His suicide was unironically an incredible achievement. Think about it. He killed himself at the height of his fame. Young, beloved, forever good-looking and with a (back then) net worth of 150 million USD. He has achieved EVERYTHING an artist would want to achieve. Sure, there were things planned like Do Re Mi and work with R.E.M., but it wouldn't have gone anywhere. He met Burroughs, his favorite author, so even his childhood dream came true months before he killed himself.
He was depressed. Bipolar. Suffered body dysmorphia. Had a trapped nerve. Scolliosis. TMJ. Larynghitis. Bronchitis. Probably brain damage from the OD in Rome. Shit and puked every night. A heroin and coke addiction. He only suffered by the end. He wouldn't be remembered as cool and what not if he ended like Staley (although I prefer his voice over Kurt's by a mile, but the thing is just that Layne's death was so sad it was actually too sad to reach the mainstream. Kurt's was a poetic end to a story.).
MOLEST ME MOLEST ME, MY FRIEND MOLEST ME MOLEST ME AGAIN I'M ONE OF SEVERAL RAPE VICTIMS A HAHAHA HAH I'M ONE OF SEVERAL RAPE VICTIMS AHAHAHHAHA I'M ONE OF SEVERAL RAPE VICTIMS AHAHAHHAHA I'M ONE OF SEVERAL RAPE VICTIMS
He literally shit the bed every night. Hence why he also made apology paintings, like pic related for Tracey so she wouldn't be mad (she still kicked him out though)
"It is early February in 1994 and Kurt Cobain has come to Paris with the rest of Nirvana to perform several European dates. One evening he accepts an invitation from his band members and road crew to join them at a pizzeria close to their hotel just off the Champs-Elysées. But he mistakes the address and stumbles instead into a different pizza parlour where the employees, alarmed by the bedraggled appearance of the rock icon they fail to recognise, demand that he vacate the premises.
Suddenly the diminutive Cobain becomes transfixed with blind rage. He produces a bunch of money from his pockets and tosses it dramatically into the air. Then he pulls out a loaded gun and fires a round into the pizzeria ceiling before dashing out of the restaurant and hightailing it back to his room at the Warwick Hotel, where he remains in a highly agitated frame of mind. He’s still seething the following day. “Paris is a city of discrimination,” he keeps repeating to his new drug buddy, a heroin dealer and guitarist in a Parisian rock band who, to preserve his anonymity, we’ll call Gabriel D. Cobain had overdosed at his apartment the night they met.
When Cobain arrived in France he was dazed, confused, depressed, angry and strung out. His beloved grandmother Iris had just been sent to hospital and - according to at least one biography - “the idea of her death scared him worse than [the idea of] his own”. Although he was insistent about not wanting to tour to promote Nirvana’s latest album In Utero he was under pressure to do so because they were headlining that summer’s Lollapalooza Festival and $9 million, £6 million at the time, was at stake."
No, he barely started his career at that point and played in some steamboat band. Marion Harris or Ben Selvin would probably be the most popular musicians in the USA at that point.
Julian Lewis
sure why not
Aiden Price
>tfw Kurt died at 27 like many other GOATs (Brian, Jones ,Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison) and was at the top of the world >tfw you're 27 now too, still live with mommy, never had a job and still try to figure out what you want to be when you grow up
a-at least he was a high school dropout and only lost his virginity at 21, so I'm better than him in that aspect
Dam, this is too true for far too many of us. Worst generation ever.
Joshua Cooper
I shit once a week. Everytime I do I'm on the verge of collapse when I take the first shit
Joseph Collins
Got my own place, two bands, fucked a decent amount of girls including anal and got a loving GF right now, but no actual success with music yet. At this point the only hope left is making it in my 30s like Morphine. Eh, who cares, time rots everything to death
Xavier Allen
lol I have that. But I have to wear a mouthpiece when I sleep now for the rest of my life because my jaw ligament is misaligned and clicks when I open my mouth wide
Henry Young
you should make music for the sake of creative creation, not success/money bro get a decent career for cash because once music will become your job (your actual job, going on big tours and what not) the industry will suck the enjoyment you once had dry
also why's anal with a girl a mentionable achievement lmao
Xavier Cooper
same here man but I don't want to wear mine my jaw looks retarded when I'm bulking but when I cut it looks great, gotta see things from the bright side
Camden Wood
Layne's fate still fucks me up the most. >lose all teeth >lose 2 of your fingers >never get over Demri (your ex girlfriend who prostituted herself for drugs and died when you came back while you were on tour the entire time, believing she's your pure little girl and also your first girlfriend) >pay employees at Toys' R'Us money so you can buy vidya there at night and not scare kids >go to the same restaurant every day and shoot up >beg your best friend not to leave you on the same day you die >your body is discovered when it's already decomposing, with the static TV screen still on 2 weeks later >nobody would have discovered or checked up on you since you cut ties with everyone if it weren't for your managers who thought it's suspicious that you haven't withdrawn money in 2 weeks and paid them >be a NEET (with millions, quite frankly) for 6 years
he criticized the very system that created him, that boosted his sound, and chose to take his life at the height of his fame to either prove his point or unintentionally demonstrate his point about the music industry and further society at large
now he's just among that pantheon of marketable rebellious symbols like The Beatles and Che Guevarra
rip in hell you piece of shit, you became the critique
Blake Perry
>body went undiscovered for 2 weeks >theoretically no chance it wasn't raining when he was dead
What really breaks my heart is when I finally did see them as a young child they'd replaced him with some singer that was so soulless that he was booed off the stage at my local venue.
Landon Peterson
I don't know, maybe. Would it be bad if he wasn't? I like Kurt, I don't think he'd mind fading into time youtube.com/watch?v=HKjEhq55ouE
Benjamin Brooks
Just proves Cobain's an overrated as fuck musician and most of his hype is pure image.
Daniel Long
big brain
Christopher Allen
I agree dude was singing here and it's just not the same, I was fortunate enough to see Layne live once
honestly that makes it more understandable that he killed himself if i had that shit i’d spend all my money just for a toilet bed not even joking. fuck that
Angel Evans
he was based lol if he didn't have a daughter it would have been more based
Ethan Jones
>suicide
Mason Gomez
Some of Kurt's stuff legitimately makes me cry sometimes. He definitely was the least talented of the (popular) grunge movement (in my opinion: 1. Layne Staley/Chris Cornell 2. Shannon Hoon 3. Eddie Vedder 4. Andrew Wood 5. Kurt Cobain) but it just had a certain "soul" to it.
Ah yes, of course the legendary criminal mastermind with an IQ of at least 200 plotted the murder of someone with incredible mental as well as physical ilness who wanted to die since he was 9. Of course, given the fact that she had Kurt's money anyway and her band wasn't doing bad either,brought him back to life 4 times during his OD's and took away his guns because he threatened to shoot himself on a weekly basis, this seems like an absolutely logical choice. Oh wait! A Soaked in Bleach argument? Daaaamn, sorry. I'm too low IQ to understand a bullshit made-up documentary with zero legitimate evidence by a cop who's considered a joke in his industry and made 2 million USD off of conspiracy nuts. Damn, Courtney really did it. Courtney bad. Kurt little angel who wanted to live. Case closed.
he was hanging out with mudhoney, tad and screaming trees, the chad seattle bands
Wyatt Turner
I've actually run into Courtney a couple of times, over the years, wasn't hard to do, she was pretty accessible before she had the Smashing Pumpkins dude write an album for her, after Kurt died. Courtney is a raging bipolar cunt who can suck all the oxygen out of the room with her overdrive mode narcissism, who's actually pretty intelligent in her own way (when she's not out of her mind on drugs or mood swings), but she didn't kill Kurt. Kurt killed Kurt. And, like Dimebag, is now a martyr, and overblown to the point I'm sick of both of them. The tragedy is that mental illness is often part of being super talented. Kurt was fucked in the head - the same thing that made him Kurt Cobain™ is what killed him. But Courtney isn't a killer. She's fucked in a lot of ways, but not that. Sid didn't kill Nancy, and Courtney didn't kill Kurt. They weren't wired that way. But now we have this cult of personality built around the guy - which he would have despised, by the way - and it's a shame, because he was talented.
Aaron Ortiz
Hopefully not. They should Remember Husker Du, The Replacements and Dinosaur Jr.
Connor Long
Huh, you're right. I forgot. Somehow I never got into Mudhoney, they sound like shit to me. Screaming Trees and Tad is good though.
Easton Richardson
Le edgy 90s man, no thanks. I'd rather we finally forget that shitshow of a decade.
Ian Nelson
Trips checked.
Not likely. How many music stars who died in 1894 are remembered today?
Jonathan Cooper
>If there's anything that'd keep most people away from smack and other hard poisons, it'd be those images I think. Nah. Nothing will ever do that. The allure and mythology around smack will always be there, and while I've avoided it always, everyone i know who did is have all said the same thing - there's nothing like it. Young people all think they're stronger, they're different, it won't get it's claws in them...and then Amy Winehouse happens. You'd have to change human biology and how it reacts to opiates, to wipe out smack. Good luck with that. If it didn't deliver what it does, nobody would be interested in injecting it, would they?
Wyatt Mitchell
Does Adolphe Sax count? He invented the saxophone so he may be common knowledge for a lot of people
but then again, the times have changed and artists have been able to preserve their music better than ever before for the last 50-70 years, something previous generations weren't capable of doing unless they were playing classical music. So the rules may change for the future.
Carter Williams
What's to dislike about the 90s, user? As someone born in the early 80s it was a great time to be a teen in
Evan Butler
Well, Yea Forums? Would Kurt still be alive if she was able to transition?
As much as I love Kurt we can't really deny that he may have become a tranny with all the money he had
there's a thing like being rebellious and giving a concert in a dress to market yourself/be on good terms with (back then) oppressed social groups and then there's wearing different dresses in public as well as private + makeup and admitting you love your feminine side more than anything
Kurt did until early 1993 these days Oss was mad about Kurt's success and said he only made it that far because of his "wounded junkie" luck and the fame should have been his so they probably didn't part on good terms
I don't know why you're being so defensive even Kurt himself said he thinks he's gay/incredible feminine and would feel better as a woman but whatever helps you sleep at night, bro
Okay. Can you guys actually legitimately imagine waking up next to this man in the morning?
You'd wake up, rub your eyes , have a nice stretch while yawning.. then you'd look to your right and see this 10/10 aesthetic god next to you. Are you telling me that wouldn't make your day? Your month? Even your year?
Would you run your fingers down through his hair ? I would. Imagine how that would feel. Silky smooth rockstar hair going through your finger tips. God damn. That would be amazing.
Then he would wake up and look at you. He'd say "Here I am now, entertain me" with a cheeky smile on his face while biting his lip.
You'd ask him "Is everything okay? Can I make you breakfast?" and he'd say "everything I need is right here in front of me" as he'd playfully punch your shoulder.
You would sit up a little and eye him, looking at his face and slowly down to his chest, down further to his stomach , and eventually down to his (according to Courtney massive) you know what... not soon after you find yourself at the bottom, his gorgeous blonde angel hair hanging in your face as you two exchange gentle kisses, smelling his cigarette breath and preparing for the beautiful time ahead...
He would look you straight in the eyes and say "Come as you are".
Are you guys really gonna sit there and tell me that wouldn't be awesome?
>rockstar >making art that you like >tons of money >tons of pussy >having face aesthetics of a god
Mason Edwards
Troubled childhood, constant physical pain, playing for the mainstream (the people he despised constantly being in his audience), drug addiction, untreated mental issues and losing his grandfather (the only person he ever felt understood by with honorable mention of his grandmother).
Also, his facial aesthetics are mostly being incredible, incredible underweight and having masseter hypertrophy (you'll rarely ever see a heroin junkie without massive jaw muscles caused by constant teeth grinding).
you can solve all that shit. there exist psychiatrists, psychoterapies, rehabs, coaches, advance medicaments..., all the shit you wish only if you have a bit of volition and money, and not acting like a fucking bum
Brayden James
>ywn wake up to this and feed him until he's not underweight anymore, making sure he's eating a healthy diet and exercising regularly to stay healthy while you stay at home and cook him nice meals (so he doesn't have to eat Mac'n Cheese and Pizza for once) as he comse back from tour, gives you a kiss on your cheek and asks if Frances is doing fine
>just solve it bro something tells me you've neither had a heavy drug addiction nor severe mental issues or chronic pain
Nathaniel Kelly
You do know that he's been to several rehabs and not all mental/physical issues (some of which he had more than 3) are curable, right?
Brayden Taylor
>engineer's logic
Andrew Perez
>Husker Du >The Replacements >Dinosaur Jr literally who
Gavin Rodriguez
god the part about him at toys r us fucking breaks my heart man
Isaac Gray
>having face aesthetics of a god He had body dysmorphia, at times he sat down in front of a mirror and started to cry because he literally couldn't see what other people saw. He thought he was horrifyingly ugly (hence why he never really approached women and what not).
The stuff with Krist still hurts to read. >I used to be so cynical. But more than anything, Kurt’s death changed that. I still can’t make sense about what happened and I was truly shocked by his suicide. I went to the funeral home to say goodbye and it was hard to see him like that. They fixed him ok, but you could see his head was busted up. They folded a kerchief over his eyes and forehead. I held his hand and it was so cold. I left feeling really bad. I drove home alone and out of habit I tuned on the CD player. The Pixes tune sang “Break my body, hold my bones, hold my bones.” I gasped as if my heart stopped so I turned it off. I got home and thought I was going crazy. Even after like 20 times at the sink, I couldn’t wash that cold off my hands. I called Dave and he said I wasn’t going crazy and that it was shock I was experiencing. That realization made me feel a little better. I crawled to bed dazed.
Happened to a Gold medal olympic runner maybe the same for a grunge popstar
Anthony Adams
what do you mean? distance? leland didnt die until like 2009 or 2010
Jose Scott
Layne was such a great guy. He got temporary dentures and a shit ton of makeup when his nephew was born to give him a kiss and started to cry a few months before he OD'd.. There's an official picture of it but the family never wants to release it since it's the last picture of him in existence, at least they gave us a raw sketch of what it looks like..
Imagine having so little life experience and such a sheltered upbringing that you believe this lmao
Jaxson Lewis
This is pretty sick
Ryder Ross
>multiple Kurt threads per hour at this point
I demand Chris Cornell shitposting
Jayden Sanders
Holy fuck I never knew that, I grind my teeth hard and have the chadest jaw, my wife loves my jaw but hates my grinding now she might put up with it.
Samuel Rogers
made me legit uncomfortable
Chase Hughes
jesus christ, cut that shit out. you're not a fucking tweeker, that's really bad. i bet you sometimes get tiny pieces of your teeth in your mouth you think are bits of food.
Cameron Reed
>Kurt had more presence and more beauty than Brad Pitt. He was a leader, he was strong; in fact, he was well fucking hung, if you really want to know. -Courtney Love
Nah not a tweaker I do it in my sleep apparently, I've still got all my teeth they are just really sharp.
Noah Cruz
kurt may have been the worst singer/guitar player out of them but he was the best songwriter and performer easy
Angel Lopez
because AiC were a cheesy metal band and nirvana was a punk band
Josiah Stewart
>best performer Nah, Eddie was the best performer. His MTV Unplugged was legendary, and who could forget his stage climbing (pic related). Meanwhile all Nirvana did was destroy their instruments and have Kurt jerk off in front of or spit at the camera.After Eddie comes Shannon Hoon, then Layne and then Kurt, lastly Chris.
Also Jerry Cantrell's pretty much the best song writer of that scene. (and Layne, if Mad Season stuff counts. And well, he wrote all of AiC's hit songs, so...)
Layne and Jerry knew what real pain was, Kurt was pretty much ouchie owww oof my tummy hurts better shoot up and blame it on my parent's divorce and scolliosis.
>chadest jaw >my wife loves my jaw but hates my grinding >now she might put with it
please stop speaking like a mix between zoomer and ClickBank product copywriter
Logan Rodriguez
You left some of the worst details out. Apparently, they found him in his room with excrements and porn mags everywhere. He tried to get clean but drugs destroyed his nervous system and so he was in pain anytime he wasn't high. His father was a scumbag who abandonned him only to get back when Layne had money, pussy and drugs to offer. And worst of all, he was a Meal Gear Solid fan and never got to play the rest of the series. Pretty tragic life, it depressed me for an evening after reading about it.
Also, what's up with junkies cutting their fingers? Why is that a thing?
Jack King
Damn, I forgot about that. Also is him wearing a Metal Gear shirt, I'm glad he got to enjoy MG1 at least. And Mario 64.
>Also, what's up with junkies cutting their fingers?
He didn't cut it, necrosis made them rot off. It's why he wore gloves during his last years.
>lose 2 of your fingers How did he lose them? It's not like they start falling off when you're a junkie
Jeremiah Parker
There's never been an official explanation by his family other than that necrosis got him after mixing crack & heroin for a while and neglecting his hygiene, sometime late 1998. 1996 was when he already lost most of his teeth, which happens if you take so much heroin your body basically doesn't have a fucking boundary anymore.
(it's like when people say Kurt was murdered because the amount of heroin in his blood, those guys don't fucking understand that you build up a tolerance as a junkie and with literally millions in your bank account, you can build one up that surpasses most other junkies)
I should clarify, by got him I mean that 2 of his fingers had to be taken off at the ER because of necrosis. There aren't enough photos in that time to see how bad it was, but since he always wore a glove on his left hand from there on out and neither Jerry nor Mike deny it it seems to be true.
Julian Williams
>necrosis Sounds about right, considering he started sticking heroin into his fingers when he ran out of arm veins. That's why he was wearing gloves by the time AiC were recording S/T.
Matthew White
Were the other band members druggies too?
Eli Roberts
The first bassist, Mike Starr, definitely was, and it killed him too. Jerry had more of an alcohol problem. Not sure about Sean.
Hunter Barnes
Jerry Cantrell was an alcoholic and coke addict for a while but got clean after Layne's death, Sean did a shit ton of drugs in his past/teen years and learned from that/tried to get his bandmates out of their drug habit, Mike was a heroin addict and OD'd the same way Layne did, just older and less sad.
Ironic that Layne died on the same day as Kurt, 8 years later.
It's a shame that we never got Layne as the front meant of Audioslave since he was too broken at the time, but Chris did fairly well.
youtube.com/watch?v=hWJfQWHUNTk This is the last track (Class off 99) Staley ever did and yeah, it really wouldn't have worked out.
Anthony Peterson
front man*
Noah Brooks
Source?
Grayson King
Any artist that’s gets to that level of popularity is going to be considered overrated. But Kurt was incredibly talented. If you look at him purely in terms of musicianship yeah he’s nothing special, but his artistry and charisma is something to aspire to.
Hudson Miller
You can literally type "Kurt Cobain quotes" and you'll be bombared with pages upon pages of Tumblr pages who worship him because of it lmao
He should have become a painter instead of killing himself. He had 150+ million and a lot of fans back then would have understood if he quit and did that for a while, considering he started painting earlier than music and had more fucking sketches than Da Vinci laying around.
But then you'd still be left with his health issues and as someone with chronic pain as well, I don't think he would have lasted long without modern medicine (Crohn's is still barely treatable, and that's allegedly what he had according to some people close to him).
>He had body dysmorphia, at times he sat down in front of a mirror and started to cry because he literally couldn't see what other people saw. He thought he was horrifyingly ugly (hence why he never really approached women and what not). this is me except im actually ugly
Nathan Morgan
he'd unironically make a prettier girl than courtney love desu
nirvana's a very special and important band to me because it's what got me into music in the first place. there are some other bands i like but nirvana is like my special band that i love more than any other.
Landon Scott
we've all been there you'll move on but cherish Nirvana in your heart, just cringe at your Cobain phase later
Nolan Green
he genuinely doesn't sound like kurt i don't know why everyone in the comments is acting like he does
Dominic Phillips
why would i cringe at having liked nirvana what's cringy about them
Luke Gomez
not cringe at liking them cringe at the amount you liked them/how much you praised them because you were halo'd by Kurt's status
Caleb Martinez
those two are bands are very obviously trying their hardest to sound like nirvana
Jonathan Sanchez
and yet the first one still doesn't even sound like kurt lol
Thomas Smith
>Can't criticize society if you live in a society. Very smart observation
Parker Parker
this
Jack Gray
real high school dropout hours
Jaxon Adams
spooked
Owen Stewart
don't talk shit about Alice'N'Chainz
Michael Wright
>He was depressed. Bipolar. Suffered body dysmorphia. Had a trapped nerve. Scolliosis. TMJ. Larynghitis. Bronchitis. Probably brain damage from the OD in Rome. Shit and puked every night.
Myths and exaggerations. Cobain was a whiney bitch.
Jose Brooks
>Myths and exaggerations Are you fucking retarded?
No, the OP and you are. There is little evidence other than anecdotal comments from friends, "super serious documentaries" made to sell Cobain brand and some excerpts of him saying that he has some of that.
Also notice that you have not, and will not, be able to produce any evidence. You just like to believe your pussy idol had all that because omg so cool XDXDXD
Cooper Robinson
>projecting He writes good music and apart from the massively overplayed hits, is still enjoyable to listen to. There is nothing cringe about it and if you listen to music blinded by a “pop halo” or some status or whatever, that’s on you.
Camden Morgan
What evidence do you want? Sealed medical records? Fuck outta here. >I don’t believe his family and friends because they are just selling the Cobain Brand Source? Exactly. Fuck off.
Juan Roberts
There are a couple of documentaries of people talking casually about how he is "depressed" much like everyone "has depression" today and some comments made by himself in which he doesnt even go into any details or says much at all. Much less support most of the lies you are trying to sell yourself.
Yes, retard, medial reports of some sort. Remember when Michael Jackson died? That sort of stuff.
You fanboys really are the worst of music.
Alexander Wright
what's Osbourn's alibi for april 5th 1994? anyone?
And add to your stupid list the fact that Cobain is now supposed to have had gender disphoria issues and was a tranny all along.
You just cant make this shit up.
Nolan Ramirez
That user wasn't even me if you want medical records you're out of luck as everything's sealed, so you'll have to take his (oh my god, I can't believe it either!) family at face value, as well as the things he personally wrote down in his notebooks and the countless videos where he feels like utter shit.
Don't know why you've got such a hateboner for Kurt, my man. Is it because you're a literal who? Because he accomplished something you never will? Because he's not "le epic underground xDDDD"?
I have no issue with Kurt Cobain, but it seems you cannot read, so I will help you. I dislike imbeciles like you who take everything at face value because you are the least common denominator.
I even like some Nirvana songs. Now go pretend he was a tranny or whatever lmao
Noah Turner
>I have no issue with Kurt Cobain, but it seems you cannot read, so I will help you. I dislike imbeciles like you who take everything at face value because you are the least common denominator.
>I-I was only pretending to be retarded
You should worry more about the people who eat up Soaked In Bleach.
>Now go pretend he was a tranny or whatever lmao
Nobody on here's doing that, just some attention seeking chick on Twitter Do you have nothing better to do, friend?
I never pretended disliking Cobain. I always directed my words at you fags. The fact that you go all defensive when someone mentions your idol is your own problem.
>Do you have nothing better to do, friend? Right now, no, I am waiting for an email. Do you?
Kevin Evans
>I always directed my words at you fags. The fact that you go all defensive when someone mentions your idol is your own problem.
Well, why do you hate his Yea Forums fanbase if you like him yourself? I understand being angry at people brainlessly defending someone because they've grown to like that person, but only if it makes sense. Simply chimping out because you don't want to believe in medical stuff that's evident isn't really a good reason to be angry at fans.
>Do you?
I finished work about an hour ago and won't be busy until tonight, so no. However this shouldn't mean we should endlessly argue as that gets pretty annoying
I think so, his story is the best Rock and Roll ever gave us. Its like a greek tragedy the more you learn about him, and young people will continue to eath that shit up and identify with it for years to come. And the music was pretty good for what it was, too. It's catchy and edgy, what else could a teen want?
Leo Gray
If he'd look like most other grunge guys it wouldn't work that great, though. Just imagine Thom Yorke in his place. Doesn't work lmao
It almost feels like he was destined to have those male model looks
Nobody will listen to Nirvana, but the remnants of humanity in 100 years will at least know that Kurt Cobain was a famous rock star who killed himself.
Carter Rodriguez
I mean, we have a shit ton of statues of him (ranging from Aberdeen, Seattle to even fucking Austria). So he's already immortalized the same way the Greek gods were in a way.
>So he's already immortalized the same way the Greek gods were in a way. You've got issues.
Bentley Morales
How? There are books of him, statues of him, art galleries of him, he's even in a fucking Mexican history book. He is immortalized, I'm not supporting that, I'm just stating it.
Blake Sanchez
If Kurt was revived and saw a statue of himself crying in his hometown, he'd surely off himself again.
Bentley Miller
There are multiple ones worldwide as I said, like pic related. Whatever, uh... that's supposed to be. Tortured genius, I guess...? I'm no artist.
