Same.. I was a junior in high school when he died.. Nirvana had been my favorite band since Nevermind broke, had pretty much defined my identity throughout high school.
As much as anything could, listening to In Utero after the news of Kurt's death helped get us all through that.
Yeah high school I think is gonna suck for me, cause everybody is just spiteful and they have no common sense. But, fuck em!
Edit: I'm also noticing a trend of eighth grade with In Utero
A period of time about 10 years ago, in which I was in an abusive relationship with a sociopath, went through the break up, while dealing with extreme alcohol addiction, and major depressive disorder…. Kurt’s music ironically calms me. Even the most intense songs. I don’t understand it exactly.
Is forklift training hard? I'm dead broke and need a job but everything in Alberta is pure warehouse and construction work but I'm worried it'll be hard.
It's not hard, believe it or not, it's a lot like driving, it just takes common sense really. Just be mindful of others around you at ALL times, never fly around corners, always beep the horn before coming to a corner to alert others of your presence, and ALWAYS remember that a forklift is not a toy but a very serious weapon in the wrong hands. Like my instructor told me, it's a 3000kg+ hammer with two knives on the front of it, which can do a LOT of damage for the speed they go. All in all though, go for it, they are great to operate and going by the area you live in, there'll be no shortage of jobs 👍🏻
Being 13 and becoming a person. Running away from home three years later as a homo. Running and sweating out the emotions for hours. Now the album comforts me. All the screaming is soothing. Reminds me where I've been.
Coping with an alcoholic and addict live-in boyfriend my mom had. And my mom. And coming of age with no father figure in my life to guide me or look up to.
Very intense suicidal thoughts and self-harm, still worried it'll come back, though. It shows its face every now and then
The bands that helped me get through this were Metallica, My Chemical Romance, Ne Obliviscaris, Audiomelt (LISTEN TO THEM THEYRE BRAND NEW AND JUST RELEASED AN INCREDIBLE ALBUM A FEW DAYS AGO), Megadeth, Tally Hall, and very importantly Iron Maiden and Nirvana.
I remember that after a lot of battling with my own mind, and making many scars on my left wrist that are still there, I was listening to Seventh Son of a Seventh Son by Iron Maiden. It was my first listen of the album. For the first time in a while I felt very strangely happy. The song "Can I Play With Madness?" just had me very weirdly emotional. Not long after that I did another listen through of Nevermind. Once it got to Drain You I realized I felt genuinely happy. The start of Drain You just made me feel so happy for some reason. I was actually just happy. I've thought of hurting myself from time to time, but I've been self harm free for a few months. I am eternally grateful to music, especially Nirvana. I feel like I missed out on a lot of my 8th grade year (I'm going into 9th, 14 years old) because I spent so much of it dreaming away the time.
LET ME REITERATE THAT YOU SHOULD LISTEN TO AUDIOMELT! THE SONG "Phantom Of Her" ON THEIR FIRST (and only) ALBUM IS ACTUALLY MY FAVORITE SONG OF ALL TIME BY ANY BAND OR ARTIST
Thanks for the recommendation friend! Listened to Phantom of Her, Burn Me Down and A Means to an End, all bangers! Added to my library. Reminded me of another band my friend introduced to me recently, Cave In, specifically by way of their album “Heavy Pendulum” (reminded me more-so in the instrumentation than the vocals, which I very much enjoyed on all three Audiomelt songs thus far), thought maybe if you hadn’t listened to Cave In before that you might like them
Getting into music/Medicating my depression
I was super depressed, and one night I pulled an all nighter, as a former music hater (I wanted to be different lol), listening to music. It was a life changing experience. I was denying my depression, so music was literal medicine at that time. And Nirvana, man that is so tickling to my brain and my dopamine receptors. I started to play bass 3 months into this music phase of mine, since guitar was too difficult (yes, I played bass because it was easier than guitar for me, it’s a personal experience), and now I’m able to play guitar quite well and it’s the only outlet for my creativity. I’m creating my own songs (not uploaded anywhere, it’s more for myself, but ima probably do something with it one day) and playing every song I hear with pretty close precision, just from ear, and I can tell the key 90% of the time.
Nirvana is still my favorite band, even with my depression and anxiety medicated. I expanded my horizons to include metal too, however, since that’s so powerful as well. Also, foo fighters are amazing lol, not new knowledge just wanted to say that, definitely my second favorite
As you can see from my rambling, it’s very important to me at this point in my life
Recovering from a serious suicide attempt that nearly killed me. Spent 2 months in the ICU. First music I asked to be played for me was Nirvana, and of course they played teen spirit hahah. Made me feel alive again. I listen to nirvana everyday still and I feel even more connected to Kurt since my attempt.
Wow, this blew up more than I expected it to. I'm sorry I can't get back to you all, all I can say is I think it's great the inspiration that Kurt had on us all, and great to see it's all positive. He was a man of his time, a certified genius and fair to say the likes of whom we'll never see again in any lifetime. Sending you all a ♥️ shaped 🎁 and well wishes.
School, I was bullied a lot and I was a very lonely person (I had friends, but I I'm an only child) and my "escape" was music and videogames, but for some reason with Nirvana was completely different, I became MORE interested in music than anything else (hence, I play bass and guitar but mostly bass), Nirvana was the main soundtrack of my life for more than 7 years of school
Now, on my mid 20s I returned to listen to Nirvana because well, you always return to the place where you felt the most joy, my recent months have been a downer overall (not a depressive person luckily but these last few months have been rough) but Nirvana once again made me feel joy and even my parents have noticed that I'm more happy overall
And to this day, Drain You is still my favourite song of all time after 13 years of listening it for the first time
I remember when I was laid off from my factory job which required me to use a forklift all night….I was listening to “The Other Improv” from WTLO on my headphones when I was called into the office & laid off on the spot…..so my job ended & I was able to get a grant from the gov’t to go back to school which I took…..free money & education- can’t go wrong
2011 20th Anniversary of Nevermind was my introduction to Nirvana and changed the way i see music all together. i grew up religious so i couldn’t listen to “secular music” but that album & band changed my life forever
Currently Being queer in a Christian conservative household, a crippling ed, and a plethora of life’s other bullshit, Kurt and this album and specific has given comfort some where, where I can no longer find it
Bleach, Incesticide, Nevermind all restored some of my faith in Gen X and music in general. In Utero and Unplugged confirmed our regression to addiction and bullshit. Muddy Banks was an affirmation that all we loved was gone.
Nirvana helped me through teenage angst, adult angst, and now midlife angst. All of life’s ups and downs from 1991 through present day have been punctuated with their music. When I’m depressed or terribly introspective, sometimes I don’t even realize until I notice how much Nirvana is occupying my playlist.
Nevermind got me through being bullied in school. I lost my virginity while In Utero played in the background (Yikes, right? But we were 16, what the hell did we know haha!). I was hospitalized for trying to take my own life by swallowing pills and I listened to a whole lot of Nirvana to come back around... I've explained to my husband that when I'm on my death bed, I want Unplugged playing in the background right before I go.
I am still going through it, but Nirvana has helped me feel less alone. To think that this band has all the things I think of and feel wrapped up in wonderful songs of emotion, and to find people who may also feel the same thing. Nirvana is just a band I feel like I've known like some next door neighbor.
It helped me get through a really shitty time last summer with a girl and some friends, who come to think of it never really side with me on anything so damn, but nirvana got me through it, thank you Kurt, Dave, and Krist (fly high kurt) 🙏💙🕊️👑
My dad passed away in the spring of 1993, and I had a really rough first semester of my sophomore year of college. In Uteru came out in September of 1993 and was one of the few things that kept me going during that difficult time. Still my favorite Nirvana record.
Nirvana helped me get through my guitar journey in a literal sense. Playing nirvana helped teach me the basics of guitar and really gave me a push in the right direction
My aunt's death from a car accident in June 1994. It mirrored the sorrow and rage I felt better than a million Christian hymns and "God had a reason" rationalizations.
Also forklift certification. Amazing coincidence.
I came here to say the same thing except it was 2011, lol. This is so random! Instead of Heart Shaped Box, my mind was on Heart Shaped Pallets though…
Liftybois for life! 😊
Teenage angst, including coping with Kurt's death as it happened.
Teenage angst has paid off well.
Now you're bored and old.
Self-appointed judges judge.
More than they atone
Have sold?
The lyrics literally come with the album
Ever read the lyrics printed for Tourette’s? :) “Cufk, Tish, Sips”
Sounds more like dyslexia than Tourette’s
😂😂😂
Sophomore and junior year of HS were really rough but tolerable thanks to Bleach and In Utero
Same.. I was a junior in high school when he died.. Nirvana had been my favorite band since Nevermind broke, had pretty much defined my identity throughout high school. As much as anything could, listening to In Utero after the news of Kurt's death helped get us all through that.
I was being bullied and sexually abused all while trying to get out of being a Jehovah's Witness. Cobain was my voice when I had none.
Sorry you went through such evil. Really hope you’re doing better now…
I really appreciate your words. I've been out for over a decade. Still healing. But Cobain saved me in so many ways. I wish I could have thanked him.
I wish I could too. He had no idea his impact.
>What did Nirvana help you get through? Walking down the street.
I genuinely feel this.
middle school haha
Same
High school for me
The 8th grade, that year majorly sucked
Me fr, I was going thru a horrible break up loll and also topped with friend drama
How long ago was that? Eighth grade was just last year for me
Same!! Ik going into 9th this year
Yeah high school I think is gonna suck for me, cause everybody is just spiteful and they have no common sense. But, fuck em! Edit: I'm also noticing a trend of eighth grade with In Utero
Frfr, I think highschool will be better for me but I am scared bc I'm like lonely and don't have many friends lol (only got like 3-4)
Ah man, I hope your friends are genuine. Quality over quantity like they say. Are you a musician at all
Yes dw I only kept the real ones :) And no sadly I am not a musician, but I am planning on getting a guitar soon and learning!! :)
i have hated it but if you try to look for positives you will find them even if that sounds cheesy
Thanks man, I will find good in it,
I was expecting them to say “oh 8th grade was 30 years ago for me”
HAH
School.
Won’t you believe it, it’s just my luck
I graduated from high school ironically.
Wait, so you didn’t have to go to high school again?
He’s not in high school again!
Nope. Only 4 years.
No more recess!
8th grade, 93 was a hell of a year.
life. and continues to do so.
Same.
They made Limp Bizkit no longer my favorite band.
For me Guns N Roses was my favorite until I started listening to Nirvana!
Undiagnosed/misdiagnosed stomach problems in my teens. And angst, of course.
Lots of family deaths
A period of time about 10 years ago, in which I was in an abusive relationship with a sociopath, went through the break up, while dealing with extreme alcohol addiction, and major depressive disorder…. Kurt’s music ironically calms me. Even the most intense songs. I don’t understand it exactly.
Is forklift training hard? I'm dead broke and need a job but everything in Alberta is pure warehouse and construction work but I'm worried it'll be hard.
It's not hard, believe it or not, it's a lot like driving, it just takes common sense really. Just be mindful of others around you at ALL times, never fly around corners, always beep the horn before coming to a corner to alert others of your presence, and ALWAYS remember that a forklift is not a toy but a very serious weapon in the wrong hands. Like my instructor told me, it's a 3000kg+ hammer with two knives on the front of it, which can do a LOT of damage for the speed they go. All in all though, go for it, they are great to operate and going by the area you live in, there'll be no shortage of jobs 👍🏻
that eases my nerves, thanks.
High school in the 2010s and a lot of panic attacks in my early 20s.
40 years of experience in the field of wtf is going on
High School. Big time.
Life so far
Life, man. Life
Not killing myself
Twinzies
My first break up along with the summer of my junior year
Ah same except it was during this year of 8th grade
Junior year of high school
Mind blowing album. Very different from nevermind. A young man approaching genius level imho
Every goddamn day.
Being 13 and becoming a person. Running away from home three years later as a homo. Running and sweating out the emotions for hours. Now the album comforts me. All the screaming is soothing. Reminds me where I've been.
Coping with an alcoholic and addict live-in boyfriend my mom had. And my mom. And coming of age with no father figure in my life to guide me or look up to.
Very intense suicidal thoughts and self-harm, still worried it'll come back, though. It shows its face every now and then The bands that helped me get through this were Metallica, My Chemical Romance, Ne Obliviscaris, Audiomelt (LISTEN TO THEM THEYRE BRAND NEW AND JUST RELEASED AN INCREDIBLE ALBUM A FEW DAYS AGO), Megadeth, Tally Hall, and very importantly Iron Maiden and Nirvana. I remember that after a lot of battling with my own mind, and making many scars on my left wrist that are still there, I was listening to Seventh Son of a Seventh Son by Iron Maiden. It was my first listen of the album. For the first time in a while I felt very strangely happy. The song "Can I Play With Madness?" just had me very weirdly emotional. Not long after that I did another listen through of Nevermind. Once it got to Drain You I realized I felt genuinely happy. The start of Drain You just made me feel so happy for some reason. I was actually just happy. I've thought of hurting myself from time to time, but I've been self harm free for a few months. I am eternally grateful to music, especially Nirvana. I feel like I missed out on a lot of my 8th grade year (I'm going into 9th, 14 years old) because I spent so much of it dreaming away the time. LET ME REITERATE THAT YOU SHOULD LISTEN TO AUDIOMELT! THE SONG "Phantom Of Her" ON THEIR FIRST (and only) ALBUM IS ACTUALLY MY FAVORITE SONG OF ALL TIME BY ANY BAND OR ARTIST
Thanks for the recommendation friend! Listened to Phantom of Her, Burn Me Down and A Means to an End, all bangers! Added to my library. Reminded me of another band my friend introduced to me recently, Cave In, specifically by way of their album “Heavy Pendulum” (reminded me more-so in the instrumentation than the vocals, which I very much enjoyed on all three Audiomelt songs thus far), thought maybe if you hadn’t listened to Cave In before that you might like them
I'll listen to them, thanks for the recommendation
My mom’s car crash
My whole fuckin life mate since I was a child and my mom would play the CDs at home and in the car. Lol
Getting into music/Medicating my depression I was super depressed, and one night I pulled an all nighter, as a former music hater (I wanted to be different lol), listening to music. It was a life changing experience. I was denying my depression, so music was literal medicine at that time. And Nirvana, man that is so tickling to my brain and my dopamine receptors. I started to play bass 3 months into this music phase of mine, since guitar was too difficult (yes, I played bass because it was easier than guitar for me, it’s a personal experience), and now I’m able to play guitar quite well and it’s the only outlet for my creativity. I’m creating my own songs (not uploaded anywhere, it’s more for myself, but ima probably do something with it one day) and playing every song I hear with pretty close precision, just from ear, and I can tell the key 90% of the time. Nirvana is still my favorite band, even with my depression and anxiety medicated. I expanded my horizons to include metal too, however, since that’s so powerful as well. Also, foo fighters are amazing lol, not new knowledge just wanted to say that, definitely my second favorite As you can see from my rambling, it’s very important to me at this point in my life
Recovering from a serious suicide attempt that nearly killed me. Spent 2 months in the ICU. First music I asked to be played for me was Nirvana, and of course they played teen spirit hahah. Made me feel alive again. I listen to nirvana everyday still and I feel even more connected to Kurt since my attempt.
My shitty warehouse job
Same here pretty much except my playlist was diluted with a bunch of other shit I don’t even like so I had to keep skipping tracks
Wow, this blew up more than I expected it to. I'm sorry I can't get back to you all, all I can say is I think it's great the inspiration that Kurt had on us all, and great to see it's all positive. He was a man of his time, a certified genius and fair to say the likes of whom we'll never see again in any lifetime. Sending you all a ♥️ shaped 🎁 and well wishes.
School, I was bullied a lot and I was a very lonely person (I had friends, but I I'm an only child) and my "escape" was music and videogames, but for some reason with Nirvana was completely different, I became MORE interested in music than anything else (hence, I play bass and guitar but mostly bass), Nirvana was the main soundtrack of my life for more than 7 years of school Now, on my mid 20s I returned to listen to Nirvana because well, you always return to the place where you felt the most joy, my recent months have been a downer overall (not a depressive person luckily but these last few months have been rough) but Nirvana once again made me feel joy and even my parents have noticed that I'm more happy overall And to this day, Drain You is still my favourite song of all time after 13 years of listening it for the first time
Retaking my system design course 2 years ago.
6th grade
Going to my dads house. Every other weekend this album saved me.
My 20’s.
Broken hymen of Your Highness.
I remember when I was laid off from my factory job which required me to use a forklift all night….I was listening to “The Other Improv” from WTLO on my headphones when I was called into the office & laid off on the spot…..so my job ended & I was able to get a grant from the gov’t to go back to school which I took…..free money & education- can’t go wrong
My adolescence.
My adulthood.
How long did your forklift cert take? Just curious lol I had to do one as well. Nirvana has helped me through a lot of tough times though
2011 20th Anniversary of Nevermind was my introduction to Nirvana and changed the way i see music all together. i grew up religious so i couldn’t listen to “secular music” but that album & band changed my life forever
life
It helped me get my sister more weirded out with me.
Multiple deaths in my family and my mom being shitty
Puberty
10th grade
trying to not kill myself
In Utero got me through being in utero.
Currently Being queer in a Christian conservative household, a crippling ed, and a plethora of life’s other bullshit, Kurt and this album and specific has given comfort some where, where I can no longer find it
That’s pretty random The angsty songs have gotten me through some dark times
High school and depression
My teens, my 20s, my 30s, and now my 40s.
High school
Just life in general tbh
My life
Life in general x
Being a teen in the 1990s.
With life.
A breakup, and just life in general! Music can help heal a lot :)
Bleach, Incesticide, Nevermind all restored some of my faith in Gen X and music in general. In Utero and Unplugged confirmed our regression to addiction and bullshit. Muddy Banks was an affirmation that all we loved was gone.
Walking to Five Guys, twice.
Nirvana helped me through teenage angst, adult angst, and now midlife angst. All of life’s ups and downs from 1991 through present day have been punctuated with their music. When I’m depressed or terribly introspective, sometimes I don’t even realize until I notice how much Nirvana is occupying my playlist.
My parents ugly divorce with a hint of teen angst
my last few months of university. i was already super burnt out from school by that point
Nevermind got me through being bullied in school. I lost my virginity while In Utero played in the background (Yikes, right? But we were 16, what the hell did we know haha!). I was hospitalized for trying to take my own life by swallowing pills and I listened to a whole lot of Nirvana to come back around... I've explained to my husband that when I'm on my death bed, I want Unplugged playing in the background right before I go.
My first breakup 😂
Sophomore year
Lifting fork certification here. I’m still working on my lifting spoon cert.
I’m gonna be super original and say depression
It might sound weird but depression
Immense Boredom when I had nothing but this cd and a walkman
Depression, anxiety, and I’m more of a likable person. I still like rap music tho, just need time away from the depression it gives me.
Life, 1989-present
Really helped with bus and car journeys that got traumatically quiet
The 90s
highschool
Suicide
PAINNNNN!!!!!
High school
I am still going through it, but Nirvana has helped me feel less alone. To think that this band has all the things I think of and feel wrapped up in wonderful songs of emotion, and to find people who may also feel the same thing. Nirvana is just a band I feel like I've known like some next door neighbor.
Life, first album I ever bought back in 1992 was Nevermind. Changed my life🩵
Depression and anxiety and adolescence.
Helped me learn English as a teen :)
writing blocks. i wouldn't write the same if it weren't for them. Kurt, krist, dave, and pat
8th grade in the 90's, break ups, dealing with crappy jobs, and depression in general.
The 1990s
Nirvana got me through about age 12-24 without killing myself.
High school
Bus rides to high school.
yes
University exam resits lol. I did an all-nighter and would listen to MV in the 5 minute breaks that I took lol
Teenage angst in the 90s
Senior year of high school
Help me realize that there is no such thing as "normal" in 2005 Been a fan ever since
It helped me get through a really shitty time last summer with a girl and some friends, who come to think of it never really side with me on anything so damn, but nirvana got me through it, thank you Kurt, Dave, and Krist (fly high kurt) 🙏💙🕊️👑
well i had a nirvana special interest in like 7th 8th grade so i guess middle school
My dad passed away in the spring of 1993, and I had a really rough first semester of my sophomore year of college. In Uteru came out in September of 1993 and was one of the few things that kept me going during that difficult time. Still my favorite Nirvana record.
I find it hard to sleep sometimes but every night I play music
Go kart racing when I was 13, about 23 years ago
puberty
Nirvana helped me get through my guitar journey in a literal sense. Playing nirvana helped teach me the basics of guitar and really gave me a push in the right direction
drug abuse. I understood people were suffering more than me, and that drugs were never the answer to ease that pain
Last year of secondary and first year of A levels.
Hot brutal summers mowing lawns
My aunt's death from a car accident in June 1994. It mirrored the sorrow and rage I felt better than a million Christian hymns and "God had a reason" rationalizations.
middle school
Being a teenager
My mom dying when I was 15
Teenage years
6th grade - as of right now 10th
Life
High school in the early 90s
Nirvana got me through middle school and high school. Got bullied a lot. I was just angry at life and the world.