I'm not sure they're available in the US even, but here's a review of them from The Guardian, with a link to some samples of the journal. Doesn't seem to be the most favorable review, but what the hell... http://books.guardian.co.uk/reviews/artsandentertainment/0,6121,824650,00.html I think their choice of a reviewer is pretty interesting, by the way... speaking of "what the hell," here is the link to links to his journal... http://www.observer.co.uk/kurtcobain/0,12534,814691,00.html
Nothing like Courtney Love continuing to raid Kurt's grave for every last dollar. If there's any way their daughter can get the money without it passing through CLove's grubby mitts, I hope it does.
who else here hates the idea of these being released to the public? kurt is rolling in his grave right now
I was actually looking forward to these, but reading them did bother me. I mean, I read journals of writers and artists pretty frequently, and most of the time, they get punched up and edited for publication. Why? Because people are allowed to look like schmucks in their own private journals, but no one wants to go public that way. Cobain wasn't given a choice. And given what I read (which wasn't much), this material isn't what I want to remember from Cobain's life.
I read the parts in Newsweek. I agree, Dr. Wankler, I'd rather listen to In Utero, as painful and sad as it could be. The journals are very raw, not touched up at all. He comes across as obsessesively angry with Peral Jam, though I suspect some ofthat is misplaced frustration with the whole Seattle scene's commercialization. I'd rather readthe biography "Heavier than Heaven" of which I also read parts. Really compelling read.
Yeah, that's nothing new. is there any lyrical proof, though? And You Know You're Right is nothing but spooky. That ending, after Kurt stops singing... wow... There was that show on VH-1/MTV about it. It went something like "You always thought Nirvana was a great musical influence" screen fades to black and picture of Kurt is shown. "And now, you know you're right" - as the song title appears on the screen.
In The Onion's AV section (great reviews in general, by the way) there's a current interview with Eddie Vedder and he's asked about this apparent animosity from Cobain. He's -- not surprisingly -- pretty zen about it. I'm no big Pearl Jam fan, but I've always thought Vedder was a more than decent guy, regardless of the "I don't wanna be a rock star" stuff.