It's strange to think that Nirvana might become (or, perhaps, has already become) one of those bands that is talked about more than listened to: I knew people in college who had Jim Morrison posters on their walls ("he's like, such a poet") but never listened to The Doors; it was more about the image, the encapsulation of a time period, that Morrison provided, rather than the music itself. One wonders if Cobain's iconic image will serve the same purpose. Or, perhaps, Nirvana's music will be there for those who seek it out, for the "real" fans, who appreciate Cobain for his songwriting as much as for his pop culture legacy. And that, perhaps, is the most hopeful scenario.
And who knows. There isn't an answer to the question "What is Kurt Cobain's legacy" and there likely never will be no matter how many biographies are written about him. To me, I can still put on a Nirvana album and it seems just as relevant as it did when I first started listening to them in the 90s.
It doesn't cease to amaze me how fast time goes by.
I know I've posted this before, but here's my own tribute to Kurt Cobain from Halloween 2008!
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