My Life as Open Source

Despite all my rage I am still just a rat in a cage

等我都踢爆香港傳媒上身,踼爆生果日報之錯誤報導

我作為九十年代聽Grunge 大的teenager,買齊Nirvana 的official release 的專輯同單曲,對Nirvana 的歌係萬二分之熟悉(扮晒行內人),今閱報謂本地時裝店向Kurt Cobain 抄橋 致敬,出了件印有I hate myself and I want to die 的tee 因被指鼓吹自殺而要回收,其後報導介紹Nirvana 小傳:

「I Hate Myself and I Want To Die」是九十年代名噪一時的美國搖滾樂隊Nirvana的名曲,93 年推出。Nirvana樂隊87 年成立,成員有Kurt Cobain和Krist Novoselic,掀起Grunge rock另類音樂熱潮,紅遍全球。

樂隊主音歌手Kurt Cobain成名後承受巨大壓力,要依賴藥物及毒品自我麻醉,94年他在西雅圖家中吞槍自殺身亡,終年27歲,遺下歌手妻子葛妮露芙(Courtney Love)和一名女兒。Kurt Cobain也留下約3.9億元唱片版稅,不過,葛妮近年債台高築,曾出售亡夫的遺作套現。

「I Hate Myself and I Want To Die」是收錄於Pennyroyal Tea 的B-side track,是Kurt 死後才被注目,加上Kurt 生前穿上該字句的tee 上過雜誌並透露厭世,仲加之本來Kurt 的遺作In Utero 係想取名I hate myself and I want to die 咁先多人留意呢首歌。

Nirvana 的成員除了Kurt Cobain (主音加結他)和Krist Novoselic (bass) 之外還有鼓佬Dave Grohl。

該本地時裝店回應說設計靈感一向取材自街頭文化,之但係Kurt Cobain 都死左十幾年你宜家先偷佢橋有無遲d 呀??Nirvana 最新果隻碟都出左兩年啦!件tee 仲賣$299!!!有無搞錯,買件正版Nirvana band tee 都未有咁貴!

仲有呀,假設個花生砌雞師真的想向Kurt Cobain 的厭世觀致敬,用「I Hate Myself and I Want To Die」都幾低手下,識野又有料的應該要向其厭世觀的「核心價值」- 「It’s better burn out than to fade away」致敬!用呢句起碼可以含蓄表現到不願鬱鬱而終的厭世,亦突顯了人死歌留名兼搖擺不死之精神。抄都唔識抄,我靠!

  1. pcheung, want an avatar? Get a gravatar. Reply to this comment
    14:06 on September 27th, 2006

    最大問題係貴!!!
    $299買件Nirvana band tee分分鐘仲有錢剩買套直紋睡衣,可以扮足D!

  2. Chainsaw Riot, want an avatar? Get a gravatar. Reply to this comment
    14:23 on September 27th, 2006

    可能因為Dave已經加入Fool Figther,不算Nirvana成員。(如果係咁Krist都唔算)
    天屎B week、Come as you are果D先叫名曲呀化。

    下次我建議傳媒留低wikipedia條link就算o勒。唔好搞咁多野。

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    15:06 on September 27th, 2006

    果件野唔好計質地cutting,淨係算設計意念係一毫子都唔值!

    係啦!天屎B week、Come as you are 呢d 上過billboard 的先係名曲,果首B-side track 之所以多人識係因為Kurt 的死而不是歌曲本身吸引.

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    15:12 on September 27th, 2006

    題外話:如果Kurt未死,依家可能都現晒老態la…唔知仲有無力係台上面fling

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    15:16 on September 27th, 2006

    咁就要睇佢造化,不過好多grunge band 都散晒,睇怕Nirvana 都會,而Kurt 可能轉玩solo,不過無耐都唔出隻碟,出左都無人留意.

    好似Smashing Pumpkin 的Billy Corgan 咁.

  6. Chainsaw Riot, want an avatar? Get a gravatar. Reply to this comment
    15:39 on September 27th, 2006

    好似Metallica,成為恐龍級樂團,音樂唔再好聽。只能每年以唱老歌跳老舞tour坤已經四五十歲的中年死肥佬樂迷水。

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    16:21 on September 27th, 2006

    即係如果未死的Kurt黎香港登台,會夥拍張偉文、朱咪咪、李龍基,真係黎一場名歌今曲夜wor

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    16:52 on September 27th, 2006

    講真如果真係咁我都仆去買最貴的飛去睇呀!!!

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    17:15 on September 27th, 2006

    metallica? 只長存佢地過往既大碟當中!

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    17:22 on September 27th, 2006

    “metallica 只長存佢地過往既大碟當中”

    攝石人曰:I AGREE!!!

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    17:52 on September 27th, 2006

    仲有Gun n Rose 同Stone Rose 兩隊Rose,都係長存於佢地既爆棚大碟中!

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    17:58 on September 27th, 2006

    重有Pink Floyd, Kraftwerk…恐龍Band。

    甚至Beatles都係,Paul到而家都係唱老歌跳老舞,佢Solo的東西完全失敗。個人覺得Beatles四個以阿Paul最庸碌,Ringo也庸但低調。John同George有才華可惜早死。

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    12:13 on October 2nd, 2006

    我認為最正係呢句: I miss the comfort in being sad