Kurt Cobain In His Own Words
“I decided within the next month, I’ll not sit on my roof and think about jumping, but I’ll actually kill myself” — Kurt Cobain/Montage of Heck
Documentary films, particularly those about obscenely famous and iconic figures, tend to paint a picture of the subject that the filmmaker sees fit. In Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck, producer/filmmaker Brett Morgen allowed Kurt’s words, music, art, and those closest to him, speak instead.
In April of 2015, Montage of Heck was released to theaters and thus the world, for what would be the first documentary of the late Cobain created with the help and blessing of Kurt’s family.
The world was turned upside in 1991 with the release of Nevermind, the second album by Seattle rock band, Nirvana. Music, society, and pop culture would be forever changed due to the success of this record and the subsequent music scene it launched. Kurt Cobain would become the reluctant spokesperson for Generation X throughout the band’s career up until his suicide in the Spring of 1994.
Countless articles, books, essays, and documentaries have been written and created about Nirvana, and specifically, Cobain himself. Montage of Heck though, broke the mold when it came to trying to delve into the mind of a…
