Nirvana's Manager Explains Kurt Cobain's Competitive Drive

Danny Goldberg is a former manager for Nirvana and author of 'Serving the Servant: Remembering Kurt Cobain.'
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[@billcarter7516]

I saw Nirvana at the Club Soda in Kalamazoo Michigan in the fall of 1989. Fantastic show forever etched in my mind! After their set Kurt walked through the empty dance floor of that small club and I stopped him to say how much I loved the show. There were maybe 20 people there. We talked for a bit and I sang him one of my songs. Unbelievable!!

[@rsohlich1]

Holy shit. I'm from Battle Creek and went to the Club Soda in the early 2000s and they had a plaque of Nirvana's 89 show. You are incredibly fortunate.

[@markmullins132]

Guns N' Roses are better

[@markmullins132]

@Tyler Yeah Masculine Men, Nirvana completely sucked Masculinity right out of music to a point we haven't fully recovered from it today

[@dinof.8290]

@Tyler more like 50 guy.

[@ZeryArtzTM]

@@markmullins132 Nirvana, Metallica and Megadeth >>>>>>> Guns N Roses

[@trashcan_leftist7483]

Nirvana strategically using their fame to promote other artists that influenced them tells you so much about kurt and about Nirvana as a whole. Kurt - but all of them really - will always be respected by the underground for how strict their morality was when it came to how to approach being famous in the music industry. I believe that they never "sold out" and in utero is a perfect example of that.

[@borginburkes1819]

Ahkmed TheClockKid they sold out. Every artist ends up selling out. Because name me one musician who doesn’t want to be famous and have money. Matter of fact name me one human who doesn’t want that.

[@borginburkes1819]

Decland Girouard I definitely agree that, artistically, they didn’t sell out. But when they were in the room with the business men signing the contract, they def didn’t refuse. Their music is still awesome either way.

[@TroyElwoodHagerman]

@@borginburkes1819 Having talent is not selling out, writing an original catchy song is not an easy task

[@borginburkes1819]

Mr Sea Turtle you’re 100% right. I guess “sold out” isn’t the correct term more so just jumped at the opportunity to gain fame. Which is something that no one would pass up. So it’s not like I’m blaming them or anything But I still never suggested that nirvana having talent meant they sold out. I still respect these guys immensely

[@benmaltais7453]

‘Selling Out’ is making the album they want and expect you to make. Nirvana ALWAYS HAD CONTROL OVER EVERYTHING. They didn’t sell out in the least, and if any of you were smart, you’d recall the band realized that Sub Pop wasn’t able to support them as artists. They needed to sign to DGC.

[@Nanab1975]

I just miss Kurt but I still listen to his music on a regular basis always have always will

[@handsomerube]

Jerry Springer was Nirvana’s manager?

[@robert.m4676]

handsomerube oh? I thought Nirvana was Jerry Springer ‘s manager. Guess you learn something new after you take a huge crap and it won’t flush!!!

[@Cairo98_]

😂

[@hectorbarreda7510]

Holy shit he does,look like Jerry Springer

[@LarryLonson]

Fucking Hilarious! My mom's a bitch!!!!

[@billybatchelor6889]

Spot on jerry! Jerry!!

[@andrepereira744]

The book should be called "Milk It"

[@AndresRuiz-gs8vm]

Your terrible!!!! 😡

[@vickius]

Why shouldn't he make money from his experiences? If he was there and we want to know some of the experiences he had with Cobain, why shouldn't I have to pay a few bucks to read about them? He did the work.

[@John6-40]

@@vickius Right on. This wasn't just Kurt's life. This was Danny Goldberg's life work. His legacy will be "the guy who managed Kurt Cobain. So why shouldn't he be able to capitalize on his life's work?

[@Orieus]

@@vickius I'm sure he's been doing ok money wise lol... The guy manged legendary bands...

[@tylero8595]

This guy doesn't need to milk it. Hes fine with his bank.

[@veerchasm1]

People forget that Jane’s Addiction and the Pixies were the american alt rock standard bearers prior to Nirvana breaking

[@sklegg]

REM?

[@brenttaylordotus]

Angst, grunge, Nirvana. Janes Addiction, not so much. Nirvana was something else.

[@jcwareham81]

It's been pretty well documented that these bands paved the way for Nirvana

[@mysteryjesus]

Faith No More was cited as an influence by Krist, influential more than Jane's Addiction.

[@BPRbuster]

Jane’s is still one of the best bands ever!!!

[@stillnessinmovement]

I liked how butch vig talked about nevermind. He put the tape on at his BBQ. everyone shut up and listened. when the tape was done, no one said anything, then "can you play it again?" and they again shut up and listened. they knew, as music lovers, what a great album it was.

[@khartoumlavage4253]

"Something in the way....YEAH! Hmmmmm……"

[@RoxxHoffner]

Right on.

[@andrepereira744]

I think it was Billy Corgan who expirienced it that way and said that in some interview, not Butch Vig

[@stillnessinmovement]

​@@andrepereira744I saw a vid recently where butch told this story.

[@andrepereira744]

Richard Shapiro I guess Corgan was there,because he said the same thing

[@rockchick0367]

He left us 26 years ago. I miss his music. Kurt Cobain, never forgotten ❤️❤️❤️

[@guitarhurricaine]

Kurt always told people not to read too much into his lyrics. He said his song lyrics never really had an in depth explanation. I found that extraordinary.

[@satorified1612]

I think his talents as a lyricist are underrated. It was probably difficult for him to be truly objective about his own work; ie., sometimes great artists can’t comprehend their own greatness. I bet if he’d lived a long enough life to distance himself from his songs, he would’ve developed a greater appreciation of his lyric writing abilities.

[@MadMalikBand]

​@@satorified1612he knew exactly how good he was at writing. He faked for e eryone that he didn't so u wouldn't know how much he cared

[@satorified1612]

@@MadMalikBand Agreed. I mean there's a reason he changed pop culture.....

[@jessewallace666]

People shit on this guy for milking Nirvana but take a step back and realize if it wasn’t for this guy and others we wouldn’t have the records and the stories, so lighten up

[@Danathema]

They seem to think that Kurt was this was naive, innocent, mentally dysfunctional baby who didn't understand a single thing about the world and was confused by the most basic of concepts. Kurt knew above anyone that Nirvana was a business and treated it exactly as that. He shopped around for the record company to make them the biggest in the world, made the right connections, played the game and was incredibly savvy. Goldberg made him as famous as he wanted, he made Goldberg money and he adored Goldberg like a father. That's not to say his music wasn't sincere also but that this myth that he was some poor, confused, frightened little boy who didn't want any of it is ridiculous. He lost interest as his addiction worsened but he did everything he could to be famous.

[@jessewallace666]

@@Danathema beautifully said

[@donjude9585]

Appreciate sharing the experiences!

[@aaronruesch7242]

"Krist is in the DNA code of Nirvana in every way' I love that!

[@AndresGarcia-cu6ou]

This guy look like mrs doubt fire

[@leftbreak22]

GENERAL DISARRAY'S BOSS 83 curb that bs

[@rantingintothevoid]

GENERAL DISARRAY'S BOSS 83 no as a Jew, I can attest to the fact that we look like transvestites.

[@bluebotmemes5125]

@@johnhelmka1271 Chill

[@johnhelmka1271]

@@bluebotmemes5125 yeah, your right

[@despew4716]

Why do you think they decided to put Cobain's face on the cover of the book.

[@shruggzdastr8-facedclown]

The mention of Stevie Nicks' Bella Donna album made me remember how much I loved the duet she did with Tom Petty (R.i.P.) "Draggin' My Heart Around" which was featured on that album!! I never owned a copy of that album, but my exposure to that song was via the video for it which was on major rotation back in M-TV's first year when they only had a relative handful of videos to play per-day and was a regular feature over the years to come. That collaboration featured amongst the best male and female vocalists in the mainstream Rock genre at that time, and their combined performances on that song were complimentary to, and well-matched with, one another -- both for authentically delivering the tone of the subject matter in the lyrics and for the musical arrangement around their vocal performances.

[@kobalt77]

That was wonderful, thank you for sharing.

[@futureshock7425]

Thanks for the interview, glad we are still talking about Nirvana and Kurt, important stuff

[@johnny5stacks60]

So many antisemitic comments on here: you’re the types of people who Kurt and Nirvana detested. Get a hobby that doesn’t involve hating people.

[@wiseguy9202]

The same guy that ensured Nirvana would see a total of $40,000 for their 'Nevermind' album?? Good guy.

[@johnny5stacks60]

Wise Guy perhaps he was a schmuck, but the antisemitism isn’t cool at all.

[@wiseguy9202]

@@johnny5stacks60 Agreed

[@alukuhito]

I bet you anything Kurt said all sorts of wrong things. He died before the internet became widespread and nobody had smartphones or even digital cameras back then. People wrote and said all sorts of rubbish back then without the fear of it being spread everywhere.

[@wakudastudio]

alukuhito you’re not wrong, Walter. You’re just an asshole.

[@rob1973able]

Glad i was there for this sonic shift..ill never 4get it..you could actually FEEL something was happening..life changing...and RARE.

[@kirbygene]

Great interview

[@RoxxHoffner]

Very nice. Thanks for sharing.

[@donnix6931]

I believe it was Steve Albini who said that everyone associated with the band were complete pieces of shit when he recorded in utero in 1993. He said the Nirvana guys were awesome guys but everyone else around the band, the label, management, agents, etc were all corporate dog shit.

[@auroraborealis6398]

I don't know why people are making such a big deal of this. Of course Kurt wanted to be successful, but not in the way most people think. He he wanted to do great music and art and have recognition for it and be able to make a living, meeting great artists... well, basically just have his talent recognized. But he wasn't interested with everything that was involved with being famous. I mean, the public persona and everything.

[@cremetangerine82]

Aurora Fiona Great comment!

[@nonyobussiness3440]

He liked being famous. He’s goal was to be the biggest and best band in the world. Unfortunately that didn’t cure his depression. He was always looking for something.

[@daniellesve5595]

Glad you knew him personally

[@auroraborealis6398]

@@daniellesve5595 this doesn't require to know someone personnally

[@jfromstate8581]

@@auroraborealis6398 yeah it does , 🤦‍♂️😂

[@costamesa22]

Great interview.

[@stephenbridges8230]

Kurt said in the about a son documentary(I think) something about nirvana's followers calling them sellouts when they first signed. Screw worrying about being a "sell out." They did their own thing and made some of the most unique music you'll ever hear. And they signed record deals and got famous. Nobody on earth is going to turn down a record deal or a lot of money because somebody back home is gonna call them a "sell out"

[@Nomaaaa123]

Fugazi not sell out

[@bumblefritz]

It's pretty much inevitable that when an underground band gets successful they get dubbed sellouts.

[@JimmyKlef]

Yea. Exactly. And if there is ANY good reason to sell out its to be an artist. Can’t fucking be an artist without selling art. It’s the one thing you HAVE to do. People mean to say that they changed their sound to appease boring people. That’s so very often not true. Most bands that intend to please as many people as possible almost always tried to and probably just sucked at it in the beginning. “Selling out” is barely ever a thing. It’s happened but it’s a very naive way of trying to communicate a feeling of losing intimacy with a band due to them being well known. People really project their own shit onto everyone else. They really do.

[@realthing1859]

Thanks for mentioning Bulgaria in the first place ☺️ Nirvana is very important here and Kurt is the most inspirational artist to me.

[@jaredbailey1079]

FEAR also did SNL, first punk band ever.

[@davidellis5141]

New York's all right if you like saxophones !

[@jaredbailey1079]

Jay P. First punk band on SNL, bro...

[@overground2007]

Replacements also did SNL but they were probably not considered punk by that time - the Tim album. But they definitely started out punk

[@dianarchy23]

@@overground2007 The Mats are total legends. Love that band.

[@supergrogg]

Thank you. You said it for me.

[@walkinthrutheparkbymr.melo3905]

Truly a most excellent interview! Just caught up with this. Regrettably missed the #Rizzoli signing in New York last Friday! hey everybody, don't forget, #RECORDSTOREDAY is this Saturday April 13th!!!

[@darrenwoolley8433]

Good interview.

[@ryannolan9410]

Joan Jett and Kenny LaGuna use to come to this restaurant i worked out years ago called Vitos in Long Beach NY. Joan was so nice. I see her in town a lot especially on the boardwalk.

[@itistime467]

I once ate cheese in Italy.

[@j_freed]

Deacon Brodie - Formagio Parmeseana Reggiano was particularly good in Florence, Italy, Europe!

[@Mraquanetchris]

All these vids remind me of a Buzz Osborne quote about Kurt : " He found himself surrounded by the worst people on earth."

[@thomaspuhringer1314]

and goldberg seems to be such a bad person to you?

[@Mraquanetchris]

@@thomaspuhringer1314 Not really. However, the proliferation people still making $ off the memory is unsettling.

[@thomaspuhringer1314]

@@Mraquanetchris i haven´t read the book but i will. have you? i have a feeling it´s a good book. look, i don´t know the guy, but he really seems pretty decent to me. i think he really cared about the band. fuck, it IS showbiz after all, he wants to make a few more bucks.. i understand, i get it - and i don´t blame him. and maybe some other bands/artists wish they had a guy like him as their manager.

[@DM12128]

Danny Goldberg was one of the worst people on earth that surrounded him. Buzz and Steve Albini have basically said as much.

[@benmaltais7453]

4840 hB.t AO So their word is automatically gold? Sorry, I love the Melvins but they didn’t have half the talent Kurt did, and he didn’t need to sell out in order to put his vision and art across. They would have easily had to sell out. Kurt never did because his visions and talent put him in a spot to where he didn’t need to

[@sarcasmo57]

Nice interview, thanks a lot.

[@Pategayo]

Rosemary Carroll , when will you tell the real history?

[@KCobainFan4Ever]

Yes!!!! I'd LOVE to hear her come clean!!!

[@joshuadramsey]

"While all these things were very special, none were half as rewarding as having a baby with a person who is the supreme example of dignity, ethics and honesty. My wife challenges injustice and the reason her character has been so severely attacked is because she chooses not to function the way the white corporate man insists. His rules for women involve her being submissive, quiet, and non-challenging. When she doesn't follow his rules, the threatened man (who, incidentally, owns an army of devoted traitor women) gets scared. ... At this point I have a request for our fans. If any of you in any way hate homosexuals, people of different color, or women, please do this one favor for us -- leave us the fuck alone! Don't come to our shows and don't buy our records." -Cobain's liner notes to the 1992 compilation album, Incesticide.

[@Pategayo]

@@joshuadramsey It is Cobain before 1993. 1994 is Other history my friend. You Know im Right.

[@enkiea8322]

@@joshuadramsey People say alot of stuff man... imagine being held to shit you said when you were 25...

[@raphaelsoulard2745]

exactly thank you .. poor women

[@sstaners1234]

He could have wrote a book about his experience managing all the bands listed. Hole, Sonic Youth, and Nirvana.

[@younghemingway8285]

“Wasn’t on MTV Cribs” - was that a dumb joke? That show came out like a decade after Kurt died

[@TheLastWordWithBob]

But do you get what he was trying to say???

[@krisfrederick5001]

This radio jockey is a doorknob, not only for that. Seems like he just read about Nirvana the night before this.

[@dondamon4669]

Kris Frederick and he has a big forehead!

[@The90sGamingGuy]

Nirvanas music is so raw and powerful. I'll listen to Kurts music until the day i die. Most of this info I've known about for years so i don't see myself buying this book unless its at a discount. Still neat to hear new tid bits about the band.

[@OUTDOORCRIB]

im here for nirvana. thanks for this Manager

[@sadmachines6991]

My wife and I watch alot of true crime shows, and alot of people get put away for life with less evidence than there was with courtney being behind Kurt's death. Her handwriting practice sheet was in her backpack where she copied Kurt's writing over and over. They took all those letters she wrote and they matched every letter of the last lines of his "suicide" note

[@TheChadPad]

Where can I read about this? Or is it in a documentary I could watch?

[@michaellawrence5387]

Wow original 😂😂

[@TrumpWasRightAboutEverything]

Not too mention how much heroin was in his system. Nobody does that much heroin then suicides. They can't. Biggest red flag

[@erickasimonewat]

@@TheChadPad prime video Soaked In Bleach

[@TheChadPad]

@@erickasimonewat thank you

[@brickadventures]

Gish came out in May of 91 not a year before but a lot of amazing albums came out in 91 and around the time nevermind came out but nevermind blew everything away

[@petvirus]

hi Danny. Thank you for sharing a great experimence. Both of you in this interview seems like really nice guys. I'll read into it

[@mattvdh]

how has this guy not seen the making of nevermind doc...it's one of the best docs on the band you could watch if you're a fan

[@Daxman360]

True. Way too short tho lol

[@blood_sausage9620]

Seriously. I thought the same exact thing, what a phony.

[@lifeskater47]

Why are the comments roasting this guy? I found this very interesting, he's giving insight on personal initimate moments and thoughts of Kurt that were never really saw or heard of.

[@businessbuilder92]

Have you actually read them?

[@lifeskater47]

No I haven't

[@mrdanathema3267]

He says things about Kurt that don't chime with the fictional idea of Kurt they have in their head, of a weak-willed, frightened little rabbit who never ever wanted fame but was bulled into it by evil forces, a well-adjusted man destroyed by the evil of those around him.

[@actuallyNo...]

Ahhh yes, Danny "The Liar" Goldberg...perfect 👏 👏 👏

[@juliegogola4647]

I had thought that this guy was in the video skit "dad band", BUT he was NOT. I am glad that I watched the whole Video, I was not sure I had the patience to do it at first.

[@shaunreece1883]

layne staley was on another level i believe it was basicly i can do my thing but yeah that guy can really sing

[@mandyprater]

The concert at the Coliseum... Nov 14, 1993 - my 13th birthday and also the occasion for which I received In Utero. #changedmylife

[@toddprater14]

Mandy Prater .....wow my bdays nov 14th too and we have the same last name.🧐

[@mandyprater]

@@toddprater14 whoa and hopefully you're also a nirvana fan I'm guessing? If you like them, check out my music on my channel :)

[@mandyprater]

@kyfaydfsoab well if you do the math, technically no, depending on who you ask.

[@craigusselman546]

Kurt would be freaked with all these books written about him .

[@m.y.ohara-smith2912]

Thanks for seeing that.

[@dianarchy23]

Kurt would appreciate someone recognizing his genius.

[@dianarchy23]

@curragh 42 Too late now. I've been a Nirvana fan since 1991 & at this point in time, I just accept some things that come out on Nirvana. If it let's me know more about Kurt's personality, I'm all for it. Can't change what's already gonna happen anyway, so no sense in arguing.

[@m.y.ohara-smith2912]

@curragh 42 agree

[@colin72]

curragh 42 I love that you’re an authority on what a man who shot himself in the head would and wouldn’t want being said. Stfu

[@kurtdahle]

0:55 did the dj just clear his throat? great radio mic technique

[@bearpickle]

This guy's Dave Attell impression is spot on.

[@MuchachoMilitaria]

That guy has a face made for radio......

[@Chikistherussiantoy]

😂😂

[@danieladams8085]

I was around at nirvanas explosion. Kurts music lyrics were so understanding and down to earth. He changed music like internet changed the world

[@MacKay1812]

This is cool!

[@jksynth]

Best Buy has some very reasonably priced microphones that sort of look like that going on now.

[@ChristopherJ655]

Kurt was always the servant serving his fans...

[@cremetangerine82]

SomeKinda DruidDude Lovely comment!

[@johnaaronarroyo2362]

Kurt is so bold, brave and never afraid to express his blunt ideas which took his life.

[@Vichedges]

The Clash weren't the only punk band that had done SNL by that point, I know Fear did SNL in the early 80s, there might have been more.

[@jakeb2728]

Jason Allen Lee Ving - madman lol I'm not even a huge punk fan. Just a fan of quality music... still, I know more than this imbecile interviewer.

[@danieladams8085]

Dave ghrol did a good thing to move on. If your singer makes a life changing desicion you can't dwell on it. Life goes on i got alot of respect for foos for that

[@ericlaurie6671]

I’m sorry but I do not understand your comment. Life changing decision? He shot himself in the head and died. It’s not like they could’ve resumed the band. You also heard in the interview he wrote the music that’s including the drum parts.

[@wadeguidry6675]

Vanity Fair basically killed Kurt. It was the straw that broke the camel's back. People tend to forget that Danny Goldberg worked for Led Zeppelin and was already rich by the time Nirvana came along. I think Kurt gave it his best shot (as anyone would do) and accidentally overshot his goals. He didn't realize how mega big they were going to be and couldn't handle all the trappings that came with the level of success Nirvana achieved.

[@stevef9876]

Yes, I agree. I was 24 at the time. Danny never advised Kurt that a journalist doesnt have to bring a video camera to a Kurt interview, a tape recorder was suffice. And that would of been a relief to Kurt not being "seen" in an interview that was not to be video taped.

[@joebrewer4529]

He says as much and that one documentary was just his interviews they enjoyed anonymity on the level that they had before they became globally famous. You know you just couldn't go in a thrift store any more anything like that. Wish the people that enjoy that sort of thing it would be annoying to do what you did before and be recognized all the time. I'm going to go out on limb and say Elvis probably had a problem with that towards the end of his life. At some point you just want anonymity so you can just live a normal life. But for some reason modern entertainment just as a screwed up thing to people's brains and they become obsessed.

[@ericundertaker4994]

The laughing hyenas on touch and go were the first to use bitch vig, and heard Kurt liked the sound so much

[@StoneyPunk19]

Fear was the first punk band on SNL

[@streetside1183]

I, my, and me are said over 100 times!!! I met, I heard, I knew that, no question I, I was, I thought, I think, I talked,.....

[@luis5808]

I smoked weed all through high school with Kurt. He was my boy

[@bobstover2239]

True?

[@wedontlikenoneofyou]

Area 51 Air Patrol U.S. Marine Corps lies

[@patrickaraujo7360]

Sure, me too with Elvis, Einstein, Michael Jackson and the pope. Good times

[@yang9044]

@@patrickaraujo7360 Yeah I remember seing you while visiting Elvis myself! What an era ;-)

[@billywise3527]

So did i .... And im 33!! And live in the UK ... And never been abroad 🇬🇧

[@Nanab1975]

Kurts music will never die ever

[@ChristopherJ655]

Its all about catchy music that is what makes any band stand out above the rest

[@cremetangerine82]

SomeKinda DruidDude And don’t forget timing; both Nirvana and The Beatles had great music, but they also had excellent timing for when they first struck in the mainstream.

[@kwizzeh]

Gotta love how people think they know a dead guy better from reading and watching interviews of him over people who actually been around him. Never change internet.

[@flockofwolves]

kwizzeh yeah and they all clearly know Michael Jackson’s sex life better than people who slept in the same bed as he did. People are remarkable in their profound genius.

[@jrrcorcloudsaremine]

I knew Kurt... and he was murdered. Courtney was afraid she would be left with nothing. She was right!

[@angelamariejackson8555]

Jrrcor I believe in my heart she did I don’t like to judge , there is one and only one that can do that ! Had baby , most likely to have more control over him. She just seemed so unsupportive , wanted his fame , jealously, controlling! No empathy towards his health ! I can go on , but my dog is farting on me at this moment and I’m about to get sick lol Just like Cortney makes me sick , when you see the need of attention she needed on videos and etc.. Omg Out Of here ! Miss him though , we at least have this guy that was a absolutely a prodigy ! Keep him close and closer to our hearts when listening to his amazing music ❣️ So sorry to you

[@michaellawrence5387]

Pretty much. 10/10 comment

[@danejurus69]

He was his manager. Not really his close friend. Keep that in mind.

[@OGGOAT23]

RIP KURT LAYNE CHRIS WOOD crazy even to think

[@hunterjohnson3784]

OGGOAT_ _ weiland?...

[@charlesm8482]

Just a matter of time untill Allen Wrench strikes again. Eddie Veder better watch out.

[@nicholaskruger9460]

Captain Gene ... he’s taking Seattle scene. Weiland and Shannon were not from that scene at all

[@nicholaskruger9460]

Hunter Johnson no... he’s talking the Seattle scene

[@andrepereira744]

E o Cajo do Bombarral

[@-Frantic-]

Is the guy asking questions John Kramer? (Jigsaw) just wondering

[@illfather7066]

wait wuuuut. . From the thumbnail I thought it was Christopher Reeves that was Nirvana's producer

[@skelleytor]

He was way before his time....Brilliant !

[@jackdempsey9644]

No such thing. He was right on time. Nobody can be ahead of their time.

[@jaythehorsehunter]

I have no problem believing that Kurt was just as ambitious as any other artist that makes it to that level of popularity, but I think he was for the right reasons which isn't something that can be said for most other celebrities imo. He had something to say and wanted as many people as possible to hear it whereas people like Courtney only pursued fame solely for the purpose of being famous. Why you pursue something is just as important as what you're pursuing.

[@andrewg223]

His first book is awesome. Found it on accident.

[@JotaJohn]

Amazing interview!!!

[@Patrick96322]

What a genius Kurt was !!!

[@johnaaronarroyo2362]

agree on that, ahead of his time

[@krisfrederick5001]

"I was talking to Courtney about the book" You're compromised.

[@caidema]

She confided in a murderer. (I've heard rumors he was in on it or helped cover up for her)

[@joshuayettou3552]

Yep 😂

[@caidema]

@Donovan Davis ugghh of course

[@tbranch227]

AND a fan of Yoko Ono lol... gimme a break

[@Musicsification]

Yep!

[@rockitmorton]

Wow, I don't remember the Clash on SNL, just remember Fear & the Replacements.

[@dvasdvas]

I keep thinking this is Noam Chomsky from the thumbnail

[@karlepaul6632]

Holy shit, before hitting "play", I thought "What the hell does Jerry Springer have to do with this?" 🤔 lol Anyway, good interview! 👍🏻

[@flockofwolves]

Karl E Paul it’s springers final thoughts

[@theyoyoyo7833]

HE DID NOT KILL HIMSELF

[@califtom]

yes he did

[@theyoyoyo7833]

@@califtomNo he didn't. Take the time to do a little bit of research & digging, and you'll find that it isn't even a matter of opinion. If your mind can comprehend functioning for something like that

[@califtom]

@@theyoyoyo7833 yes he did. cite the source for your research and "digging". you have an authentic note and a victim with a history of depression. Kurt very clearly ended his own life.

[@chestrockwell6807]

@@theyoyoyo7833 I agree its not a matter of opinion. Kurt unquestionably took his own life. That's what every shred of physical evidence in this case says.

[@stevemann2682]

The Replacements performed on SNL in 1986-- Goldberg said that the Clash was the only other "punk" band on SNL up to that point

[@gadda-da-vida]

i have a 1993 Kurt Cobain New York Colosseum poster in my room. Rest In Peace

[@user-ud7ur7gr9u]

.....there's a interview where Iggy pop siad that "Kurt had to die because he made a lot of people money".....I can't seem to find it anymore but Iggy siad that

[@jesselawson224]

Fear did SNL!!! It’s the best performance ever

[@nameeman5051]

New York's alright

[@NxDoyle]

I love Nirvana and am glad I got to see 'em live, but...well, you can probably guess from my avatar where my heart is.

[@CS-mo7xp]

van der graaf generator?

[@chuckydeblois5347]

Never seen Nirvana but I've seen the Pixies.

[@Kurmudgeon]

@@chuckydeblois5347 lucky, both of you

[@SuyashRajbhandari]

Nirvana is big band in nepal too

[@Nockspielt]

Ask him, why courtney showed to him, this practice sheet of letters. And why they not telling anything to rosemary ( his wife and kurt and courtney attorney).

[@gbollc]

Thinking the same... Why was Rosemary more than happy to say to Tom that it was suspicious, and then clam up and never talk about it anymore? Danny wanted that money!

[@Nockspielt]

Yeah right, here you can watch it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oGnLo4t-iJ1gnaM @@gbollc

[@wigglethemiddle1]

Nock I always thought that it was a conspiracy theory, just people grasping at anything to excuse the suicide, but after hearing that she had a practice sheet, I admit now that I don’t think it’s certain it was a suicide ... the other thing is that every public statement that Kurt was suicidal came from Courtney, not a trustworthy source at all

[@bigmuffexpress]

She was a serious prescription pill addict so I'm not surprised she'd try to fake handwriting in order to get them.

[@michaellawrence5387]

John Smith1999 it is a conspiracy. Cobain bought the gun and skipped rehab like a day later. Dig deeper

[@codystout1227]

It's not too often someone gets the upper hand when dealing with the devil, but Danny sure did.

[@ryangettig274]

so did David Geffen,cody.

[@stevef9876]

It would of been better for Kurt if Geffen gave Kurt attention like he did Laura Nyro.

[@jksynth]

Looks like fun rigging up two mikes like that and creating a KZbin video.

[@laurac8659]

I’m 59, just found out, I love this band!

[@rennyzero9853]

HAHA, As big as The Pixies - when you are a garage band a Radio Band is Big Time 😂

[@rickchyczewski576]

I find it funny, not in a ha ha way, that his wife thinks there was foul play. She is actually recorded thinking this. Now I am thinking out loud. I wonder is Mr Goldberg had any idea what would befall Kurt.

[@chrisridenhour]

He looks like that lawyer in the Sopranos Whitecaps episode

[@jackdempsey9644]

Holy shit he sure does. Is it him? The one who sold Tony the Beach House hahaha

[@harmatodlamstel6435]

Damn his upspeak

[@shaunreece1883]

hey was competitive with Eddie Vedder? you mean layne staley he even is quoted saying that layne was basicly on a nother never and there's a guy chris cornell

[@copheart]

Who was quoted? Kurt? I never read anything said by him about Layne. I know he made a joke about shooting cocaine with them all night to Nardwuar but never about Layne himself.

[@joeMW284]

Jerry Springer?

[@warwatch]

Hes very very jewish looking lol

[@VashStarwind]

"His image was distorted after his death" In other words, this guy wanted to shape kurts image how he saw fit...

[@NickMcGrew1999]

0:16 oh shit, Kurt's got a bass!

[@dariksantos7324]

he looks like the moms boyfriend from Rookie of the year.

[@BA-vv4jy]

Very obscure reference. I dig it.

[@stevenpina1983]

Not too obscure, assuming you have seen rookie of the year

[@hectorbarreda7510]

Like a really smarmy, sleazy, Jeff Goldblum

[@walkermorgan1710]

Yeah thats Alan Sapinsly from the Sopranos

[@jwhite1016aol]

Either do your homework or get someone else to and use their questions.

[@wwfww]

Kurt was such a legend, it just makes me sad to hear him conveying such a negative attitude towards medicine and doctors in geral, as a a doctor myself it is also very hard emotionally to see patients that don’t respond to any treatment and are suffering and to hear him say that we don’t care for patients and that medicine is a scam is tough

[@SharkaToddy]

Didn't he just say that about gastroenterologists? And in the end a new medicine did help him, so he didn't give up on the system.

[@askyles91]

Andy Wallace mixed Nevermind and thats why it sounds the way it does.

[@TheLastWordWithBob]

Kurt signed off on the mix

[@jonowirion]

Bullshit.

[@dmvconartists2542]

I disagree not only can most people not distinguish the difference between the vig versions of SLTS and Andy's but the choice of amps and mics and studio has a huge if not bigger impact on why it sounds that way. Then of course the band itself obviously.. they are making the arrangements. Even just watching that thing they mentioned where big isolates the tracks- it already sounds like the finished product just rougher.

[@1ranjeeves21]

"The first ten years after his death I had money, the last ten years or so I've been kinda strapped for cash so you know."

[@ihavenoname.4929]

lmao