He haunted Seattle’s music scene, withdrawing into its grit and grime. He thought some of it made sense, but most of it didn’t. So he turned to the only thing he knew for sure: his music. Soon it became clear; the inspired songwriter with scruffy hair and stormy eyes had taken the underground grunge movement mainstream. Converse invokes Kurt Cobains spirit with these Kurt Cobain Black Chuck Taylore All Star Converse. These shoes feature a canvas upper with lyrics from “Come As You Are” and “Dumb”. Available now at Converse.com
I’ll just copy and paste my old comment since it’s still relevant to this crap.
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This is the same marketing bullshit that Kurt Cobain was always saying he was against. The only difference is, they’ve targeted HIS audience and are now feeding YOU this crap and he’s not alive to have a say in it (unfortunately). I highly doubt Kurt would be happy about this as he was obviously extremely private. What’s also lame is the fact that people are going to be paying top dollar for a pair of artificially worn out shoes with his signature stamped/embroidered on them. Why?
If this is something he would’ve wanted to be done, he would’ve done it while he was alive or would’ve have pitched the idea. If he would’ve wanted people wearing his most personal thoughts on their fucking feet he would’ve published his journals on his own and been cool with this.
You’ve still got the music, the sound, the voice, the lyrics, the artwork… isn’t that enough? Isn’t that what it’s all about? This is the kind of crap that causes people to forget what they enjoyed most about Kurt in the first place: the music.
Screw forking out your cash for these bullshit shoes and marketing schemes. Get your own pair and write your own personal thoughts on them. Do it yourself.
Listen to the music and don’t buy into this disrespectful garbage. Nirvana got big because of their music. People felt a connection to Kurt because of the music and lyrics. Don’t let that die too.
These fucker’s are going to milk every last drop of the man even after his death. And of course Courtney Love is backing this shit. Your true colors and motives show even brighter with time. Money, $$$$$$$$$$$$!
So, fuck her, fuck the shoes, fuck the books, fuck the documentaries, fuck the rumors, fuck the bad imitations, fuck the boring and pretentious movies, fuck it all. Just put on the albums and remember what it really felt like, what it really meant to you. What it still means to you after all these years. That’s what it’s all about, not this ridiculous bullshit.
I´m from Brazil and I am a Nirvana´s fan too. I hate the way that the media use the Cobain´s particular stuffs ´cause he didn´t like it. He never said that the non necessary thigs was always a big shit. So fuck the shoes, fuck all the non necessary stuff. Kurt knows that the true fans don´t need that ridiculous “bullshit”. Kurt, I´ll always love you and your songs. For http://www.kurtcobain.com : I love this web site.
Hugs and kisses from Brazil:::)))
I wat to meet the person who wrote the 1st comment. Who´s “Atom”?
Kisses from Barzil
Ps.: I f Atom could show me his or her e-mail should be great!!!;D
hey guys I think Chuck’s name is Jaylor not Taylor
PS : my website is in french^^
what is with these shoes? it makes no sense cobain would have hated this.
Yeah I know what you mean Chucks are cool but Cortney Love is doing what she did with the mixed albums and all of his stuff, getting the money and well to be honest they dont even look like something that Cobain would even let go. No true Nirvana fan would wear them if someone does they are just posers
FUCK OFF ANNIE!AND YOU KNOW WHY?ALL OF US WHO LIKES NIRVANA AND WHO RESPECTS OUR LORD KURT ,WILL WEAR NIRVANA T-SHIRTS IN MEMORY OF THEM!IS THAT CLEAR?IF YOU DONT LIKE THAT-DISSAPEAR!
FUCK FACE
LONG LIVE TAYLOR CHUCK!
I think that kurt would hate this commercial company taking advantage of his image and fan base to make a profit. on the other hand it is nice for him to get some recinition but i feel that he would have prefferd people homour him in another way.
to add to my last comment why cant everyone just buy the plain ones at target that cost way less. They were the type he actually wore and liked. This is bullshit. I was not alive until 1993 but i am as big a fan if not bigger then any and i know that Kurt would have hated his face to be used as a way of making a profit and he would have hated his most inner thoughts to put out for the entire world to see. Fuck you converse.
I’m a big fan of Kurt Cobain, converse is doing great for the benefits of Kurt Cobain fanatic. just continue praise Kurt so that his memories always there, for me even Kurt Cobain not existing anymore I’m still the big fan of that guy he’s great… KURT COBAIN NEVER FAID!!!
T-shirts are fine……but these shoes? They are really crossing a line. Kurt had more than enough chances to publish his PERSONAL and PRIVATE journals if he wanted the world to know his thoughts that badly. These aren’t a few misspelled quotes from his online blog or myspace page; these are deep, private thoughts from the darkest corners of Kurt’s mind. Anyone who truly respects Kurt Cobain as a musician and a person would never pay money to SELL OUT THE GREATEST MUSICIAN OF ALL TIME. And let’s face it…..the only reason Courtney Love OK’d these was so she’d have a bit more money to put towards her drug addiction.
im only 13 but i love kurt 2 death i apoligize my generation sucks
i love u grunge
ihate rap
and country
fuck u courtney ihope u read this u murdering bitch
kurt loved u frances
strt a band riot the streets
grunge can come bak just believe
I now love Kurt Cobain and I really want his converse but they don’t deliver to Canada. And Smells Like Teen Spirit is my ring tone 🙂 heyy=)
Love for Kurt Cobain <33
I’m only 13 years old and I love Kurt. It sucks he’s not around anymore 🙁
I hate Courtney Love she did this to Kurt!!
Who really cares? Don’t buy them. It’s simple. yeah she’s making money off her dead husband but no one moaned when Yoko authorised the john lennon figures. what’s the difference?
The big boppers (50’s rock’n’roll legend) son is selling his own fathers old coffin for thousands. courtney is selling some shoes. c’mon lets not get carried away.
I still feel uneasy about the journals. yes I bought them but that WAS a bit dodgy.
Yes, it is true. And I think that it is unnecessary for them to totally sell him out like this because he never wanted for all of his past stuff to be up like this but they are still nice shoes. And it is totally wrong for her to make money off of Kurt.Sometimes people cross the line and Courteny Love is one of those people!It is just plain wrong!Even though Kurt Cobain may not be alive…I think he still deserves some confidential and private stuff!Like journals for instant.If you want to learn more about him…read a book on him don’t by his once private stuff. Stuff like his journals shouldn’t have been released to the public like it was.