Kurt Cobain's Daughter SPEAKS OUT!

[@epicMicrowavve]

As a mentally ill teenager (with depression and ADHD, so a very disorganized odd way of thinking) who also loves Kurt and did not want to overstep, I was conflicted for a year after receiving it as a gift, tho I found myself eventually reading through it and it makes me feel less alone I guess. The way he writes, drew, his handwriting, all of it. Just less alone. He got it

[@user-ct1ns6zw4z]

Yeah, I am autistic/ADHD and the journals definitely made me feel less alone (not to mention profoundly entertained by the crazy drawings) when I read them. Though I was 11 and hadn't really developed the moral reason capacity to be conflicted about reading someone's personal journals yet

[@contesketchup2981]

Kurt and the band Nirvana were Satanists and when you don't fulfil your part of the deal with the company, you're worth more to them dead than alive. There's a lot more to this than what you'll here on KZbin. And by the way, all those grunge bands were Satanists as it was a Satanic movement. Kurt even got arrested for spraying grafitti on Church walls praising the antichrist and "God is gay." That's more than fcked up to me, that's twisted sick. He also used to hang baby dolls by their necks in nooses on the inside of his old touring van and his house. Kurt was a very twisted individual and he was heading the way of death a lot quicker than most.

[@tallulahceleste]

A real Kurt fan wouldn't read them, it's an invasion of privacy. Even his daughter doesn't.

[@Kingofthecastle79]

As someone with ADHD and depression myself, I don’t consider that mental illness. A disability, but not illness.

[@user-ct1ns6zw4z]

​@@Kingofthecastle79 depression is definitely a mental illness - like a physical illness, it can be recovered from. ADHD is not a mental illness, but OP necessarily didn't say it was - only that they are a mentally ill person with ADHD

[@jeanninejones8350]

I would not read it. PERIOD. If he wanted to share his thoughts he would have. Let the man rest in peace.

[@Dan52484]

No peace in hell!

[@jeanninejones8350]

@Dan52484 judgemental is mine sayith the lord.

[@Dan52484]

@@jeanninejones8350 yep!

[@MrDoom772]

​@@Dan52484 you can't really say someone is in hell unless you really know

[@MrDoom772]

​@@Dan52484 what makes you say hes "in hell" ??

[@RIOTEARTH]

I've never read those journals. It's a sick thing to have released them.

[@mikeroland2133]

Appreciate all of the works on your channel.

[@KarenHeath-i1f]

Courtney Love is a slimeball. I'll never read that book.

[@LEMMY.WlNKKS]

I love that book. It’s full of great thoughts and concepts. It’s the only kind thing C.Love did besides giving the guys she lined up to 0ff Kurt free mortgage payments, free pipe puffs n’ needles, free house, free vacation, free rehab, etc….

[@RIOTEARTH]

@@mikeroland2133 Thx brother

[@witherinstein4399]

Anything for clout 💀

[@Isa_drug]

I agree with what Frances said because I wouldn't want anyone reading my private notes/diaries after I'm dead, especially people who aren't my family members.

[@DepthWish]

Purportedly he encouraged visitors to his home to read his journals and left them on a coffee table but I am sure the visitors to the home were curated...

[@DJDouglasWarden]

Personal invitation is different than unauthorized publication.

[@SaveDaDrama4YoMoma]

Invasion of privacy is quite vast indeed. There’s worst things she has done to her late husband

[@PaddyMc5th]

Its about money, thats all she really cared about.

[@clicheguevara5282]

I think the worst thing she did was have him killed, but publishing the journals was pretty low too.

[@PaddyMc5th]

@@clicheguevara5282 She didnt care about him, she cared about his money, she sold his journals simply for profit.

[@TheGhostOfThomasPaine]

Courtney loves his money.

[@greggould4275]

you ever see 'Soaked In Bleach'? HIGHLY recommended

[@H3ll0_N1ghtmar3]

Fr

[@elborbah3045]

Courtney Loves Kurt's money !

[@mariolover5413]

@@greggould4275 Unhighly reccomended, it was debunked and faked HE used HER for money

[@vinylviper1971]

@@greggould4275yes I have

[@BundaDestroyer590]

Well according to some people who have read it say he wrote: “read this if you want to know me better” but he also said “don’t read my journals when I go to work” so its weird.

[@gavinrolls1054]

those are both on the first page and the only things on the first page interestingly enough. but the wording makes it really sound like those were targeted at specific individuals and not the general public..

[@BundaDestroyer590]

@ yeah I think it’s an invasion of privacy, I certainly wouldn’t want anyone reading my journals

[@bakstabbath]

I avoided that book for years, but received it for Xmas from my Wife a couple years ago. It's been so long since Kurt died, that I really don't feel weird looking through the pages of his thoughts.

[@nuke97]

Read it, nothing revealing, most, if not all of it, had already been openly discussed and was already out there.

[@bretthernan7589]

Great recipe for Mom's Beef Stroganoff in there though.

[@user-ct1ns6zw4z]

I read his journals when I was 11 when I got it out of the library. Probably not appropriate reading material (like that infamous story about the disabled girl - his writing was so vivid that i could literally smell it), but it was strangely comforting because it felt like an adult was finally being candid with me for the first time in my life, and also that there was someone out there whose imagination was just as screwed up as mine. But now I would agree with Frances that it is an invasion of privacy, and if Kurt knew there were children reading his darkest thoughts and looking at drawings of unborn babies kicking through their mother's wombs etc I think he'd be appalled

[@mariamason1919]

It is so sad Francis did not have Kurt in her life longer but I am guessing she is a very intelligent woman who loved and respected her Dad very much. I for one am so glad she publicly spoke out against reading Kurts personal thoughts. I would never read it and feel very strongly that others who loved Kurt would know enough NOT to invade his privacy as well. He gave us so much of himself through his music. I wish that could be more than enough for everyone and hope he is at peace.

[@WhenDovesCry]

So glad there's still fans from all generations! I'm an old Nirvana fan, I remember when Bleach and Incesticide were released and have these albums on casettes. That being said, I haven't read his journals, but receieved as a Christmas gift ages ago. ❤

[@VivaSepulchre]

Nirvana is my favorite clothing brand

[@HeadNtheClouds]

@@VivaSepulchreWow, what a statement for a new generation. 😢

[@DougieJohnson-l5w]

i'll never read it, out of respect for Kurt Cobain as id not want it done to me.

[@elchicharron9503]

He killed himself with a young daughter. Fuck him, he deserves no respect.

[@g-rillaxx2D]

I got it for Christmas when I was 11, and now that I'm 13 I only look at the drawings he drew. I read a little bit of it, but otherwise, I keep it as some sort of memorial in my bedroom. Idk how to describe it.

[@LostSoulAscension]

Hmm, that's so interesting! The take is valid by Francis. I also think what's hard to digest is that art changes over time. As Jeff Buckley once said, the greatest songs have legs of their own and find themselves in the most interesting places. After an artist passes, it's tough to contend with this need for relevancy by releasing a deceased artist's unreleased works, seemingly as a cash campaign. I have never read Kurt's journals and probably never will unless it's forced in my face by media passing, but yeah. Great video! Much love and respect to the impartial coverage here!

[@alisiademi]

I really don't believe dead people have the human ego like we do here to the point that he would be upset about it from the other side. If anything, he probably would see it from a higher perspective and how people could really learn from his struggles with unhealed trauma causing his mental health issues. In my personal belief and speculation, when a person passes away, intimate information about their life can be used for those of us still here to learn from, but I also am a person who believes in sharing a certain extent of intimate information while we are alive, so we can actually connect with each other other. in my pure speculation, maybe Frances just doesn't want to face the pain of the whole thing by reading the journals, and I'm sure it's tough that he is so famous and so many people are so interested in him, some to an unhealthy level.

[@TheSlingmustard]

I read it. Checked it out from the library. There was nothing that revealing or secretive. Kurt wrote in the journal, "Read this after I'm gone." But not sure if that was written for anyone in particular.

[@gavinrolls1054]

it said, don't read this after I'm gone. the next line said "OK, I'm going to work now [you can read it]" essentially and the wording really sounds like it's meant for someone in particular, not the general public

[@MetalFriscoDude79]

It's obvious that it was a cash grab for Courtney Love, she's just that horrible of a person

[@CharadesIntheWestLoby]

I got it as a Christmas gift one year. I didn't feel right reading it and I tossed it out. I wouldn't want that to happen with my journals if I was in that position.

[@SilentProti]

For me the most surprising are the recipes, bc you wouldn't think of Kurt being the type to write down oat cookies recipes down, lulz Also it's worth pointing out the second hardcover edition has some different entries which are pretty disturbing

[@DrownSodaMejia]

There’s nothing wrong with the book, it’s not a diary…..and they did not include his deep personal feelings and life. I agree, read the journals and you get to understand him. They were edited and not his full journals. Frances is his daughter, no kid wants to know that much of their folks, fans are a different thing, he not YOUR dad 🙄😂 and yes he had a dark side…..he was not a spineless, weak man that was bossed around nor a martyr or saint as his fans go on and on about …. Again I encourage any fan to read it

[@laosforevar]

Kurt is a very complex artist, even when it comes to writing. But it is rather disappointing to read him in the official media as a Burroughs fan and a lover of modern music and drugs.

[@DrownSodaMejia]

@@laosforevar it is what it is ….. ““The thing I remember about him is the deathly grey complexion of his cheeks. It wasn’t an act of will for Kurt to kill himself. As far as I was concerned, he was dead already.” Burroughs is one of those who feel Cobain “let down his family” and “demoralized the fans” by committing suicide” those who knew him, met him all seem to have the opposite views of his over sensitive fans

[@sampleoffers1978]

@@laosforevar Disappointment is constructive in Cobain's example, given his death and how he was deified in media. It humanizes him that he really seemed to pursue rock icon status, arguably to fault.

[@bretthernan7589]

'A treaure trove for fans' is a pretty deceptive way to describe some proto lyric sheets, a few cartoons, some lists of favourite songs/bands/albums, a letter or two, recipes, shopping lists and a few pages of creative writing shedding little to no light on his mental or emotional inner thoughts at all.

[@DrownSodaMejia]

@ can you read? I already said it was not extremely personal, who do you think you’re sarcastically complaining to miss GIRL, the publishers? Find a new hobby

[@KevinWM2]

I DID read Cobain's journals and there's no way in hell he would have ever published them, nor wanted them published. For many of us who read them, it took a voice of our generation and reduced him to someone with far less substance than most people had projected on him. I know that Cobain was far more than his pettiness, whining, and bitching throughout the notebooks, but I don't see how it didn't diminish his standing in the eyes of those who were expecting to read Coleridge-level contemplations. It was a sheer money grab to cobble together every piece of paper Kurt ever wrote on and release it along with the greatest hits album.

[@neoplatonist-o9p]

One is better off not meeting one's idols which is what this essentially is.

[@KevinWM2]

@jimhurlbut3649 In a slightly different way, yes. Reading the notebooks was actually worse than meeting him and having him be an asshole.

[@oynlengeymer2434]

I think the reason many would not support buying it is to not support Courtney making money off it. A more tasteful thing though still not ideal woulda been his estate to auction off the original and have the buyer sign a contract to not have it published and any resale to include that same contract. As memorabilia like that, people would ofc be interested in it. But at the end of the day, journals are meant to be private. Though some stories deserve to be told such as Anne Frank. Kurt, we didn't need to read his journal because he was a public figure, so we knew his public story and even a lot about his private life already.

[@MrBooYa-yd5er]

I read it when I was eighteen. My thinking was that due to his influence and controversial death it was worthy of study. Elites including huge artists somewhat lose their right to certain privacies. Still, it’s regrettable he is not here yet that’s why we read his journals.

[@benjidog4676]

i haven't red it but i was so connected with him and his lyrics that would be nice to understand who he really was Said that Courtney published it for nothing else than money

[@primergrunge]

I have the journal, I read it every so often, it really makes me feel like im not alone, i was gifted an original copy by a relative who also loves nirvana, Im aware that it probably makes me a bad person, I dont think they should have been released, but from my point of view its not like im the only person to read the book, the book has been purchased by millions at this point and most of them have read it. The Boundry has been shattered and the contents have been posted across the internet to see, you could see stuff from the journal without realizing, Maybe im just trying to rationalize this to myself but still, Ignore me, im just rambling. to be fair ive only read the whole thing through once, i usually just look at the bleach era stuff, like letters drawings and song pages.

[@sabbatopuella6733]

I got it as gift and read it once and you can tell she placed it together. Overall the art in it was awesome, but I do regret reading it. Courtney really squeezed as much as she could out of Kurt. Just John Lydon said.. And I agree with Iggy Pop about Kurt's death.

[@marcjohnson7882]

If Kurt didn't publish the diaries, then I don't need to know. His music will have to do.

[@grungegods]

I've read every Nirvana book except this one! Justice For Kurt. Kurt was murdered!

[@TabethaAurochs]

No he was not. Read Mark Lanegan's 2020 memoir - Lanegan spared no one's feelings including his own, and it's clear what happened, when it happened, and who wasn't there. Seriously. That's disgusting and disrespectful. YOU are the person Courtney is trying to reach by publishing his private stuff! YOU are the reason that his daughter understands why Courtney is still trying to push Kurt to control his legacy! And FFS, Courtney Love HAS a ton of money! She doesn't want more money or attention or whatever it is you think she does-she was dating Billy Corgan when she wrote her breakthrough album, and he's admitted to being the ass wipe in that relationship many times. Courtney just wants to give Kurt more life, more chances-he was miserable, he'd already tried to kill himself twice that year, he went AWOL from rehab, his friends were as strung out as he was, and he really, truly wanted to die months ago. Why would his wife cover up his suicide attempt that put him in a coma only 3 wks earlier so she could murder him when he'd been openly trying to die for months but no one would let him, even though they knew the moment he was alone, he was gone? I've never responded to one of you people pushing that sh#t but it just became clear to me that you dngaf about him, his music, art, family, legacy-all y'all are making it about everything BUT Kurt Cobain the human being.

[@grungegods]

@TabethaAurochs anyone that looks at the actual case files can see that it was a conspiracy to commit murder and set up the scene to mimic a suicide. They done a very poor job at it btw. Probably because they were all high. The only reason they got away with it is because Seattle PD was corrupt and done a piss poor job at handling the case! FYI I have not read his journals.

[@donpetty4045]

Naw Cortney stole a lot of songs he wrote made 😢them her songs there one interview where before they pulled the trigger and unalive him ...Kurt said he wrote a lot of songs for his wife's band ..and he has more in a note book where is that note book no one will bring up today

[@donpetty4045]

​@@grungegodsyes 100 per cent ray charles can see that man was taking out by pep that he knew very well and some money was paid to one or all

[@mickjaegermeister]

You’re ignorant my guy

[@caliblue2]

Would much rather hear her speak out on all the evidence heaped against Courtney about Kurt’s death and mutilation. Just the fact it “can’t be discussed” is all we need to know.

[@rebd00mer93]

Mutilation!?!? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@MelchizedekKohen]

​@@rebd00mer93in the funeral home

[@TheEverSerene]

I was disgusted when it was published, and have never had any interest in reading it. Definitely an absolute invasion of privacy.

[@Rainnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn]

I love Courtney and Nirvana, but I do agree what with Frances is saying, you shouldn’t sell a dead depressed guy’s journal to the public because is it a big invasion of privacy, you shouldn’t sell anyone’s journal at all. I feel like people who say it’s okay wouldn’t like his journals being sold if he wasn’t famous and would preach “it’s not okay to read a random guys journal”

[@lilyofthevalley5586]

I totally agree with Bean. I have not read them, and will not. That is his private thoughts. I want to remember him through his music.

[@joZieRockFit]

Courtney has always been about the money. I never read it or bought it. I’m with Francis.

[@PaddyMc5th]

Seems Francis has been brainwashed by the demon, she is her mothers daughter, fucking shame. Justice for Kurt, the chair for cuntney.

[@hayley.mariee]

3:17 literally a perfect mix of her mom and dad! Good genes

[@Dan_Campbell]

Never had an interest in reading it. But it doesn't bother me that his fans are fascinated by it. The sad fact is that he's gone, and can't feel offended or praised. Regarding Courtney, of course she had financial motives. She was a mess, was broke more than once, owed money on taxes several times, and constantly needed that fix. It's a miracle she made it to the 2020s. I love her, regardless of her very flaws.

[@RockTV11]

Thankyou, much appreciated!

[@OG-Anetka]

Today I learnt something new... that Frances Bean married Tony Hawks son! 😮 As for Kurt's journals... I bought the journal... and I can say my doodles and writings were very similar to his, mind thoughts and all. Writing and doodling on scrap pieces of papers, but when it came to writing in my actual journal, I did was draw and doodle but wrote poems and lyrics to songs I had written, as a way to "write in my journal". Honestly, I am glad to have read and own the journals... mind-set wise "thankfully I wasn't the only one" to have suffered in thoughts. But on the flipside, yeah it's an invasion of privacy... but with Kurt being gone (sadly... RIP), he doesn't have to dwell on those thoughts.

[@piscesprincessesparanormal647]

3:17 those are Kurts eye's❤ the eyes are the window to the soul..

[@000WZ]

I hated how they released his stuff. I don’t forgive them.

[@FFGG22E]

She's right. People should have the right to jot things down with the fear that one day people will read through them.

[@mykec.selene8302]

Yeah it might be an invasion of privacy. But you know how abborhant people can be when they seek out more money than they need!!!

[@bretthernan7589]

Haven't you heard 'you can never be too rich or too thin'?

[@Merlina7]

I think it depends who's reading it, and how much they will be able to relate to what he expresses in his journals. As someone else has already posted in the comments, reading what Kurt expresses can help some people going through similar things to feel less alone. As someone who only became interested in Kurt and Nirvana 3 years ago, I purchased a copy second hand, and for me it shows both the thought processes and emotional process that he went through, out of which his art and his songs emerged. I don't think that necessarily detract from his artistic work - it can be helpful to other artists to see how his artistic work was born out of these inner processes. And given his ambivalence about fame, maybe he would appreciate it if reading his journals enables people to understand he was also human and flawed, rather than being forever elevated to a super human legendary rock icon. And it's still only what Kurt chose to actually write down in those moments. Still not necessarily his innermost thoughts and feelings. And who he is as a divine sentient being is beyond his words his art, and his personality in any case.

[@FallenMidnightJaguar333]

Kurt's daughter looks like her mother.Lest she has sense like her father.As a struggle artist of wanting to create band cover wallpapers,movies,and so on with my strange art.People can not work me out through alot of my artwork here but understand me more on my 👉Pinterest.The words Kurt explain about, (if you really start to know someone that mystery disappears in a way.) Deep down in my feelings,I believe Kurt would not want people to read the journal.I would find it would be a little haunting.Kurt wanted people to see him through his music art.Not before he became famous.If anyone else here has a journal when they were younger and a person wanted to publish it.All your personal details are there and remember you are not completely mature in the mind yet.Would you want thousands of people to read it? Just my opinion.

[@cl-js1zn]

I bought the journals the day it was released from a bookstore. I took the book out of the bag and on the cover it said DO NOT READ I returned the unopened journals to the bookstore immediately. It should never have sold.

[@rexx9496]

If I had to guess I don't think he'd have liked his personal thoughts being sold for profit. Though I'm torn on whether I'd want to read them. If you admire him as an artist this book is like a peek under the hood to see the engine.

[@buckodonnghaile4309]

They should have made it a colouring book.

[@BlindingSun_]

I coloured the pictures in

[@Steveirwin4477]

I Read his journals twice and I feel like it would be an invasion of privacy if he was still alive but he's been dead for 30 years. Besides countless people cabin rentals and they will release to the public after their death some of the people been dead for thousands of years Jason point Marcus Aurelius meditations Anne Frank's the list goes on

[@justinhartnell6779]

Cabin rentals?

[@Steveirwin4477]

@justinhartnell6779 that was a typo

[@Witcher58]

There is no justification for revealing anyone's personal stuff if they never intended to do such a thing. Everybody's wishes would need to be respected after they're gone.

[@Skibiditoilet9894]

I haven’t read it but I would. I like Kurt and would like to know why he thought the way he did so I see it as a chance to gain more insight on the frontman of my favorite band

[@HelenGvozdovskaja]

Yeah, I bought it. In 2022, I guess. It's not that easy to buy it in my country. I'm not sure it's the original book, but still. I remember I was holding it in my hands for the first time. It seemed to me the cover was not clean as if it was an old thing that belonged to another person. It really had that vibe. And I was feeling I respected the person who wrote it and the information itself, too. I wasn't able to read it immediately. I haven't read the whole book since then. But I love one story by Kurt. He describes he and Krist were at some another band rehearsal and they had just bought new equipment."Didn't impressed at all." But then Kurt noticed a left handed guitar 196... . So he "started asking quietly" about the guitar and the band's members agreed to sell it. But of course Krist helped to buy it at a lower price. I absolutely love that episode. It's just full of humour and Kurt's attitude to music. I believe he was able to tell it himself some day.

[@DJDouglasWarden]

I think he told everything he wanted people to know through his music and public dialogue. Everything outside of that was not for public consumption. That should be respected.

[@djmoonchild01]

I had to have it so i could have printouts of all his lyrics.

[@cjrose8696]

I would not read it. It's definitely an invasion of privacy.

[@festernassociates]

A girl i dated had the book... It was pretty interesting but it wasnt something youd read like a book... There were places where he talked about how his songs were just lines from different poems that he put together in a juxtaposed way.. he also talked about supporting the abortion of christ at one point which was kinda wierd to me.. i was a pretty big fan of cobain but it definitely made me see a different side of him

[@JonnyRotten-v4d]

I was in the Army when i found out. we were in the field and coulnt go to his show. much missed. leave that stuff up to courtney and frances about his diaries.

[@LivLovePray-f5o]

She's beautiful and I agree with Frances. I won't ever read anything about her dad. I was never into Nirvana. The grunge era was never for me. I'm Gen X so maybe that's why. Frances looks so much like her dad. I wish her love and peace. She's so beautiful.

[@Dancingontgesun1942]

Ill be honest mom ment well gifting this to me around 2006. I never felt right after reading once I considered the privacy issue. I would have felt better about if I knew they had Kurt's approval. I ended up giving the book away to a friend.

[@vinylviper1971]

Frances Bean …. You have grown to be a beautiful young lady indeed , Kurt is all around you and I’m sure he’s especially proud to be your dad xxx

[@jorvikaengelskvinna7157]

30 years have passed since Kurt died. I haven't read his journals because it would feel like an invasion of his privacy to do so (to me) and also because I am aware that Frances wishes they hadn't been published. I'm the same age as Kurt and have always been a big fan of the band, so the distance provided by time doesn't seem far removed enough yet.

[@Nightbrrd]

I haven't read nor bought the book, but I'm quite curious about it. Might give it a go, someday. Or not. When we write something on paper, we simply cannot ignore the fact that it might be seen, someday. Now... Was it good or bad to publish it-? Both, I think. It can teach people a lot, open their eyes on certain things, facets of life, and being a popular artist. Plus it's always interesting, getting to understand one's behaviour, patterns, thoughts... But then, if indeed he only wanted his things to go to his family, and didn't want his journals to be seen by the public... It'd be quite bad to have released it all.

[@crowbringer]

I think that reading through a journal of someone that's still alive without their consent is an extreme invasion on privacy and is only done by disgusting and sleazy degenerates. On the other hand, reading through a journal of a dead person can be healing and can bring us closure, appreciation and understanding. It might be fascinating to learn how other individuals mere operating deep inside and this can lead to self improvement. This kind of personal thoughts may also act as a mirror that confronts us with ourselves, the way we see the world and how comment on it. In the end its a personal choice, in this case it depends on ones approach to the content of this book. It is out there and hopefully people who read it, do it to better themselves without judgement.

[@doozy2369]

France’s was simply born into fame from her father. She’s a visual artist and can play and sing but yeah I respect her for her father’s legacy basically. It’s a difficult shoe to fill I’ll admit

[@lanabanana68]

Personally,I would be MORTIFIED if I were dead (OR still alive) and my private journals were published.It's a bit like going through an abandoned home; yes,it's fascinating and interesting but there's always a sense of the immoral rubber-necking about it; good for Frances,I agree with her.

[@richardlittle8285]

I was gifted the journal long time ago. None of it ever made me think ill of the man. Did not and will not ever change the kindred feelings i have for him. Youthful angst. A bit crass. Whoever in here isnt a walking contradiction at times can cast the first stone and say it diminishes anything from my dear fellow. Voicing a big to-do about it only makes it stick out all the more, unfortunately. I feel for her and kinda wish she didnt say a word with regard the whole thing. indelible lesson, perhaps. Bless her heart. Hope she is doing okay considering Peace and Love

[@JaefarSABNW]

He would have released some, but he made a point that some similar telling was an invasion.

[@JamiTripe]

I agree with Francis. It's a total invasion of his privacy 😢

[@sampleoffers1978]

Because he took his own life, as an influential figure...it is constructive for impressionable fans to read record of his personality so people can contextualize, in case there was foul play or if he had clinical personality struggle traits, even as important as privacy is

[@Wickedblackjuggalo19]

Heard of this book hasn’t read it doesn’t think I will can say I do have the Cobain Unseen book which seems cool few neat items in there but again i’m not sure if it’s great owning much like his journals etc

[@ottomatic3123]

People bash Courtney no matter what, but I don't think that she was trying to "cash in". I think she just realizes that there are many super-fans who want to know more more more, and have lots of questions. Releasing Kurt's journals was a way to feed their interests and provide insight to the man they have such an interest in.

[@jeanninejones8350]

I've already commented "I WOULD NOT READ IT PERIOD" the thoughts in the journals are what became the music we all came to love. He didn't have to give us that. His beautiful little girl, who he loved and adored, is the only person who should be privileged to that part of him. She won't read them out of respect for his privacy. To be so selfish and self entitled that you read it somehow improve your life? Playing keyboard psychiatrist won't help him. It won't bring him back so you can fix him. This beautiful young woman has had her life put on display and her privacy invaded to much. Please let her keep some part of him to herself. How do you think Kurt would feel about her mistreatment?? PLEASE leave her privacy and her memories of her daddy alone.

[@Emily_Charley]

Yeah totally agree, if his own daughter wants it private it should remain private. Courtney did it as a cash grab for sure as Dave and Krist wouldn't get a cent from it, yet she fought thek in court for years over the release of tue you know you're right song. It was all about the money not what kurt would have wanted at all. And she definitely didn't think how Frances felt about it

[@pkj77]

i dont read things like this music is enough

[@johnnyperrucci]

I wrote and published my own book entitled "How To Avoid A Future Life, Somewhere In The Crowd" on Trafford Press. He & I were very similar except my closet friend died of a opiate overdose. I just want everybody to know that NO ONE can really know a person & what they might be capable of. the thing is that you love them once & can continue to love for the rest of YOUR life. Roll with the changes....

[@Incompetyn]

That's like if I stole your assignments from your school years and sold them but way way worse

[@UncleBillyBob732]

2:38 He was writing right-handed. It isn't reverse image because you can see the Sprite label. He played guitar left handed. Weird.

[@wamlartmuse17]

I was gifted this book. I seen about half of it. It was stolen from me.

[@myownsongs100]

Well i have the journals as this Kurt Private Book with all the items. But i have not read the journals. The Book stands on my shelf.

[@melissasnodgrass5318]

My brother got me the book for my birthday And I read parts of it but I still think it was dumb for her to release it.

[@leavemealone8336]

Scott Weiland said it best 'I'm not dead and I'm not for sale'... until u R dead, and for sale. Same as 'people' have gone against stephen hillenburgs wishes to NEVER have spongebob hock fast food! #NIRVANA #SPONGEBOB #STP HELL YEAH!

[@taniabowman1509]

I think it's a invasion of privacy kurt was I think sadly didn't know him but he was very protective of his privacy maybe the only thing he had control of frances bean cobain is very articulate and very intelligent just like her dad ❤

[@NotSarahLee358]

Frances might have access to the full journals and not just the edited published book. 🤷🏻‍♀️ Idk just a thought. ❤

[@p0ison_0ak33]

I admit that I own the diary. But I have never read any of the entries. Aside from looking at the comic strips and some of the artwork that's in it I can't read his journal entries that I can't do.... Kurt has been my hero since I was 5. And now Im a songwriter and a musician, I owe a lot to Kurt.and nirvana. Sorry I went off on a tangent but there's so many misconceptions about him as a person which adds to that allure.

[@sitindogmas]

ive never read it, dont care to. i think Kurt give all of himself through his music, it was magical and intense and it captured that moment in time exactly, he was a perfect conduit for my generation ✌️💚 and who tf would have thought Kurt Cobains daughter would've fell in love and married Tony Hawks son, that shits perfect, lol, the children of the two biggest icons of the 90s. what a trip.

[@d011p4rtz]

I want to know/understand him...but if it's something he wouldn't have told me himself, I wouldn't want to read it for exactly what his own daughter said; invasion of privacy.

[@jacklynsmith1225]

Can't do it...I feel so guilty reading someone's personal journal. I respect Kurt wayyyyyyyy too much.

[@Melissa-y2u]

Nooooo. If Courtney is for it, more than likely I’m against it.

[@hlyangel1]

Once an artist has achieved success they loose their fear of financial stability which was a crucial element of their creative process. Ins important to their continued success to cause them unrest by things like invading their privacy. They need some forms of discomfort ya know

[@VivaSepulchre]

Her resemblance to Courtney creeps me out

[@VeganGorilla555]

I have no desire to read it. I believe that this is possibly another cash grab on Courtney's behalf.

[@pattytracey3131]

Kurt was a very prolific writer. There are a whole bunch of Kurt’s journals that Courtney sold to MoPop in Seattle.

[@jerrodfelice7891]

I remember when that came out and a guy I knew bought it. I glanced through it and determined this should not be read. I totally get wanting to know everything KC but some things are best left private. Maybe wait till everyone in it or connected to him are dead. She didn't want the letter he had in his wallet when he killed himself released, so why this?

[@watchchimp3102]

I could understand why people might be upset about it. I haven't read them, and I'm not sure if I ever will? But, on the other hand, I think if people, anyone, is putting pen to paper and not being very intentional with concealing them. Then I think there's an understanding that at some point it's going to become public record. If Kurt didn't want them to be read posthumously, I'm sure he would have burned them or something. I would never defend Courtney's motives or actions in any way, and sometimes, her thought process is a bit schizophrenic. But, she is well aware of Kurt's god-like status and devotion of his fans because she's on the receiving end of their judgment many times. I think maybe she wanted to shortcircuit that by bringing a little bit of reality into the picture so fans could see him as a person and relate to him on a more personal level. I just think about the millions of school kids who read Anne Franks' diaries, and nobody seems particularly conflicted about it! 🤷‍♂️

[@TechTokOffical]

Just wanna say there is now a child out there who's grandfathers are kurt cobain and tony hawk. Talk about some valuable genetics

[@midnightrob2086]

I read it. It wasn't as crazy as they think or make it out to be. Not bad at all.

[@Magicalgrrrl6]

I bought it when I was 16 but now as an adult I wouldn’t buy it again and I don’t own it now I do think it’s disrespectful

[@GinandTonic369]

How old was his daughter when this book was released? Also, “putting it on paper is permanent” and the same goes for digital print, and i’m sure he knew that, so it’s interesting to hear someone else state he wanted them read that knew him. We also don’t know what he stated in his will and trust.

[@justatitle]

Anytime you put something on paper you have exposed your thoughts already. If he had something to hide would he write it? Would anyone write it? And not throw it away quickly!? Diary’s have locks, do folders? Personally I wouldn’t read it, but I think people will write intimate thoughts because they need to express themselves or die. I think deep down they want others to know who they are. I won’t judge anyone who reads them. I won’t judge Courtney, she knew him best. His daughter wants him to herself, as she should.

[@krimzonthc]

He was an artist making him a public figure. His journals are far from being 1st to be published. Why you need a last will and testament.

[@paigeelkaslasy8789]

Everyone is entitled to their thoughts.Being as famous as Kurt was his privacy should be guarded.What he wrote in the book is his ,and his alone.I never read it,and never will. I do however; recommend the book “Family Values” Fantastic photos of Kurt,Courtney,and baby Frances Bean.

[@josephr4761]

Would be difficult to look at those photos knowing what Courtney ended up doing to Kurt. He didn't do it himself. With the amount of Opioids in his blood, it would have literally been impossible for him to do it.