Nirvana fans, like, everywhere have reacted angrily to a new book by acclaimed photographer David LaChappelle, and more specifically to a shot of Courtney Love, reports soundgenerator.com.
In the book, Heaven And Hell, the former Hole singer is pictured cradling the dead body of a Kurt Cobain look-alike; behind the pair is an assortment of pills and other medicines. The look-alike's scars are made to resemble those left by the injecting of drugs (rather than Crucifixion wounds).
Tasteless, much? We reckon so. Bad Courtney, bad Courtney.
The above picture is a cropped version of the image that appears in the book. I like squares, okay?
Yoko
Oh no!
Right,
because Nirvana fans object to Kurt being portrayed in any image, is that right?
...
once he killed himself he pretty much put her in charge of his image - which is the exchange you make for abandoning your wife and child.
it's the same fans who make this image work (by treating Kurt like a martyr) who are now whinging, oh the cruel irony...
^^
yes
amen
to that ^
upsetting Nirvana fans
is like shooting fish in a barrel
isn't she a crackhead?
i think so
Its a tad ridiculous to put Kurt and courtney in any sort of religious pose anyway
A bit like
closing the barn door once the horse has bolted this isn't it?
You spelt
LaChapelle wrong.
wrong spelling
who cares?
what a pair
of talentless wankers. and by that, i mean Cobain and Love
seriously, if you like Nirvana, you're a fucking retard. that's all.
why is that?
exactly...?
?
@ Brusma.
dude, seriously...
i know you're probably trying to shock people and stuff, but you really need wooden ears to refer to Cobain as a 'talentless wanker' with any kind of conviction.
grow up.
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!
got to this one a bit late, but...
man. the list of questionable bands you like appears to literally be as long as my arm.
why is courtney love receiving coverage here?
cos
she wrote a couple and recorded a couple of really class albums?
soz, i was just kidding
cos it's the stupidest post i see every day
kurt & courtney by la chapelle
this is an insult to the memory of kurt and an even bigger insult to their daughter, frances. too bad courtney is more interested in making headlines than she is her daughter and late husband. shoot- even kurt woulda found this in poor taste!
she chatted me up at a party in san francisco a few years ago...
she was really really er, uh... drunk obviously...
then she started stalking Beck... poor dude...
you should have seen the look of terror in his eyes...
she's just a stupid crackhead....
Haha...
That's class :D
erm
its hilarious to see someone who likes damien rice calling kurt and courtney talentless.... fuckin hypocrite
"if you like Nirvana, you're a retard"
from a guy whose favourite band is Belle and Sebastian. What a strange thing to say.
I love Nirvana, and I couldn't give a fuck about this picture.
I dont care abotu the imagery...
Its just a shit, tasteless picture.
And
to be fair, David is likely responsible for the idea as he was the photographer. Plus Courtney Love + bad taste in the same room??? Like OMFG!
...
& how much better did she seem in that More4 docu? The new songs did sound rather gash though. :(
i think..
its a cool photo.
and people need to stop being so bloody sensitive.
^^this
to distilled
boo hoo.
Someone's run out of crack money.
Those terrible religious icons you can get at the Turkish cornershop have more class than this.
This doesn't even have that kitsch value which all you kids seem to love these days.
You don't
get paid for having your photo taken, dimwit.
yes she might have asked for cash money upfront from publishers etc...
also, she can certainly get paid when the books sell...
also, she can make money from publicity it generates...
so, yeah... she will get paid...
?
By that logic I get paid for eating my breakfast, because it gives me the energy to go to work. We're talking about David LaChapelle's book here, not Courtney's. I'm pretty sure just having your picture in a book of someone else's work does not entitle you to royalties. If she was looking for "crack money", which is unlikely judging by the documentary shown about 3 days ago, then I'm pretty sure she'd be a little bit more imaginative than this.
It's arguably bad taste, but it's still more art than commerce. Clearly.
doesn't she have some horrible book or some other crap she is trying to sell?
its publicity, innit?
Nobody gets it at all
Thats not nasty - just switch "what would Jesus do" for "what would Kurt do" and the answer is a fuck load nastier shit than this. Yes its crass but isn't that the idea, is that not the point. Kill yr idols.
am i the only one thinking
when the hell did dave chappelle stop being a stand up comedian and start taking photos? hmmmmm. maybe i'm missing something here.
That's
cheered me up no end. Honest, I'm giggling, nay, chortling heartily
That could possibly be the
most vile image I've ever seen in my short life.