Here's a pic of my cat MILO lounging out in our bathroom sink. God, he's such a weirdo. Thinks he's got a hottub and all that shit...
My in-laws sent us our X-mas money so I went to Best buy and finally bought that NIRVANA "WHEN THE LIGHTS OUT" Box Set. Over the past few days, I've been thinking about my old love for NIRVANA. I mean, I was HARDCORE! I used to take April 5th off and have a candlelight vigil in my room, listening to all the NIRVANA CD's in a row. Play them on my guitar. That was of course, a long time ago and I slowly lost interest and moved on to other bands which would have more of a direct influence on me... Pink Floyd, Tom Waits, etc. But something special about NIRVANA has remained. I find myself now asking, what is it about them that I loved so much when I was 14-15? Was I angry and I found interest in Kurt's screams into hell and popularity? Was it the amazing guitar playing? Not likely. I recently went on an online guitar tab site and looked up tons of old guitar tab for Nirvana. I remember playing it all. Its not that hard to figure out. I mean, if I could play it, so could anyone!!!
Here is a collection of pics of be at 15-17. Flannel shirt. Nirvana Stickers on my guitar, in a band for the first time, growing long hair, acting weird. What a strange time eh? But you know, I am not embarrassed in the slightest by that. I loved NIRVANA. Listening to them made me want to play music. Its because of them I even picked up a guitar in the first place. After Kurt died, music hasn't been the same. Sure, some compared him to JOHN LENNON, and I don't necessarily agree with that, but I do think that after his death, mediocrity reigned. We haven't returned since. It was SPICE GIRLS, BRITNEY and cookie cutter rock and R&B. I went to any other genre for refuge. Folk, Jazz and Progressive to forgotten Hard Metal. anything to avoid modern music.
I guess NIRVANA reminds me of what life was like when everyone and everything made me angry, but I loved it all at the same time. Pent up agression from years of teasing as a boy to young teen really came out of me in music. Now, its my art. Sometimes its the music. But in order to recapture it, I cannot go out and buy a NEW CD from a favorite band. They are either dead, broke up or never work on new stuff. I have to REMEMBER what the world used to be like... when the world was, (ahem).... NIRVANA....
So, for the next month, my last month of my twenties, I will take some time to listen to the music that shaped who I am today. Starting with the band that started it all for me... Maybe you should to. Join me. Dust off those old discs and remember who you were.
Finally, here is a new 11x17 ink and watercolor of the JOKER from the new Batman movie. Thoughts???Luvs, T
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