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'About A Son' Conversations Give A Glimpse Into The Kurt Cobain Few Knew

When journalist Michael Azerrad first met Kurt Cobain in 1992, he half-expected to find him shooting up heroin or smashing a guitar or screaming bloody murder into a microphone. After all, that's all he'd heard and read about Cobain — that he was "a known heroin user," a paranoid maniac and an absolute terror to interview.

But instead, at the end of a long hallway in a Los Angeles apartment, Azerrad came toenail-to-painted-toenail with Kurt Cobain: a slightly off-kilter, but ultimately ordinary, 25-year-old.

"All I knew was that he was a guitar-smashing junkie who screamed," Azerrad said. "Courtney [Love] greeted me at the front door of their apartment, and we walked down this long hallway, with a bedroom down at the end. And I was just dreading what I was going to find in that bedroom. But what I found was a man lying in bed, with his feet pointed towards the door. His feet were sticking out from underneath a blanket, and his toenails were painted red. He was extremely nice, told me to come in and sit down. And then he offered me some grapes."

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From MTV – Posted on August 23 2006

KURT COBAIN ABOUT A SON

Unreleased Cobain Interviews Become Movie

We all know Kurt Cobain as Nirvana frontman, Courtney's love, and, more recently, an action figure from beyond the grave. According to journalist Michael Azerrad, however, Cobain was more accurately, "a person who a lot of people thought they understood but probably didn't," MTV.com reports.
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From Pitchfork – Posted on August 23 2006

KURT COBAIN ABOUT A SON

MTV: 'About A Son' Conversations Give a Glimpse

MTV News reports today about A.J. Schnack's widely anticipated documentary, Kurt Cobain About A Son. This is one of the premieres at next month's Toronto Film Festival that has me especially excited. In the MTV report, James Montgomery gets the inside scoop from Schnack and Cobain biographer Michael Azerrad about the genesis of the project: – read more

From Matt Dentler's Blog - IndieWIRE – Posted on August 23 2006

KURT COBAIN ABOUT A SON

On these notes.

MTV's James Montgomery talks with Michael Azerrad, author of Come As You Are, and director AJ Schnack about Kurt Cobain About a Son, "a documentary only in the loosest sense of the word. Rather, through Cobain's own, unguarded conversations, the film weaves a personal, haunting bio of the man very few knew." Slated to premiere in Toronto; via Matt Dentler.
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From GreenCine Daily – Posted on August 23 2006

KURT COBAIN ABOUT A SON

Rock Stars, Blind Mountain Climbers And Iraqi Prisoners Featured In Powerful Line-Up Of International Docs

Toronto - 22 films will join five previously announced documentary titles screening as part of Real to Reel at the 31st Toronto International Film Festival. Among these compelling selections, 13 films will see their world premiere, 3 their international premiere, 3 their North American premiere, and 3 their Canadian premiere. The films announced today join Real to Reel, a showcase of the best non-fiction cinema from around the world. World premieres include Asger Leth's GHOSTS OF CITÉ SOLEIL; Lucy Walker's BLINDSIGHT; AJ Schnack's KURT COBAIN ABOUT A SON... – read more

From Toronto International Film Festival – Posted on July 27 2006

KURT COBAIN ABOUT A SON

Music, Humor, War and Personal Struggle Among 22 Docs Unveiled for Toronto Fest

The Toronto International Film Festival revealed 22 additional documentary films that will join five previously announced titles in the Real to Reel section at the 31st annual event. Thirteen films will screen as world premieres, while three each are international, North American and Canadian premieres. Docs making their world premiere in this year's Toronto fest, taking place September 7 - 16, include AJ Schnack's "Kurt Cobain About a Son" (US)... – read more

From indieWIRE – Posted on July 27 2006

				KURT COBAIN ABOUT A SON 'About A Son' Conversations Give A Glimpse Into The Kurt Cobain Few Knew When journalist Michael Azerrad first met Kurt Cobain in 1992, he half-expected to find him shooting up heroin or smashing a guitar or screaming bloody murder into a microphone. After all, that's all he'd heard and read about Cobain — that he was "a known heroin user," a paranoid maniac and an absolute terror to interview. But instead, at the end of a long hallway in a Los Angeles apartment, Azerrad came toenail-to-painted-toenail with Kurt Cobain: a slightly off-kilter, but ultimately ordinary, 25-year-old. "All I knew was that he was a guitar-smashing junkie who screamed," Azerrad said. "Courtney [Love] greeted me at the front door of their apartment, and we walked down this long hallway, with a bedroom down at the end. And I was just dreading what I was going to find in that bedroom. But what I found was a man lying in bed, with his feet pointed towards the door. His feet were sticking out from underneath a blanket, and his toenails were painted red. He was extremely nice, told me to come in and sit down. And then he offered me some grapes." – read more From MTV – Posted on August 23 2006

				KURT COBAIN ABOUT A SON Unreleased Cobain Interviews Become Movie We all know Kurt Cobain as Nirvana frontman, Courtney's love, and, more recently, an action figure from beyond the grave. According to journalist Michael Azerrad, however, Cobain was more accurately, "a person who a lot of people thought they understood but probably didn't," MTV.com reports. – read more From Pitchfork – Posted on August 23 2006

				KURT COBAIN ABOUT A SON MTV: 'About A Son' Conversations Give a Glimpse MTV News reports today about A.J. Schnack's widely anticipated documentary, Kurt Cobain About A Son. This is one of the premieres at next month's Toronto Film Festival that has me especially excited. In the MTV report, James Montgomery gets the inside scoop from Schnack and Cobain biographer Michael Azerrad about the genesis of the project: – read more From Matt Dentler's Blog - IndieWIRE – Posted on August 23 2006

				KURT COBAIN ABOUT A SON On these notes. MTV's James Montgomery talks with Michael Azerrad, author of Come As You Are, and director AJ Schnack about Kurt Cobain About a Son, "a documentary only in the loosest sense of the word. Rather, through Cobain's own, unguarded conversations, the film weaves a personal, haunting bio of the man very few knew." Slated to premiere in Toronto; via Matt Dentler. – read more From GreenCine Daily – Posted on August 23 2006

				KURT COBAIN ABOUT A SON Rock Stars, Blind Mountain Climbers And Iraqi Prisoners Featured In Powerful Line-Up Of International Docs Toronto - 22 films will join five previously announced documentary titles screening as part of Real to Reel at the 31st Toronto International Film Festival. Among these compelling selections, 13 films will see their world premiere, 3 their international premiere, 3 their North American premiere, and 3 their Canadian premiere. The films announced today join Real to Reel, a showcase of the best non-fiction cinema from around the world. World premieres include Asger Leth's GHOSTS OF CITÉ SOLEIL; Lucy Walker's BLINDSIGHT; AJ Schnack's KURT COBAIN ABOUT A SON... – read more From Toronto International Film Festival – Posted on July 27 2006

				KURT COBAIN ABOUT A SON Music, Humor, War and Personal Struggle Among 22 Docs Unveiled for Toronto Fest The Toronto International Film Festival revealed 22 additional documentary films that will join five previously announced titles in the Real to Reel section at the 31st annual event. Thirteen films will screen as world premieres, while three each are international, North American and Canadian premieres. Docs making their world premiere in this year's Toronto fest, taking place September 7 - 16, include AJ Schnack's "Kurt Cobain About a Son" (US)... – read more From indieWIRE – Posted on July 27 2006