Every Moment Has A Song

Kurt  Cobain discussed a variety of topics, ranging from condemning sexism to  wondering if he was gay, in an interview with British journalist Jon Savage for  a profile that ran in The Observer in 1993. Now, over two decades after  that feature ran, PBS has hilariously animated a portion of that interview for its Blank on Blank series, which has given a similar treatment  to artists like Beastie  Boys, Janis Joplin and Ray Charles.

The clip begins with Cobain talking about how awkward he felt in high school  and then moves into family life, as he admits that he didn’t know his family  name was Irish until after he had already played in the city his surname hailed  from. Quizzically, he said he’d even resorted to calling “Coburns” in phonebooks  throughout America. The rest of the video finds Cobain discussing his stomach  issues, his disappointment in the lyrics of Aerosmith and Led  Zeppelin and how he found some spiritual solace after marrying and having a  child with Courtney Love, among other subjects. Throughout the video, snippets  of Nirvana songs  play stitch together the narrative.