tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post2821217466554937331..comments2024-03-18T15:52:46.631+00:00Comments on Liberal England: Nirvana: The Man Who Sold the WorldJonathan Calderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00730157683743989696noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-3711572571089859152014-04-20T14:20:47.434+01:002014-04-20T14:20:47.434+01:00I saw Bowie (supportedby Morrissey) at Webley not ...I saw Bowie (supportedby Morrissey) at Webley not long after Cobain's death. He sang this song and the audience were obviously thinking of Cobain. Bowie said "he was stupid and he deserved to die". Cue sharp intakes of breath from everyone. And yet over the years I have come to the conclusion that Bowie said exactly the right thing, not as a heartless remark but as a shock that might pause the hand of anyone who found themselves in Cobain's condition. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com