Kurt cobain was born on february 20 1967, in aberdeen, washington. Actually, a surprisingly thoughtful and amiable interview. In seattle last summer, he was alert and happywhich is how im going to remember him. In the opening, he talks about his favourite book and how it influenced him patrick suskind s 1985 novel perfume. The book is a psychological thriller the book covers the art and essence of smell and perfumery on a philosophical level. He once told me his favorite book was patrick suskinds perfume.
Ever wondered what the person you admire likes to read. Kurt cobains daughter reveals a sad truth about her. Reading about one of your favorite bands should not be boring but this book was. An after work drink with a friend, followed by some quiet reading time. Kudos to canadian music journalist erica ehm for asking grunge pioneer kurt cobain if his music was inspired by literature. He even wrote a song about the main character, called scentless apprentice for nirvanas second album in utero, a work that was at first almost rejected by his record label as. Kmazurgetty images this classic article from the august 1997 issue of guitar world serves as the definitive guide to kurt cobains grungy assortment of pawn shop prizes, turbocharged stomp boxes and blown woofers kurt cobain must have been amused when magazines like guitar world and guitar player requested interviews and when fender approached him to design a guitar. This months q features a story on the nevermind era, which is defined by a scientifically precise timeline.
Within the slew of alternative bands that formed in the 80s and burst onto the scene in the early 90s, there was something special about nirvana and in particular, there was something special about the bands frontman. Kurt cobain wanted to make a strong statement in support of women and against violence toward them. Apparently kurt cobain was such a fan of patrick suskinds vile, dark psychological thriller, perfume, the story of a murderer, that he carried a copy with him wherever he went and reread it hundreds of times. Get thedl delivered the latest on your favorite topics delivered to your email inbox twice a week. The new york times bestseller and the definitive portrait of kurt cobainas relevant as ever, as we remember the impact of cobain on our culture twentyfive years after his deathnow with a new preface and an additional final chapter from acclaimed author charles r. Total peace after death, becoming someone else is the best hope ive got.
These are a few of kurt cobains favorite things so i had a pretty spiritual experience this weekend listening to this earth song featuring kurt cobain vocals. Cobain spoke of his deep affection for patrick suskind s perfume. Cobain spoke of his deep affection for patrick suskinds perfume. I heard in an interview that this was kurt cobains favorite book. The song scentless apprentice is based on the book perfume. Nirvanas scentless apprentice inspired by kurt cobains. Kurt often described the novel as one of his favorite books which tells the horrific story of jeanbaptiste grenouille, an orphan born in paris in 1738. Though the content is undated, it is arranged in approximately chronological order. Bought this book as i am a huge fan of kurt cobain and heard him mention he had read this book more than six times. Kurt cobain by christopher sandford, paperback barnes. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Perfume, which inspired the lyrics to scentless apprentice. Fastforwarding into the future and the growth of fame off of nirvana, kurt cobain married courtney love and had his one and only daughter, francis cobain.
Though cobains lyrics are a lot more abstract, theyre no less visceral every wet nurse. For one of grunge rock icon kurt cobains final interviews before his tragic death by suicide in 1994, he was asked about the books that inspired his life and songwriting. Click on the book images for more information via amazon. The story of a murderer kurt cobains favorite book, where perfumemaker jeanbaptiste grenouille becomes a murderer to create the perfect perfume that resembling a virgin, apparently.
The literary historical fantasy novel tells the story of a french perfumer with an extraordinary nose. Journals is a collection of writings and drawings by kurt cobain, who was the lead singer and guitarist of nirvana. Kurt cobain favorite books your favorites favorites. The story of a murder, a historical horror novel following a perfumers apprentice with a supersensitive sense of smell that alienates him from the.
Kurt cobain took the bizarre ideas in his journals seriously. Kurt and his family lived in hoquiam for the first few months of his life then later moved back to aberdeen, where he had a happy childhood until his parents divorced. The story of a murderer which inspired his song scentless apprentice, concerns an olfactory prodigy, cast off by his mother and shuttled among relatives as cobain was, who kills women to collect their scent for perfumereminiscent of cobains habit of picking the brains. A list encompassing the favorite books of late music icon, kurt cobain, are examined below. Kurt cobains literary influences list radical reads. Kurts favorites is a series where alternative nation takes a look back at some of kurt cobains favorite albums. Kurt cobain the lead singer of nirvana read it at least 10 times. It was more a dissertation on 90s fashion, addiction. Frances also shared a sad truth about her mother, courtney love. Get fucking ready, kurt cobain was murdered is going to be trending big time. Before sending it she rubbed her perfume on it like a magical charm. Its an interesting read actually and i felt like it had increased my creativity.
Get fucking ready, kurt cobain was murdered is going to. In his diaries he writes that the most screwed up thing in our world is that little boys are taught not to cry and how the world would be a much better place if that was not so that men and boys should not be afraid of their feminine side like its a bad thing. Kurt cobain was inspired to write this song after reading the novel perfume, one of his favorite books. In his words, the song is a sort of poetic justice. Kurt cobain poor kurt, i dont think cl was good in any way for him. Kurt cobains favorite book time for books and drinks. Kurt donald cobain, was an american musician who served as lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter for the seattlebased rock band nirvana.
Kurt cobains favorite books your favorites favorites. Kurt cobains massive popularity and subsequent martyrdom has made him a pretty mythological figure uh no duh doi. A talented yet troubled grunge performer, kurt cobain was the frontman for nirvana and became a rock legend in the 1990s with albums nevermind and in utero. If kurt was using heroin while he was around me, he hid it well. Author mangomini posted on april 15, 2014 may 22, 2018 categories illustrations. Kurt donald cobain february 20, 1967 april 5, 1994 was an american singer, songwriter, and musician, best known as the guitarist and frontman of the rock band nirvana.
Its the inspiration for one of the bands songs, but i wont spoil it by saying which one. Only recently i found out the song my father translated for me, was inspired by the perfume. Its easy to subscribe and unsubscribe when you want to. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. When his favorite cat biscuit goes missing, peter trachtenberg sets out to find her. In a future post, we will explore the nirvana frontmans favorite albums update. After that later in his life cobain supposedly committed suicide, but is still looked upon as one of the biggest legends in rock history. Perfume by patrick suskind kurt cobain and nirvana facts. The novel explores the sense of smell and its relationship with the emotional meanings that scents may have. The best thing i know about kurt cobain that i like to share is that he was actually a feminist.
Heard about this book in an interview with kurt cobain, who said that this book was the inspiration for the song scentless apprentice. The definitive kurt cobain gear guide guitar world. Scent and popular culture diy, perfume, travel and. I need to know everything about kurt cobain yahoo answers. Regarded as a generation x icon, he is considered to be one of the most iconic. Kudos to canadian music journalist erica ehm for asking grunge pioneer kurt cobain if his music was inspired by literature indeed, it was. In a 1993 interview with ehm, nirvanas singersongwriter cobain stated that his favorite book was patrick suskinds perfume and as a matter a factused that very story in scentless apprentice. It has been twentyfive years since kurt cobain died by his own hand in april 1994.
One of kurt cobains final interviews before his tragic death, this watchmojo presents video from the much vaults is an incredible look into the man and artist that we present on the day that. It was published in hardcover by riverhead books in november 2002, and. Ive just started reading perfume kurt cobains favorite book. Its like something thats just stationary in my pocket all the time. If his art is an eternally dancing flame, his journal is. The story of a murder, a historical horror novel following a perfumer s apprentice with a supersensitive sense of smell that alienates him from the rest of the world. This will give a better understanding of what helped shape nirvana and grunge. I found it difficult to finish and it wasnt even 200 pages.