"Thank you for the tragedy. I need it for my art."

Well I'm back for another blog. Haven't really got much to say, although I do have some good news which I will tell you about a little later on.


Beforehand a little explanation for the quote I've used in the title. It is another quote by my hero and icon, Kurt Cobain. Now I know I went on about him in my last blog but since then all I have thought about is how he has stood out amongst other many people. The thing with Cobain is, I see him as being my hero. I see him this way because he went through problems similar to mine and he is very much the only person I can think of who could successfully channel his problems and the feelings that had spawned from these problems out to a general public through his music and this made people more aware. And, to me, that's what makes him such and iconic and tragic figure. Cobain went through his problems. He made people aware of them through his songs. But sadly it would appear that his problems and emotions got the better of him. And Cobain very tragically killed himself in 1994. Now back to the quote and it's very self-explanatory in its meaning. The tragedies that Cobain went through in his life influenced him. And he took those tragedies and formed them into his art, or what we would know as the great band that was Nirvana. Cobain stands out amongst other rock stars as he was genuinely all about the music and only wished to get his feelings and emotions across to a more general audience. He was truly a genius and master of his art. And he will always have a place in my life as an icon and a hero.


Now for my news. A band is in the works. Myself and four friends will hopefully soon be forming a band. We haven't got an official name yet. However, I have thought of two names already:

1. The Dropouts.
2. The Undesirables.

We should be meeting up some time soon and music shall be made. We gonna try a cover of Maggie's Farm originally by Bob Dylan, but we're going to do the Rage Against the Machine version. It's all very, very exciting.


How have I been feeling since last time? Again been up and down. Thought certain aspects of my life would get back to normal. I turned out to be wrong. I fear I've lost someone who was important to me. The reason why: because I let my emotions get the better of me. I haven't spoken to this person in fair few weeks. And stupidly I thought I could just talk to them like nothing had happened. As I said, I was wrong. All I want is for them to be happy. And if they're happier without me then maybe I should just let go and leave them alone. It would probably be for the best. Who knows? Other than this, I've been alright. Saw Inception last Thursday. It was truly a phenomenal film and I would highly recommend seeing it. Since then it's been lie-ins, plenty of book-reading time and time well spent wasted on Lego Star Wars on the PS2. Feeling pretty optimistic for the future, especially with the band. So everything should be alright. I hope.

Well that's it for now. No recommendations this time as they'll be for later in the week with the next blog, which will be up on Saturday. So keep your eyes peeled.

So for now I'll leave you in the very capable hands of Rage Against the Machine with their cover version of the famous Bob Dylan song Maggie's Farm. Enjoy.

So until Saturday. I hope you have a great week. Stay Safe. And I'll see you next time.

This is me, Edward Thompson, signing off.

Much love

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