![]() A few weeks later, as the band recorded the tracks for the album Nevermind, producer Butch Vig could barely contain his excitement upon hearing the explosive song in the studio. As noted in Come as You Are, Nirvana's public debut of "Smells Like Teen Spirit" at Seattle's OK Hotel on April 17, 1991, generated a distinct buzz. Still, the music came off as powerful and novel, particularly when infused with Cobain's semi-cryptic lyrics and full-throttle wailing.Īnd audiences agreed. The song soon sounded less like Boston and more like something by the Pixies, the proto-grunge group that Cobain idolized and was known for its interchanging soft-loud dynamic. ![]() Novoselic suggested slowing things down and laid the groundwork for the verse, providing space for drummer Dave Grohl to jump in with the beat. It’s undeniable that Kurt Cobain would have been proud of his courageous, complex daughter and how she’s come to thrive in her world.Cobain himself felt the riff was "clichéd," similar to the one from Boston's "More Than a Feeling," though the pieces fell into place as they continued to rehearse. The way she calls her legendary father by his name, the time she’s spent - decades - contemplating his life and death, the tranquil and accepting stance she takes on her life and legacy, all weave together in this interview to create the clearest image of Frances Bean Cobain we’ve seen yet, as well as another side to her father. Once I get out of bed and get into my art room, I start painting. “The hardest part of doing anything creatively is just getting up and doing. But he didn’t want to be the fucking voice of a generation.” ![]() But he had a lot thrown on him, exceeding his ambition. It taught me that if you do the work, you progress. And Henry Miller had this work ethic, where he would get out of bed every day and force himself to write five pages. Tropic of Cancer is one of my favorite books. “There is, with any great artist, a little manic-ness and insanity. The importance of work ethic and wanting more out of artists than they can give: You don’t think it could have gotten any bigger. He became even bigger after he died than he was when he was alive. He inspired people to put him on a pedestal, to become St. If Kurt had just been another guy who abandoned his family in the most awful way possible. ![]() And our culture is obsessed with dead musicians. ![]() Even if I was in a car and had the radio on, there’s my dad. “I was around 15 when I realized he was inescapable. What it was like as the daughter of such a well-known musician with such a well-known, tragic fate: And that would have been an incredible experience.” In reality, if he had lived, I would have had a dad. “Kurt got to the point where he eventually had to sacrifice every bit of who he was to his art, because the world demanded it of him, I think that was one of the main triggers as to why he felt he didn’t want to be here and everyone would be happier without him. Here are some moments that stand out as breathtakingly touching, inspiring, and curiously cathartic: From beginning to end, the interview is poignant, raw, and incredibly smart. In an exclusive interview with Rolling Stone, David Fricke sat down with the 22-year-old to talk about her father and the new HBO documentary on his life, Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck (of which she is the executive producer). ![]()
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