This is so sick boys and grrls!!!Regardless of what Jim Dillon thinks, Kurt would have been deeply offended and hurt by the prospect of being depicted as Christ!
Jim Dillon, the "de facto reverend of The Church of Kurt Cobain," says,
"Underneath Cobain's brooding, self-absorbed music is a deeper spiritual
message."
Parishioners find nirvana at the Church of Cobain By Alexandra Hardy,
Associated Press writer Smells like teen holy spirit: A fledgling church for
disaffected youth has chosen as its patron saint the ultimate symbol of
disaffection, the late grunge rocker Kurt Cobain.
Underneath Mr. Cobain's brooding, self-absorbed music is a deeper
spiritual message, says Jim Dillon, founder of the Church of Kurt Cobain in
Portland, Ore.
"I think there are a lot of people who feel like they are not being talked to
in their own language," says Mr. Dillon, who describes himself as the
church's de facto pastor. "These so-called Generation X-ers feel
disassociated with society at large."
Mr. Dillon solemnly insists the church is for real. He says he got the idea
from a church in San Francisco that incorporates the music of jazz legend
John Coltrane into its services.
Instead of playing "Amazing Grace" on an organ, The Church of Kurt
Cobain would blast "Smells Like Teen Spirit."
The church hopes to find meaning in the musician's tragic life, Mr. Dillon
says. Mr. Cobain fatally shot himself in April 1994 at his home in Seattle.
The nondenominational congregation plans to meet once or twice a month,
most likely in a member's home, and is looking for a "real reverend," says
Mr. Dillon, a relatively clean-cut 29-year-old who works for a desktop
publishing company when he's not overseeing the church.
Mr. Dillon says his sermons most likely will be based on songs from Mr.
Cobain's band Nirvana.
For example, he says the song "Rape Me" is really about brotherly love.
The lyrics are, "Rape me my friend. Rape me again, I'm not the only one.
Hate me. Do it and do it again. Waste me. Taste me my friend. My
favorite inside source. I'll lick your open sores. Appreciate your concern.
You'll always stink and burn."
"It's actually a double negative," Mr. Dillon says. "In essence, the real
message is one of a Christian theme -- treat me the way you want me to
treat you."
So far, the church has 12 members and plans to sign up more.
Donations will be accepted at the rally for the Hemlock Society, which
advocates doctor-assisted suicide for the terminally ill. Mr. Dillon stresses
the church does not condone suicides such as Mr. Cobain's.
Portland already has a church named after a famous star, The Church of
Elvis. But unlike the satirical, kitschy Elvis shrine, Mr. Dillon says the
Cobain church is serious.
Mr. Dillon would not comment on whether Mr. Cobain's wife, Courtney
Love, was aware of the church.
But a Seattle editor who has written extensively about Mr. Cobain says the
rocker would be offended by the church.
"This was someone who very clearly in his life was not someone who
wanted to be held above his fans or worshiped," says Charles Cross,
editor of the bi-weekly Seattle music magazine, The Rocket.
"This may be a sign that our culture as we know it is coming to an end, or
people can find spirituality in anything."
