Agreed. Cobain, for example, just struggled with fame, drug issues, stomach pain, regardless of his dealings with the record labels.
Seems rather immaterial. Unless, of course, I'm missing something. Admittedly, I don't know much about him even though I'm a millennial. Seems like I should but I was more into post grunge music.
> Agreed. Cobain, for example, just struggled with fame, drug issues, stomach pain, regardless of his dealings with the record labels.
Steve Albini remarked that during the In Utero sessions, he ignored everyone but the band and that everyone associated with Nirvana were "the biggest pieces of shit I ever met." [0]
There was absolutely massive pressure on Cobain to produce for his contract, and that greatly exacerbated a number of the issues you listed.
Seems like a guy who should have been given some time off from his contract. Same with Winehouse; ultimately both were a commodity for their labels to package and sell and the problems that they were showing in their behavior were ultimately their own to deal with.
Seems rather immaterial. Unless, of course, I'm missing something. Admittedly, I don't know much about him even though I'm a millennial. Seems like I should but I was more into post grunge music.