Kurt Cobain's Worst Crime

The Worst Crime is Faking It

With the idea of perfection in today’s society, people are beginning to lose sight of their individuality, and instead desire to become someone they’re entirely not. However, I believe it’s our uniqueness that expresses who we are as a person, and it is the hardships and falls in our lives that determine who we’re destined to become. The charismatic yet rebellious, Kurt Cobain, known from the captivating band Nirvana, shares this belief with me. Cobain once stated: “Wanting to be someone else is a waste of the person you are.” Through his understanding of himself, and the originality of his entertaining music. Kurt was able to improve his troubling life, through his strong will and inspire change within people

By isolating himself from emotions, he had created a nightmare that would follow him through his journey of success. He found this out when he was introduced to the terms, “depression and anxiety”. Kurt was living his life like a performance, always being there for the fans. He was there to impress others and never worked on himself, being a true performer. Something he said in his biography that really impacted me was, “Every time I come back, it’s the same déjà vu memories that send a chill up my spine, total depression, total hatred, and grudges that would last months at a time.” (Page 219) Growing up I also deal with the mental illness of anxiety and depression. I completely understand the mental state of Kurt Cobain’s condition. When reading his original journals, it felt as if I was reading something of my own, understanding exactly how he had been feeling and remembering that pain and suffering that flowed through me. The difference between me and Kurt was, unfortunately, he ended his life-long performance early. Being close to the stage of suicide I had remembered the quote, “Suicide does not end the chance of life getting worse; it eliminates the possibilities of it getting better.” I knew that I had a purpose in life and I needed to be around to fulfill that achievement. I was

In his letter, he reflects on how his parent’s divorce and his struggle of depression and anxiety affected the way he acted towards people. Seeing Kurt’s fight to be able to appreciate his life more was extremely upsetting, and made me have a completely different perspective of life. Kurt had tried his hardest to overcome his problems. He clearly fought to keep this gig, known as life going, but because he hadn’t spoken out about his situation, he was unable to finish off the performance of life he had started in the beginning. Reading this made me re-evaluate my thoughts on my situation and realise that I need to speak up. I need to express my true feelings and self, and to stop hiding in a bubble all of my life. As Kurt Cobain said “I would rather be hated for who I am, then loved for who I'm