There are plenty of functional lifelong junkies. They're called doctors.

The world owes Kurt nothing.

He killed it by replacing it with something worse.

yeah, thanks for Nickelback, Kurt.

kurt rox!!!

It was a 'revolution' (not that I've ever heard anyone who liked his music call it that) because the scene it was part of killed of the leotard wearing, hairspray and moon boots glam metal scene that was right before it. A year or two before it, heavy metal was Poison. Queensryche. Whitesnake. People debated whether it was ok to let their children listen to Stryper until the TV told them it was devil music too.

Maybe you are too young, or stupid, to remember that. Or maybe you just miss your glory days.

I'd argue Nirvana got the closest anyone has been to the Beatles, just in terms of right place at the right time/popularity and influence.

Though for the simple fact that Kurt wore a Daniel Johnston shirt in a photo shoot, causing a major label bidding war over Daniel Johnston (who was in a mental hospital at the time), I think is hilarious.

Kurt Cobain and Nirvana embody that embarrassing aspect of American culture that thinks apathy and laziness were admirable traits.