And?
Your argument was that he was the drummer for one of the greatest bands of the 90s, so you implied that's how he got his head start on success afterwards.
My point is that if it was so easy, why didn't Novoselic blow up too?
You gotta recognize talent. Singing backup has nothing to do with it.

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Posted by rumproast

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Posted on 12/27/07 at 11:27 pm to Mister Completely

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dave grohl>>>>cobain

I have to say, Grohl is pretty damn amazing.....Cobain was a "cult hero" based on the fact that he pioneered the "grunge" movement. His lyrics usually made no sense. (Then again, neither do Grohl's.....see Everlong for reference)....Cobain was more "stoned" than intelligent I suspect....

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Posted by Mister Completely

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Posted on 12/27/07 at 11:28 pm to lurker124

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For real though I'd put Everlong up against a lot of Nirvana songs

My favorite Foo song.

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Posted by lurker124

Member since Apr 2006

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Posted on 12/27/07 at 11:29 pm to Mister Completely

I said it helped. It was pretty evident that grohl was talented. Using the lack of success of a 3rd bandmember isn't a good example though.

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Posted by Tigahs

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Posted on 12/27/07 at 11:29 pm to Hot Carl

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what are you looking for here? His music showed a lot of intelligence. Blowing his face off with a shotgun, not so much.

Hemmingway was also stupid.

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Posted by Santa Clause

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Posted on 12/27/07 at 11:32 pm to lurker124

Dave is a great talent

Kurt is a one in a million years talent

Both are great

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Posted by lurker124

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Posted on 12/27/07 at 11:33 pm to Santa Clause

agreed

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Posted by Mister Completely

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Posted on 12/27/07 at 11:39 pm to Santa Clause

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Kurt is a one in a million years talent

my apologies, but i just don't see it. and again, I AM A NIRVANA FAN so don't think i'm just stirring up a bunch of crap.

had kurt not whacked himself, would he be held in the highest regard as he is today?

look at the implosion of the grunge movement. pearl jam will never make better music than they did with their first 3 albums. soundgarden has been done for years. alice in chains was done in because of layne staley's suicide (and he was crazy talented too).

out of that era, i think only grohl, scott weiland, and chris cornell have evolved to stay relevant today. maybe if cobain were still alive, he would be another eddie vedder? just asking a legitimate question to keep things in perspective.

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Posted by Prominentwon

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Posted on 12/27/07 at 11:44 pm to lurker124

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Kurt Cobain's intelligence level

splattered all over his bedroom wall

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Posted by lurker124

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Posted on 12/27/07 at 11:44 pm to Mister Completely

They probably would have died out eventually like most bands, but I think they could have put out at least 2-3 more multiplatinum albums. Did killing himself make him more famous? Probably. But no telling what he could have come up with if he hadn't

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Posted by NOBODY

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Posted on 12/27/07 at 11:46 pm to RidiculousHype

Everything that Kurt Cobain had ever known or thought or loved drained slowly down the wall behind him. His mothers face, his first communion,women he had known.

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Posted by Prominentwon

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Posted on 12/27/07 at 11:47 pm to NOBODY