Post by Andrea on Jun 24, 2005 17:28:42 GMT -5
It’s been a while since I posted here. I’ve been in London, England for the last few months while my husband is filming. What’s a girl to do. Actually I haven’t missed NY too much as I’ve been amusing myself most nights with Patti Smith’s Meltdown at the Royal Festival Hall. It’s a series of concerts celebrating Patti Smith’s contribution as one of the great women in rock. Performances by Patti and also featuring her choice of guests – mainly women: Sinéad O'Connor, Yoko Ono, Marianne Faithfull, Tori Amos, and Beth Orton. It’s refreshing to see a woman rocker sharing a stage with other talented women without feeling threatened, acting diva-ish or competitive – a really good vibe. And a few men too, most memorable, tonight’s performance by Antony and the Johnsons – what a voice! What a unique talent! 
But more interestingly The Cobain Case – the controversial documentary film by Ian Halperin (author of Love and Death) has just been released in Europe on DVD and is in all the stores. I have a long flight home next week so I’ll buy a copy to watch on the plane on my laptop. It’s a two and a half hour, 2 disc set. Naturally I’ll keep you posted on anything that isn’t in the book. Axxx
In the meanwhile, there’s this review and interview with Ian Halperin:-
Was his grandfather convinced that Kurt didn’t commit suicide?
Yeah, he never minced his words. He was always 100% sure that Kurt didn’t commit suicide and that he was murdered. As did Courtney Loves personal investigator Tom Grant. Courtney hired Tom when he went missing from a drug rehab center a couple of days before he was found died. Just today he has announced to the media that he is 100% sure that Cobain was murdered and Courtney was involved with the conspiracy. I’m not doing that. I’m just laying out forensic evidence that shows it’s scientifically impossible that he committed suicide with lethal dose of heroin in his system, there were no finger prints on the shot gun, this just doesn’t make sense dead men don’t wipe there own prints.
The alleged suicide note that Cobain left doesn’t mention suicide once. If you read it it’s more of a letter to his fans saying he was quitting the music industry but not life. The film also features all the secrets tapes that Tom Grant provided me. He recorded all his meetings with Courtney when she took him on. For me it is just the forensic evidence.
What about his friends? Were they all like minded?
I would say 95% of them were sure it was murder. There opinions have become stronger recently too. They couldn’t believe he shot himself. That’s how I got onto this case. I was touring with my band in Seattle and I started to meet a lot of people who were friends with him and they started telling me loads of crazy stories. I didn’t know that there had been a lot of domestic disputes where the police had been called to the Cobain house. One time the police arrived and Kurt was found hiding in a closet with a gun for protection and he told the police he was scared of Courtney. I think he was a great person. He was a great musical artist, poet and he also did a lot of drawing. His grandfather showed me a lot of his pictures. I was never a huge nirvana fan but he definitely had a real way with words. His lyrics were so deep and meaningful. I really respect a person like him who can go to such deep depths of life and reach so many people with those words. There’s no denying this guy was one of the biggest influences in 20th century music.
full review: www.contactmusic.com/new/home.nsf/webpages/kurtcobainx13x06x05
But more interestingly The Cobain Case – the controversial documentary film by Ian Halperin (author of Love and Death) has just been released in Europe on DVD and is in all the stores. I have a long flight home next week so I’ll buy a copy to watch on the plane on my laptop. It’s a two and a half hour, 2 disc set. Naturally I’ll keep you posted on anything that isn’t in the book. Axxx
In the meanwhile, there’s this review and interview with Ian Halperin:-
Was his grandfather convinced that Kurt didn’t commit suicide?
Yeah, he never minced his words. He was always 100% sure that Kurt didn’t commit suicide and that he was murdered. As did Courtney Loves personal investigator Tom Grant. Courtney hired Tom when he went missing from a drug rehab center a couple of days before he was found died. Just today he has announced to the media that he is 100% sure that Cobain was murdered and Courtney was involved with the conspiracy. I’m not doing that. I’m just laying out forensic evidence that shows it’s scientifically impossible that he committed suicide with lethal dose of heroin in his system, there were no finger prints on the shot gun, this just doesn’t make sense dead men don’t wipe there own prints.
The alleged suicide note that Cobain left doesn’t mention suicide once. If you read it it’s more of a letter to his fans saying he was quitting the music industry but not life. The film also features all the secrets tapes that Tom Grant provided me. He recorded all his meetings with Courtney when she took him on. For me it is just the forensic evidence.
What about his friends? Were they all like minded?
I would say 95% of them were sure it was murder. There opinions have become stronger recently too. They couldn’t believe he shot himself. That’s how I got onto this case. I was touring with my band in Seattle and I started to meet a lot of people who were friends with him and they started telling me loads of crazy stories. I didn’t know that there had been a lot of domestic disputes where the police had been called to the Cobain house. One time the police arrived and Kurt was found hiding in a closet with a gun for protection and he told the police he was scared of Courtney. I think he was a great person. He was a great musical artist, poet and he also did a lot of drawing. His grandfather showed me a lot of his pictures. I was never a huge nirvana fan but he definitely had a real way with words. His lyrics were so deep and meaningful. I really respect a person like him who can go to such deep depths of life and reach so many people with those words. There’s no denying this guy was one of the biggest influences in 20th century music.
full review: www.contactmusic.com/new/home.nsf/webpages/kurtcobainx13x06x05
