Kate wrote: >I don't believe any of the above artists died as a result of feeling artistically irrelevant>
I agree with this statement but I believe that Cobain killed* himself because of his fear of becoming artistically irrelevant *(if he really killed himself is another topic for another list) >From: "Kate Bennett" >Reply-To: "Kate Bennett" >To: >Subject: Re: through the wall >Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2002 12:12:47 -0700 > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] (do you have a name?), I liked much of what you wrote, with >a few exceptions. > >I felt this statement to be cruel: >She didn't pull a Joplin, Cobain, or >Nyro,< > >Janis died of a heroin overdose at age 27 >Kurt also overdosed on heroin but didn't die...he then shot himself, also at >age 27 >Laura died of ovarian cancer at age 49 > >also, >>If she were to hinge her being on perceived notions of her relevance >as an artist, she would have long offed herself. < > >I don't believe any of the above artists died as a result of feeling >artistically irrelevant, I think Janis, Kurt, & sadly many other great >artists have died at an early age because they used drugs to numb their >inner demons & as a result went over that edge... > >Laura died of cancer. > >one more comment...>>She didn't have a personality like Laura Nyro where she >could just put her muse on hold (Laura changed her primary focus from record >making to childrearing and domestic living)<< > >It isn't a personality difference that allows someone to put their muse on >hold to raise a child, it is the incredible demands of raising a child that >leaves little time or energy for the muse... > >******************************************** >Kate Bennett >www.katebennett.com >sponsored by Polysonics >Discover the Indies at Taylor Guitars: >http://www.taylorguitars.com/artists/awp/indies/bennett.html >******************************************** ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com.
