Let's see...
He was a worthless drug addict.
He wasn't all that great at guitar.
I've seen several definitions reffering to him as "the greatest musician ever" or "the greatest song writer ever"..
let's look at the facts shall we?
Many other bands have started Genre's.
are they hailed as the greatest bands ever? no.
Iron Maiden was one of the most influential bands in thrash metal, and they defined the sound of a genre. are they hailed as Gods? no.
Pink Floyd was argueably one of the most influential bands of our
time. For god's sake, even KorN covered them. but are they hailed as God's again? no
the greatest songwriter of all
time eh?
Are we to throw away Bob
Dylan or Johnny
cash for some heroin addict?
and his meager guitar playing skills?
Smells like teen spirit chorus is
4 power chords, 'nuff said.
Guy 1: oh man, I'm so anti-establishment, I listen to
Nirvana, Kurt is
amazing, he roxxxxorz your soxxxxorz lol, he like totally expresses my lyf in general, I am so sad
.
Guy 2- No, your a pathetic moron who thinks he's cool. Kurt wasn't good, and frankly, I'm glad he's
dead.