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First of all, there is definitely an phonomenon here in America where we have a tendancy to deify people who die in tradegy early. JFK was not nearly as good a President as some feel, when his son recently died you would not be faulted for thinking that our country had lost a prince instead of a magazine owner, Janice Joplin was not so good an artist, and so forth.
Has Cobain been lifted by his death? Obviously, and to deny that people think more highly of Cobain after he died than before he died would be to deny reality. To listen to some reports and read some articles you would have thought that Cobain was the Christ of Rock come to save our souls.
Likewise, to deny that Cobain had influence on his generation of musicians and fans would also be to deny reality. Cobain was a very influential musician as the head and voice of Nirvana.
The question many rightfully ask is how much of Cobain's "legacy" is due to him shooting himself, and how much is real? That's a legitimate question to ask whenever someone tragically dies.
There is also a question of talent and art. Kraftwerk may be a monumentally influential group, but their music just isn't that good at the end of the day. It would certainly be consistent with reality to argue that Nirvana, although influential, did not produce that good music. It would also be consistent to argue that Niravana was both influential and made good tunes. This particular argument is relegated to the sphere of opinion.
-Anxiety
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