COBAIN Journals

Journals is a collection of
writings and drawings by Kurt.
Though the content is undated, it
is arranged in an approximation
of chronological order, starting
with a letter Cobain wrote to
Dale Crover in 1988, and ending
with a rant about an interview
between Sylvester Stallone and
Larry King that he wrote perhaps
during his final trip to Rome in
1994.
Journals contains a number of
letters, either early drafts or
unsent, that Cobain wrote to
friends or peers. Included are
friendly letters to Dale Crover of
the Melvins, Tobi Vail of Bikini
Kill and Eugene Kelly of the
Vaselines, a tender letter to his
wife, Courtney Love, a letter
thanking The Advocate following
his interview with the gay and
lesbian magazine in early 1992,
and even a letter to Simon Fair
Timony, the then-9-year-old
stepson of Half Japanese member
Jad Fair, asking him to contribute
artwork for what would become
In Utero.It also includes angry letters from
Cobain to MTV and Rolling Stone.
It also contains a list of his favorite
bands and albums.
For indie :The Vaselines,
Pixies, the Breeders, Sonic Youth,
R.E.M. , PJ Harvey, Meat Puppets.
For protopunk, punk rock and
hardcore :The Stooges , the Velvet
Underground, Butthole Surfers,
Sex Pistols , The Clash, The Slits ,
The Saints , Black Flag, Bad
Brains, Fear , Minor Threat , The
Faith , Rites of Spring ,
Flipper,Fang.
For hip-hop :Public
Enemy , N.W.A.
For blues :Lead
Belly.
And for hard rock and metal :Black Sabbath's Master of
Reality , Led Zeppelin , AC/DC.
On his "Top 50" albums list,
offerings from such obscure
artists as The Shaggs , Tales of
Terror, Marine Girls, Swans and
The Frogs coexist with albums by
The Beatles, David Bowie, and
Aerosmith.
RARITY.