How Nardwuar Got Kurt Cobain’s Last Interview
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 ก.ย. 2024
- In January of 1994, Nardwuar got an interview with Nirvana. This would be Kurt Cobain's final interview. The question remains: How? The answer isn't as simple as it would seem.
~VOICE CREDITS~
Kurt Cobain - @zeepsterd
Hugh Baker/Additional Help - @Timbabwe.
Courtney Love - The only woman I know, you know who you are
Twitter - / marcbutevi
Music List - pastebin.com/w...
Oh btw, Krist Novoselic, Dave Grohl, Courtney Love, Bleach, In Utero, Nevermind
Small error: Kurt died in April not March.
Larger error: he didn't take his own life...
Courtney Love took it from him 💯
@@xp8969 *Grabs popcorn*
@@xp8969 CORRECTION: My apologies to the author/publisher. The final interview year was Jan. 1994. KC was discovered expired in Apr. 1994. I wonder if this was KC’s last recorded interview? 🤔
@@fefejones81 isn't that...isn't that the title of the video? Maybe on film? MadHouse released their recorded interview days before his death. It's very easy to find all of this information, and much is provided why rhetorical question air
Everything bad happens in april
You know you've made it in the music business when:
• Weird Al parodies your song
• Nardwaur interviews you
heavy on the narduwaur, weird al isn't rlly that relevant anymore but he's a goat
@@SockiThePoser screw relevance weird al is eternally the music world's best parody artist
@@nikosucksatskatingsadly he's not making new albums so that's why the person above said he's kind of irrelevant now
Also Beavis and Butthead’s seal of approval!
Doesn’t have to be both, either or and you’re in
Dave Grohl nardwaring nardwar is an insane twist
😂😂😂 right? Dave knows way more than he lets on. Total music nerd.
Not surprising at all
I kind of rolled my eyes and said of course he did 😂
You can't Nardwuar a nardwauarer
That was the best part
Dave Grohl killed Kurt
Appreciating Nardwaur is a sign of overwhelming wholesomeness and humanity. Successfully responding with "doodoo" at the end of the interview is the ultimate sign of respect
Dodo
And saying “wholesome” is a sign that you’re a cardboard cutout. Buy a thesaurus.
@@07foxmulder And getting frustrated at the use of normal words in TH-cam comments is a sign of low intelligence. Unfortunately, there's nothing you can do about that 07foxmulder.
@@cantbehelped Talk to the hand, nerd.
@@07foxmulder bro is actually 12 lmao
Nardwuar is legitimately one of the most important people in music history.
not in the sense that him or his bands were musical geniuses, but in the historical sense.
the amount of archives of interviews, the nooks and crannies of their personality he's explored, the sheer amount of respect he's earned in the industry..
he might call himself the human napkin, but it's not for the times he's been spit on, but simply for the note taking you can do on one.
He doesn’t call himself the human napkin😂😂😂😂😂
He calls himself the human servirte
@@luis7737 the human napkin LMAOOO
Well said
@@luis7737 a serviette is literally a table napkin
@@luis7737
And what do you think a serviette is?
Hearing Kurt say "do do" laughing with that beautiful smile made shivers run down my spine r.i.p
better watch whole interview they trashed our boy nard fuck em
Did it really? Shivers ran down your spine? 😂
he didn’t say do do
@@Ivanboolin 😭😭😭😭
@@Ivanboolin I turned on
1. You told this story better than Nardwuar himself. Epic!
2. I love how Dave Grohl Nardwuar'd Nardwuar by bringing up the band he'd been in.
That's just Dave Grohl man. He knows a toooooooooon of music. You should see the documentaries he's being involve with. They're awesome and let you see how far he goes on music.
Nardwuar and Dave team up when?
You are Nardwuar! We have to know!
Lol
Thanks for the story! I’d watched the interview, but didn’t know it was Kurt’s last! 😢
hey whats cracking crackhead Pewdiepie
@@joelsmith3473 such a stupid quote since burning out is fading away
@@lastbestplace8112 it's a different kind of fading. instantaneous.
Pewdiepie? Omg
@jjbb8650 you are a goat herder
Nardawr being Kurts last interview and making him laugh is a wholesome moment amongst the sadness.
Nard is a legend, dude turns interviews into an art form.
Truly a one of a kind talent.
He just interviews people man, it's not that deep 😆
@@VoltiXHD2 Nah dude, there's a reason why no other interviewer in the world gets as much love and respect as Nardwuar, it's because he makes it something special.
@@DanielSantosAnalysis you can tell he truly loves interviewing
@@VoltiXHD2 That's like saying that Chefs "just make food." There's some truth to it, but when someone puts much extra effort in, it's not quite the same thing.
I really hope we get a Nardwaur doc that encapsulates EVERYTHING he did from beginning to now. Dude is such a rare enigma. He’s been doing it for the love of the art so long that you can watch the shift of artists reacting to him differently and change with the time. Dude just pursued the most honest way of trying to get the real version of an artist that was possible, which back was so unheard of, now it’s the thing you WANT a Nardwaur interview because you’ve made it, and he lets you know you’ve made it
Nardwuar is my personal hero. Lots of people come outta this town, but he’s always had the biggest impact on me. The golden standard of interviewers and journalism.
So your Vancouverite as well?
Kurt was murdered!
@@meekthegreat9843we've all heard that before
oh wow so many Vancouverites here.
I'd never heard of this man, but he's interviewed more famous people than I knew existed. Cool that Courtney could be the hero of this story
his relationship with tyler the creator is phenomenal
courtney def helped nardwaur career but she also killed kurt
@@marley44422 were you there?💀
@@Motivation_snack6668 yes
Bro was the shotgun
As always, great video! I had no idea Narduwar was THIS persistent. Also, would love to see more Nirvana-themed vids on your channel
I find the band really interesting so it’s definitely a possibility. Thanks for watching!
The fact that we get so many forgettable biopics each year yet have never had the thrilling tale of this living napkin's perseverance adapted to the screen is a crime.
Kurt hated interviews… that’s why he treats interviewers like crap. My theory is that the fact of being interviewed made him look as a famous rockstar godly-like celebrity, which he didn’t like.
Wrong. Kurt hated interviews because he thought everyone was below him.Too ignorant to give anyone any credit. No humility at all. Selfish junkie.
Yea but if you read his old journal entries and look at all of the work he truly put into Nirvana becoming big, he also cared ALOT about becoming a “rock star”. Dude was a walking contradiction, and I say this as the biggest fan. RIP Kurdt
The fact Dave recognized Nardwuar for his small little band is incredible. Dave is truly a special guy. I am not a nirvana or Foo Fighters fan. I don't dislike them just not a big fan. However I am a massive Dave fan.
He seems like a super cool dude have you ever seen the video of him doing a small TH-camrs live stream by the name of Pat finnerty. It's hard to not like the man
3:18 It's amazing that TH-cam was never sued for ripping off their logo from Nirvana.
Had no idea Nardwuar went this far back. I'm glad he was able to persevere and get that interview with Kurt!
P.S. Whoever voiced Kurt in this video, they did a pretty good job.
Bro nardwuar has been in the game FOR AGES. Literal legend
He's In his mid 50s been doing it since he was a teen
@@thelazygamer1370 yeah, he's like ageless. Like time doesn't affect nard.
Nardwuar's 1st interview was in 1987, during his last year of High School. He was 18 years old. His 1st interview was a local Vancouver band called Poisoned. It's posted on his YT channel.
I did not know nardwaur interviewed Cobain at all, so that was pretty cool to find out the story behind it
great video as always marc!
I like how even though this is so far one the fewer non-weezer related videos on Marc's channel (even if Nirvana was a huge inspiration for Weezer especially on Rivers Cuomo himself), Marc still put in some Weezer related things in the video such as the music video of Perfect Situation while talking about Courtney- who looks and kinda acts a lot like the blonde in the music video.
It’s the little things that count, thanks for noticing!
the sonic youth interview was heartbreaking to see
The fact that Dave out-nardwuar’d nardwuar when they met is genius. Music geeks unite
It totally slipped my mind yesterday marked 30 years since his passing :( rest in peace Kurt
Dudes been just enjoying life doing what he loves the whole time and honestly we can all admit we’re jealous of that
Honesty.
So sad, that last "doo doo" from Kurt sounded like one of those recordings of him as a little boy. Hardly any time between then and him here.
i cant believe nardwuar killed kurt cobain just to be able to say he got the last interview 😔✊🏻 respect the hustle tho
He didn't, it was actually schlatt😔
@@simonrespetooh god not shchlitterus
can't believe you're the first one to make a video on this classic get a interview with Kurt Cobain any% speedrun
2:23 YOU ARE NOT JUST GLOSSING OVER GORBACHEV
I didn't know about Nardwaur until this video and I have to recognize his perseverance to get this interview. Also, I am impressed by MarcButEvil capacity to find interesting topics like this one. I love this channel. Great job 👍
That means a lot, thank you!
Courtney came in SO clutch
As someone who is always told I look like Courtney , I appreciate at least one positive Courtney comment
@@Serenity888Meowpeople don't like Courtney because she was such an unashamed rock star and she was really good at it.
@@javi__...a male musician does crazier shit than she and they’re praised for it. She’s just an aggressive punk rocker. A male musician has heroin problems and it’s sad, but a woman has them and it’s reason for disgust.
bro your video making skills are improving like cracy
That means a lot. Practice makes perfect!
The Tuesday January 4, 1994 interview with Cobain was truly his last televised interview. It's debut (audio only) was on radio first on Friday January 7 on Nardwuar's radio show on CITR (University of British Columbia campus radio station). The next following Friday January 14, the "video version" debuted on a local TV show in Vancouver (Canada) called Soundproof. Which was a local Alternative music show that aired from 1979 -1999
That is crazy
This is without a doubt an excellent and very interesting video. After watching it, this video left me with a strong desire to see other interviews made by him with other artists. Another thing that left a big impression on me was Kurt's interesting and unfortunately short life.
He does have one of the saddest stories. He lives on in the hearts of the people who love him AFTER he died. I don't know if that's good or bad but "it's better to be hated for who you are than loved for what you are NOT" -kurt Cobain. God he was a beautiful creature 😢
My sister went to that concert. Kurt also used to hang out in Vancouver before becoming famous. He'd stay at a house on the street my sister lived on too.
I was smiling like a child at 8:53 until the following words came out of your mouth and I remembered he’s not here anymore
I’m dying of addiction and it’s very very emotional and meaningful to listen to artist like this expressing that feeling and that life and how it only leads to a rough one
He didn’t die of addiction. His bitch killed him
Me too. I hope you’re at least somewhat better, keep ur head up and focus on helping yourself. It never gets easier but you’re not the only one, don’t be afraid to reach out for help when U need it
@@dildoshwagins2222 just got off work too, trying hard not to pick up. Withdrawals off that suck a lot, I hope u can get past it and keep going. I’ve thrown away so many days/months clean on that stuff and always regretted it. Love for u too, stay strong if not for yourself than for the people around you.
@@finished6267 fucking hell brother, what kinda dude says "keep dying?"
What's your poision? For me it's stims, mostly RC's 2-fma to be exact. And benzos to be able to sleep and manage work. Mix in som opium and kratom and there you go. I was able to manage doing this only a few times a week for a long time. But now it's every day. I never know which withdrawal i'm suffering from after a few days, i think the kratom is the worst since i've been using that the longest. 2-fma is suprisingly forgiving, compared to normal speed the side effects (so far after 6months of use) is not even close. But the high is more mellow too of course.
The thing is before i started using anything i wasnt happy, and i wasnt feeling good anyways. That's how i remember it at least.
Does this effect the Weezer economy?
kurt cobain is rivers cuomo so yes
Yea it’s common knowledge a dark magic cult revived kurt and he became rivers cuomo
he looks just like buddy holly
What does this mean for Lebron's legacy?
rivers cuomo studied kurt's style extensively
Great video as always 👍
Nardwuar can be very persistent, I think the best way to describe his interviews I founded it in an article
a few months ago" his interviews are a mix of “This Is Your Life” meets an interrogation.
my favorite youtuber just uploaded wooo
THIS IS BETTER THAN ANY MOVIE. I have had a rough few months and by the end of this vid I was giggling and cheering, thanks for all the hard work.
Never cared for Nardwar, but this definitely opened a soft spot
I love the topics you choose to cover. Maybe they're niche but I'm always intrigued by them
My boy was high as Kite yeah give him his interview whit the Tururutu and every thing
What a legend
His interview with Kurt is one of the best interviews ever. It was incredible.
Narduwar is a beautiful human being, you are a legend for this interview. Sounds like he and Courtney Love had an amazing friendship, stories like this just can't happen today.
One of the best videos I've watched and only 10 minutes long. I would watch this for hours at a time.
amazing video, as always.
Thanks!
That Nardwaur impression.... 10 out of 10 👌👌
I didn't even know his name was John, this is a great video!
4:15 The impression is spot on lmao
I can't believe I've actually never heard of Nardwaur before! This was an awesome story, thank you for sharing, as I will definitely be a fan of Nardwaur from now on!
how come I've never heard of Narduwar until two months ago?
As someone who grew up watching Nardwuar on MuchMusic it is wild to me how popular he is now.
Rick the temp and Master T!!!
He deserves it all he’s such a legend: he’s the only thing I ever remember from much music
Yes 😂👍@@lovingthesauce
On tour with my band, we stopped to see Kurt’s house. Lemme tell you guys.., to experience the true raw emotions you feel while standing next to his house is unreal.
It's sad that Nirvana's second studio album is so popular, yet everyone that starts talking about it, cuts it short saying "nevermind".
Classic
Nardwuar is a Legend! But he did not realized Kurt´s last interview. His final one was with Madhouse magazine in April 1994, the month he died, and it´s one of the most compelling interviews I have ever seen.
Great video, but he died on April 5th, not march 5th.
Was wondering if anyone else noticed that.
I just listened to the whole interview. This man Narduwar basically held Kurt hostage and there was no panic, no alarm, no fake emotion on the part of Kurt. That says a lot about who Nirvana were as human beings. They would give you the time of day.
love the nardwuar impressions for the quotes
Just my observation and thoughts;
Courtney, and this is according to sources near her (even her own father mentions this), has always had an almost clairvoyant knack for picking stars out of a crowd... she reads people very well. Her father also claimed she had tested at an above average IQ, and she works this with her natural ability to charm people, to get what she wants out of them, which is subservience to some degree.
After her first interview with Nardwuar, she likely determined at that time, or sometime shortly after that he would become a popular interviewer, and Courtney Love is notorious for developing and nurturing relationships with people within the media, news outlets, etc, she has contacts and friends in strategic places... And even more notorious for weaponizing her connections.
So, yes, it was cool of her to take up for Nardwuar that day, when he was confronted by security, but likely she was looking at the bigger picture of quid pro quo, that she could collect on in a future date, if she needed. At any rate, regardless of how you feel about her, she is "Brilliant", to quote the little boy who got to meet Kurt on an airport tarmac, while exiting a plane (The kid exclaimed praise for Courtney, even to Kurt's surprise).
Nardwuar indeed has become one of the most notable and legendary interviewers of our time.
As deep as that sounds, she probably just thought it would be fun. She was high as shit on heroin and said, "Whatever." I'm sure her father thought she was a special flower, but I haven't seen any evidence pointing to her being a savant of fame. All she did was cling to fame like a child onto a mother. Also, 50% of people in the world have an above average IQ. That's how averages work.
She wasn't brilliant. She was a user and a burnout, and that's what her life has been, is, and always will be.
Nice sentiment, though.
Kurt Cobain's last interview was February of 1994 in Toulon, France.
I only recently came across Narduwar when watching a Slipknot interview couple month's back lol ( unless i somehow watched an interview years ago and didn't remember it) and gotta say love his energy for what he does and the immense research on them, but man that was a bittersweet ending. He got one of his dream come true wishes but man i don't know how I'd feel knowing that one of my idols that i got to meet takes his own life months later, happiness aside knowing he got to interview not only Kurt but the whole band together, but man he must've felt devastated knowing bout his passing after that. It's still a shame how many awesome musicians that have passed due to the angry disgusting demons known as depression and addiction. So many to name , so many we wished we could've helped 😢
My favorite person to share a birthday with.
RIP Kurt.
5:55 funfact, pretty sure the butthole surfers were high on LSD or smth that day. They didn't seem to take him seriously or gave pretty meaningless answers, but when Nardwuar mentioned the Bassists other band you could genuenily see that he was really flattered lol.
I cried at the end, great video
I love nardwar
This channel is awesome , you deserve to be way bigger than wat u are dude ! 🎉
Thank you!
mutant mudds ost so good
Been 29 years now. Remember that Friday. Very somber and sad.
Very cool 🤙🤙
honestly he’s become an absolutely insane interviewer, he knows so much and makes all of his interviews super fun and interesting
this story was mind blowing🤯
i congrats the man who made the video. ifeel the sadness and love for kurt's life and career . i wish you the very best in your life , and enjoy your hobbies
Would love to see a video on Nirvana some day
I can't believe it was almost 30 years ago already.
Great video. A fascinating story well told. Thanks man.
That's awesome, what a good story getting to do the interview
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
The smile Kurt gave when Nardwuar asked him a question on the Jagstang :')
R.I.P Kurt
Great job getting this story 💯 it’s all accurate and finally doesn’t make Courtney look bad
I like this video, and since ur talking about Naurdwar I think u should make some videos abt figures in the hip hop community as well
I still don’t think BELIEVE it was suicide. RIP my friend.🌹🙏🏻
My favorite part of the interview was when Kurt casually mentions he'd been "shooting coke all night w/ the guts from Alice in Chains" and couldnt remember anything from the show he was asking about, followed by the only brief moment of what was surely a speechless silence in the interview
This coincidentally appeared in my recommended page whilst wearing kurt cobain's shirt on.....
I can only imagine the music we might have had Kurt not taken his life in a moment of weakness. So glad to see Nardwar grow over the years to become many artists favorite interviewer.
Yo man ur video felt very meaningful. Ur voice made it sound like u are genuinely dedicated to informing others of this grand moment in history and I love that. Keep working hard 🙌
Great video instant sub family
Another iconic music interviewer: Rikki Rachtman.
Thats vancouver BRITISH COLUMBIA canada to you. lol great video man the quality was insane!
Nerdwar I mean Nardwar is and has been my only hero since I first saw him.
His sheer Balls are huge and his persistence is legendary or should be.
He needed a video about him made, should be a docu series.
Well presented mate cheers!
Keep on rocking in the new world.
Du dudu du du......🎉
Best editing I’ve seen…..clever….quick……….funny…….made me tear up at the end…..Ty
Thanks for sharing that. A very cool story indeed. The trouble you went through and the fact that you stuck with it and eventually got that interview. What you said at the closing video was really special. About the tragic end but then you said his life is worth celebrating. Had loving family, adoring fans, a incredible career and making the dream of getting a interview come true. Whenever the talk of Kurts death comes up its sad, i felt sad, but then what you said made that feeling go away. I saw them in Toronto in 91 i think. We weren't expecting that kind of performance. A good band is a good band and Nirvana was a good band. RIP Kurt 😔
I am SO happy youtube recommended me this. I've been searching the name of this guy for days now, I love his work! (Now back to the video)
That is an insane story!!!
best youtube intro of 2023
ppl seem to ignore dave's being so down to earth and his NERDISM about music. he knew nardwuar band man..... like HOW?
Thanks for making me cry with that last part :(
Great animation and narration 👍🙂
"Is there a word that Nirvana likes to hear when they're playing?"
Krist: "Yeah 🎶Fuck You🎶"
As a maximum rock and roll reader since the 90’s, i have been aware of Nardwuar, the human serviette , and his monthly advertisements in MR&R through the punk community for a-lot longer than i am comfortable realizing/ admitting…
Anywho, i always find it funny that zoomers and the internet have given him a second life in a sense.