OT: RIP Chris Cornell
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This is a really good read, and nails it. Bruce Springsteen wrote extensively in his autobiography about his father's battle with depression, and his own battles. Fame and fortune don't necessarily buy happiness.
https://thefirsttenwords.wordpress.com/2017/05/20/its-not-what-you-think/
You might think grunge is about anger, but that’s not completely true. Yes, it can sound that way, but it’s really about depression and cynicism. Those two go hand-in-hand, along with their nasty little sister, anxiety. When the three of them get going, they just eat hope as quickly as it can be summoned. That leaves despair and despair is exhausting, not just for those who experience it, but for the people around it as well. So we keep it to ourselves because we don’t want to be a burden. And then it gets to be too much. Doesn’t matter if you’re a student, a mom, an accountant or a rock star. It doesn’t matter if you’ve written about it your entire life as a means of keeping it at bay. It doesn’t matter if the music you made about it brought in fame, respect and millions of dollars. It doesn’t matter if your entire generation has suffered from it. Depression makes you feel totally alone. You hit the breaking point, and then, like Chris Cornell, you die alone in the bathroom.
https://thefirsttenwords.wordpress.com/2017/05/20/its-not-what-you-think/
You might think grunge is about anger, but that’s not completely true. Yes, it can sound that way, but it’s really about depression and cynicism. Those two go hand-in-hand, along with their nasty little sister, anxiety. When the three of them get going, they just eat hope as quickly as it can be summoned. That leaves despair and despair is exhausting, not just for those who experience it, but for the people around it as well. So we keep it to ourselves because we don’t want to be a burden. And then it gets to be too much. Doesn’t matter if you’re a student, a mom, an accountant or a rock star. It doesn’t matter if you’ve written about it your entire life as a means of keeping it at bay. It doesn’t matter if the music you made about it brought in fame, respect and millions of dollars. It doesn’t matter if your entire generation has suffered from it. Depression makes you feel totally alone. You hit the breaking point, and then, like Chris Cornell, you die alone in the bathroom.
This post is really well written and quite moving. Seriously. Thanks
How RU doin'?
8 years.
I know all your graces will flower in a sweet sunshine.
I know all your graces will flower in a sweet sunshine.
Unbelievable it was 8 years ago. One of the most poweful yet beautiful voices in all of rock and roll. RIP Chris.
This anniversary is especially haunting this year. If you have someone close to you who says they are not doing well emotionally, talk to them, help them, ask them to get help. This world needs more love and understanding.
"I saw you suffering....when you thought no one was watching."
"I saw you suffering....when you thought no one was watching."