazotadordepiperos5299]

Go away, no body cares ur stile of live

[@pumpkinspicelatte1528]

I miss Kurt hope he's jamming out with jimi hendrix and all the other guitarist who have passed

[@stevegallant3395]

He has a Heavenly marriage with Amy Winehouse

[@kirby711]

He's in heaven playing and singing with the angels 😇 and all the others who left too soon

[@matthewotremba9230]

every good band has a great drummer ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, every GREAT BAND has an AMAZING DRUMMER

[@ryanjavierortega8513]

Ridiculously talented, all of them. Krist is such an amazing Bass player.

[@XcZuNiTy]

My first ever live show I did was an acoustic version of “Where did you Sleep Last Night” and killed it. Had the best crowd reaction of the night, felt amazing. Kurt and Nirvana have always been a huge influence on me.

[@LouieMeekin]

R.I.P Kurt Donald Cobain feb 20 1967-April 5th 1994

[@tylerbelongstojosh9077]

1967-forever

[@giancarlopacelli5971]

+Half Shaved Brendon Urie is Hit

[@Jmacro84]

where did you get April 5th from? His body was found on the 8th and coronerss investigation wrote that he had been dead no more than 8-12 hours?

[@Jmacro84]

where did you get April 5th from? His body was found on the 8th and coronerss investigation wrote that he had been dead no more than 8-12 hours?

[@jimmyfabs78]

jason mcrobbie He was found on the 8th but they determined he died on the 5th, of April. Same day as Layne Staley.

[@michaelarmitage5088]

I know that a lot of parts of living like right now is easier than life even a decade ago, but I wish I could have been around for the grunge era. It seems like such a free time for raw expression in music.

[@theseattlegreen1871]

It was a magical time my friend.

[@178brayden]

Wow... I'm so sick of seeing Nirvana docs that only tell Courtney's side :-(

[@beautifulmess2023]

Soaked with bleach explains what I already thought

[@jbrice9847]

Liston TomTom grants side. God I really can't stand.lisoning.to courtney speak.

[@davecarsley8773]

Yeah, it sucks, but Kurt forfeited his right to tell his side of the story when he chose to kill himself and leave his wife and baby behind. So you get what you get.

[@PinePrince]

This doc got so much wrong!

[@Papadoc1981]

@@davecarsley8773 Harsh! But as much as it pains me to say........ you speak some truth.

[@JohnWiIkesBooth]

"Idk, What is grunge? Don't ask me" -Dave Grohl, 1991

[@BrutusMcCrunch]

The hypocrisy of Courtney Love is hilarious. She claims she didn't know what she could have done to help him "Stay"? Well, how about not banging all the other Grunge cats??? That may have been a bit of a start.

[@Wishbone799]

Banging big Beely Korgien

[@ziggyzappada4554]

lol... yeah.

[@NyQuilDonut]

J Oliver Hazley According to Tom Grant the private investigator who worked for Courtney around the time Kurt died, she was fucking Billy Corgan like two weeks or so after Kurt died. Not sure if that's true or not but I wouldn't be surprised.

[@ziggyzappada4554]

lasoogneypubes Nothing would suprise me with that bitch!

[@boomer1991]

lasoogneypubes And before too, in London. Go back and look at Corgans tour dates in 94. She was in London that same time, that's were she got the ruffies.

[@0412lennon]

Whether or not he was suicidal (which he may have been) doesn't deviate from the factual events that went down from the actual police investigation or lack there of. The investigation was one of the sloppiest ever recorded. It's like a building burning from a fire and once it burns down its labeled faulty wiring right on the spot. There's plenty of evidence to reopen the case and have it done properly. But because Kurt was a polarizing figure to the masses it's almost accepted as a suicide by those who have the power to label it as such and most likely won't be reopened ever.

[@elenareed2103]

Hi Sergio! Great analogy. I still see a glimmer of hope for the case being reopened, maybe the 25th anniv. And if not reopened by the Seattle police, then perhaps charges brought against the actual people involved, for covering up Kurt's death if nothing else. Soaked in Bleach is a good counterpoint to Montage of Heck, gets Tom Grant's researches right out there. And even though it's getting old, there's still the books by Wallace and Halperin, esp Love & Death The Murder of Kurt Cobain. It took 40 years for Marianne Faithfull to come forward and tell that her boyfriend gave Jim Morrison a fatal dose of heroin. 40 years! but it finally came out. I'll probably be dead by the time truth triumphs and gives Kurt justice and dignity once again, but in my bones I know the official explanation is not right. It still surprises me that even though we may all be fans, you're right that the fanbase is polarized into the two camps of Yes he did/No he didn't. Someday..... Keep the faith. :>)

[@notfree2899]

It's too late now his body was cremated right away. Also, Courtney's good friend did the autopsy so we can't rely on that being honest.

[@Rachaelg69]

I have no clue but the images and narrative of the time has been wiped clean from the internet. Feel like there was stuff happened around Polly and the sick trafficking of kids

[@charitysmith5766]

I was 9 years old when I was introduced to nirvana. Kurt cobain and his music saved my life soooo many times. He death still to this day has a profound affect in my life. 29 years later im still listening. Nirvana forever changed my life ♡

[@devinluoto873]

I'm glad I got to witness their takeover of music, and pop culture!!!! Bring the 90s backkk...

[@mosesramirez5325]

Devin Luoto the 90s came back and it’s leaving again. You missed it. We had Title Fight, Superheaven, Basement, Nothing, Touché Amore, Citizen. I’m sorry if you’re just finding out

[@MikeGreenwood51]

Devin Luoto Thats like saying the MAFIA took over but forgetting they were criminal underworld (underground). A long way from the good guys. Goodfells are fake fraudsters as are weakling posers on stage on heroin. As with MAFIA they are going nowhere but down. The higher they get with the more media attention the lower they desend. As with the MAFIA underworld they didn't all survive. So didn't take over.

[@AutumnAsh81]

thanks for always uploading these! i havent seen this one ever. im surprised.

[@lastmadcow]

Kurt Cobain has been the ultimate icon of the 90s music culture.

[@copykon]

I remember that day in 94. My first initial reaction was anger, then I was depressed for like an eternity. How do you start over, you know. Thank god for Dave Grohl and Foo Fighters.

[@frau_ic]

Nirvana is the best band of all time because of its members and not only because of its music.

[@brianbarnes4243]

Kurt just wanted to make great music. He never wanted fame or fortune. Unfortunately his addiction consumed him. I know first hand how addiction can destroy you and consume you. Kurt will forever be missed.

[@rabbitss11]

Haven't quite mastered the lip-synch thing in this, have they

[@devilsoffspring5519]

The one thing I can't believe about Nirvana is how many people are still into them. Going on for over a quarter century now.

[@jrd690]

grunge and alternative rock in the nineties during my time were really life changing. I miss the nineties.

[@Pam-y7y]

Great interview, i watch it again and again. Reminds me of Mallory ❤

[@livinproof361]

Courtney Love=the downfall of Nirvana..RIP Kurt Cobain great music never dies!

[@Hollman36]

Charlie Luciano the Yoko Ono of Grunge

[@Rubberbandfan1]

Shut up! Kurt Cobain's death was obviously the downfall of Nirvana you twat.

[@micpowers1136]

FAME KILLED HIM.HE HATED IT.

[@ferolcat2009]

Kurt was always unhappy with life and suicidal. He thought fame would make him happy, it didn't so he quit living.

[@MikeGreenwood51]

Heroin is comparable with a big lump of bluetack on a revolving vinyl record. You want to enjoy the record but the shit is in the way. It's a sedative shutting down the excitement centers and dragging the user down. Likly Mr. Kobane died due in part to heroin. Once on it the depressed brain no longer has the ability to care as much or fuction other than sleep. It's a potentially deadly fatal drug. I think there is a possibillity Kurt would not have commited suicide had he stayed away from heroin or other illegal drugs. His emotions were results of the drugs influence and not true emotions of a normal healthy person. But as a young person he likely suffered as he thought his thoughts were his. Such as his depression. Rather than thinking he was depressed due to a drug or suicidal due to a drug (chemical imbalanced thoughts) he thought the thoughts were his. As if thinking he was the problem or the problems were normal. It's like being in a box but the thoughts think there is no way out. So death becomes a desired release. But it's the drug. Not the person. The drug dragging the person lower and lower. Too low. But being young the person can not work that out. Can not work it out as the drug prevents the user finding a solution or the way out of the box he is climbing in too.

[@filipematias5127]

Dave Grohl was Nirvana's 6th drummer and he joined the band in 1990! Nirvana was originally formed in early 1987 by Kurt, Krist and a guy whose name I don't remember and the band had different names in succession like Skid Row, Pen Cap Chew, Ted Ed Fred, Bliss until finally settling on Nirvana and some of their early songs were from Kurt's former band called Fecal Matter!

[@mikewynn7076]

Dave was a phenomenal drummer. But Foo fighters suck

[@ninjxkxtt]

Kurts talking voice: “we have a mission” Kurt singing voice: iN ThE SO-OmDAy wHATS THAAAat sound

[@ericstewart9742]

I remember the first time I heard Teen Spirit, on the radio, driving across the I-5 bridge over the Columbia river into Washington from Portland. That moment is burned into my memory. I can’t say that about any other song.

[@MegaStephybear]

Love this! Just wish people would appreciate the music rather than "speculate" on how he died. Let the man rest in peace

[@rednutbrian]

But how do you think he really died?

[@briancannon3987]

@@rednutbrian he died the moment he met Courtney

[@JacobC479]

I agree but disagree, there's too much wrong with it and it deserves to be looked at. If it really was homicide it most definitely deserves justice.

[@MegaStephybear]

@@JacobC479 it has been looked at, numerous times and it's the same conclusion.... Suicide....

[@briancannon3987]

He did not die. He retired. He's still ali

[@scottm8579]

13:54 Interviewer: "Where did the term grunge come from?" Kurt: "I have no idea." As he wipes the snot off his nose...

[@pkj77]

Nirvana, one of my fav Grunge bands...still is

[@youpoopedyourtube6075]

i live like a few miles from seattle. crazy to think it's known as a "grunge" city.. it fits very well though.

[@youpoopedyourtube6075]

i've also been to Aberdeen, Westport etc. it's all affected by nirvana.. crazy how Aberdeen area is still a heroin/tweak town..

[@stella-vu8vh]

nobody showers still

[@stella-vu8vh]

aberdeen, enumclaw, twisp, carbonado, what do these towns have in common? hicks that like beastiality and hot tub meth

[@micpowers1136]

The reason hair bands really hated these guys was because the songs had more quality and NO gimmicks and they didnt live in the world of being fake.

[@James-qq2vq]

Had the pleasure of seeing Nirvana in the early 90s at Portland Fox Theater.

[@drunkmonkeygames]

The Audio sync was soo bad xD

[@ddobry21]

I miss you Kurt. Music misses you Kurt.

[@tas9158]

Lol nirvana was sipping sizzurp before it was cool

[@esleoangel4863]

Troy Sinclair DJ Screw made itcool

[@Felis-Concolor]

Everything rappers are doing today was done by rockstars before rap was even a thought in a man's ballsack

[@joleneloveland2942]

@@Felis-Concolor right on!

[@bradsully6620]

@@Felis-Concolor but how much did early rock stars steal from the black music scene?? Like elvis, but im sure he came up with that all by himself.

[@dogo401]

Love Kurt Cobain nobody has a presence as strong as this band. It changed the music world for me.

[@kellienicolebrooksschettin6598]

Kurt went and found the holes where other musicians hadn't gone....hey while ur looking find me another Jimi Hendricks to...I still to this day Hendricks blows me away thinking that he,back then made his own sound an noises,and I always think that was a starting point for Kurt s music,after finding out that he like Hendricks,or someone told me that was his hero,Hendricks is the reason I decided to start singing,his voice was a plain with his guitar work....which is so rare that a great voice and guitarist exist in the same body,just rare...

[@checkinout6000]

that drummer is good. he should start his own band

[@damienkuykendall3638]

He did it’s called foo fighters

[@Pablodwnunda]

Lolololol

[@ZemarRed]

that dave growl guy has bright future

[@aggelbeatboxer]

@@damienkuykendall3638 r/whoosh , hehe

[@anthonywalton2734]

@@ZemarRed I would like to hear more from that Krist Kristofferson dude on Bass

[@godricmclauchlan6842]

The 80s were my teen yrs & remember scrolling through my Heavy Metal / Rock collection thinking this is it my music is dead, nothing but crap bands left. Then fucking KAAABOOOOM (NIRVANA) hit the scene like a sledgehammer and we were saved...Thanks Kurt for your art may you rest in peace 😎😎😎

[@mmarlow9195]

RIP Kurt!!! You are truly missed by your fans!

[@newfreenayshaun6651]

I picked up a guitar for the first time when these guys came around, my first few cds were Pearl Jam, Nirvana and STP. During that age i was discovering my early teen years, flannel shirts dominated the schoolyard for years because of these guys! Landmark poster-band. Thanks Kurt!.

[@lynnforbes2896]

there will never be another band like this ever in my lifetime good job

[@mikemarsh7387]

Thank you codine joyjuice.. for making Bleach a possibility

[@joshm2690]

Courtney seems to love talking and having fans then showing love with his amazing letter . She did not care he was dead or would have had respect for his last words , she was cursing him out as if he was some loser , shameless , heartless , that was awful to hear someone read someones last words , into a crowd which is a dick move , and call him curse words with no compassion . Courtney read that letter with compassion for having fans and with no compassion for her dead USED husband . She used that guy like a chump . The end

[@connor5469]

Agreed! Well said

[@vybie]

I agree that if you're gonna read last words from a public person, you do it with respect and serenity for the fans, that are also hurting for the loss of someone Who made them feel heard and supported. I can also understand that Courtney was angry, but then just don't speak if you can't control your emotions for the fans, because by the end of the day, you're doing it for them. Kinda heartless to speak the last words from the love of your life with such hatred and despise to people he was talking to at the beggining.

[@HEYWANDERER]

I can't stand Courtney Love but when I heard her read those words it came across as pain. I think being mad at someone who killed himself and left you behind with your baby is normal and understandable. I can extend her a little grace in that moment. It was still really raw then. I also can't imagine Kurt would have wanted anyone saying amazing things about him anyway. He probably preferred being remembered as an asshole than this sweet amazing icon that he never wanted to be.

[@trevordavis8210]

This is way off the mark. Her husband, best friend, and father to their child had just blew his brains out. Anger is a part of grief. She didn’t want him to go and that amount of trauma manifests itself in so many different ways. I hate Courtney as much as the next guy but give me a break. You could hear the agony in her voice reading it. And to her credit, it was pretty powerful to say that to rather burn out than fade away was total bullshit. Because it is absolutely bullshit. We’ve lost so many one of a kind people who let themselves burn out and it’s always devastating. She might be a piece of shit, but she’s not some sort of evil mastermind. To listen to in utero With it’s obvious suicidal connotations and then to say Courtney killed him is just so ridiculous. These people seemed so larger than life that their stories become fairy tales. They are just people like us. And I think that’s the beauty of it. And the tragedy.

[@badboys1769]

@@trevordavis8210 the heroin in his system he wouldn't have time to do it

[@mad_cat_1st]

Nobody remembers that Jimi Hendrix was from Seattle.

[@sifugurusensei]

I member

[@cleszka7846]

sorry, i forgot that he "was"

[@georgeoscarbluth1101]

Ru special ed

[@O.Gcarsten12775]

I don't remember... But, I do now, so thanks for that.

[@hereticsic4]

Yeah buuuut he didn't really cut his teeth in Seattle, musically. That'd be Nashville, and going to London is what made him a star. When Chaz Chandler mentioned taking Jimi to London, the first thing Jimi asked was, "Do you think I could meet Eric Clapton?" So...unrelated, but, Clapton IS God.

[@meltbanana6108]

influences and their actual perspectives. best part of the video. frank said it all. its purest part of the entire situation tbh

[@Songbird888]

So glad you're touching on this issue.

[@shanecapps9601]

To this fkn day it's hard for me to trully accept he is gone

[@Chefmajor234]

codeine joy juice.

[@jamiewarriorwarlordmccallu5712]

great doco on the legends of grunge nirvana, the best grunge band ever. underdogs and cool rebels. we all miss kurt a classic 3 piece rock band. really rock died with nirvana. kurt was the last great rocker left.

[@talknewz7617]

Only grunge died with kurt. Too many superior rock bands, like GNR and Metallica keep real rock alive.

[@EnDependance123]

when "nevermind" dropped I had just became big into different types of music. From the first time I heard it, I felt this, concept that "screamed" new, unusual shit, with catchy hooks and choruses that meant absolutely nothing. It blew my mind

[@stella-vu8vh]

I like the ambiguity, but mostly i like one liners. kurt was good with those.

[@Jay-n262]

The first time I heard Smells like teen spirit in 91 I must've listened to it 10 times in a row.

[@kittymom23]

I wasn't so young then, but I know great music when I hear it +experience it. It was Such a great time (to me ) to be alive. Nirvana were world changers ! You can't say that about many bands. If I live to be 100 I'll always remember Kurt screaming his lungs out on Teen Spirit...' the De-NI-AL ! the De-NI- AL ! I totally understood what he was trying to get across. Will also Never forget the moment hearing from the next room on the news.." Lead singer of grunge group Nirvana found dead in his garage in Seattle.." I ran to the toilet bowl + cried my heart out + wanted to vomit...there will never be another. If Only...😪

[@MrUsermister]

Melody Maker 1991 "there will not be a better rock album than NEVERMIND" they were right ...

[@jimbo9313]

First Rome was an accident and there was no letter. Also Kurts mom didn’t file missing person report. It was Courtney using his moms name.

[@rachellaurent4394]

Best time of my life. 90's....

[@RickHeffe]

the irony is in the fact that none of the so called Grunge music (lifestyle???) bands had/have the same sound, nor attitude!!! those bands were/are so fckn different from each other that everyone can tell that!!! those bands were/are all distinct and unique!!! and i'im a fan of every single one of those bands since 1993!!! cheers frome Italy!!! Alga369

[@staircaseofkneecaps783]

"Nothing personal to any Canadians" I'm ready to fight

[@yang9044]

Hahaha! Same here! Couldn't be more ready with my Gord Downie avatar :-)

[@j.p.foleyjr.6333]

Than apologize after fighting lol

[@wolfmoon9816]

Seriously how awesome would it be to hang out with nirvana back in the day haha fuck yeah!

[@patriciatodd4886]

How would you know?? I know for certain that I would have, as well as MILLIONS of others!!!

[@AhNee]

vernonclassic Well, y'know what? No, I wouldn't have wanted to hang out with him. For one thing, I don't like hanging with drug addicts. For another, I don't hang out with people who try to get me punched in the face. I was bartending/cocktailing at a sleazy dive in his hometown, and we had live music 6 nights a week. He liked to get people to fight, which he did this particular night, and I walked up just as the first punch got swung, it BARELY missed me. Also, he stole a tent right out of the yard of my former insurance agent. Fuck him.

[@AhNee]

vernonclassic I'd rather not. I'm busy dealing with unethical adoptions/ICWA, #NoDAPL, and many other issues affecting Native Americans that most people have no idea about, since mainstream media reports on none of it, and what local media is reporting is nothing but lies, and they've not only shut down cell phone service, but taken water tanks and trailers with AC...they don't get it. We've been there and done that for thousands of years...they won't stop us.

[@AhNee]

vernonclassic Trying to stop yet another oil pipeline. It was set to go through Bismarck, ND, but they were afraid it would be a threat to the citizens and the water, so, hey, let's put it through the reservation, since Natives aren't actually human, right? WHEN it leaks, it will take out the MISSOURI river and it's tributaries. They're still trying to push the Keystone pipeline, and the pipes were already shown to be full of holes. Where that pipeline was set to go (which they're STILL trying to push), it would take out the entire Oglala Aquifer, which serves 1/3rd of the nation's farmland, and you cannot clean up an aquifer. They have no right to go through tribal land, they cannot claim 'eminent domain', as tribes are sovereign nations (think trying to put an oil pipeline through London, telling them it's for the 'good' of the American people, so they have to allow it). Idiots racistly commenting have zero idea what it will do, and that it has nothing to do with "our" oil supplies, as it is set to be shipped to India and China. Many temporary jobs, only about 15 full-time jobs (until the EPA has to come and clean it up). These oil 'booms' also bring with it 'mancamps', and a remote area sees a sudden upsurge in drugs, alcohol, fights, prostitution, sex slavery, sexual assaults, and murder. Native women already have the highest rape statistic in the country, 3 in ten, and this escalates that. We have thousands of cases of missing and murdered Native women (and men) that go unsolved, if they're even ever investigated. There is NOTHING good about these things, except for the handful that make a buck. There are approximately 3000 Natives and supporters in Cannonball, ND right now...heard it on the news? Of course not. But local news is reporting the people are violent, armed, and making pipe bombs...none of which is true.

[@AhNee]

vernonclassic Yes, technically about 500 feet outside the reservation boundary, though, apparently. The rest has to do with the negative immediate and long term effects. And they are demonizing the Natives.

[@dustmouse]

Wow, Kurt Kobain was well spoken. Didn't need to drop f-bombs every other word.

[@bkp8473]

To go back to the 90s... What a decade.

[@rogermuthatruckinperkins451]

I love all the inaccuracies in the “documentary “