Would-be Birthday Wishes for Kurt Cobain

We think of Kurt Cobain’s short, violently-ended life like Clarence Worley does The King’s: "In Jailhouse Rock he was everything rockabilly's about. I mean, he is rockabilly. Mean, surly, nasty, rude. In that movie he couldn't give a fuck about nothing except rockin' and rollin', living fast, dying young and leaving a good-looking corpse."

In most respects, Kurt lived—and died—just how he wanted. But it would be nice to still have him around. He’d be just 41 today.

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