You know, when Kurt decided to take his own life, I think I kind of nodded my head and thought 'no surprise there then'. But today, I listened to him singing 'The man who sold the world' off the unplugged album and felt a real sadness. I think that to put him down as just another self destructive casualty of the industry is the easy thing to do. The music business, I would imagine, must flay away at any semblance of sanity that you may posses, and for somebody like this man, that must be a terrible price to pay. Being born with the desire to exploit your talent knowing that it may be the instrument of your torture...what a nightmare! Just looking at this picture of him and his child made me very morose. He was not just a drug addict or musician, he was also a father and husband (albeit to a total crackerjack) and I feel that I just took the easy route when trying to rationalise his death. Whatever else, he left behind some fantastic music.
I think Post Modern Monk did a piece like this not long ago on Amy Winebottle. Let's hope and pray she can avoid a similar fate.
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