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While driving in my truck the other day, I flipped the radio over to AM --- something I rarely ever do anymore, and heard a Nirvana song on the radio. It got me thinking how I used to be a huge Nirvana fan when I was in High School, but rarely listen to them that much anymore. It was my Junior year in High School when Kurt Cobain died and it hit me so hard that I went through a mourning period where I wore the same Nirvana shirt never taking it off day in or day out for a little over a week.

Looking back on it now, It was pretty stupid and If I could go back I’d probably smack my 16-year-old self across the face for being a dumb ass and mourning the loss of a singer in some band who killed himself.

While jamming out to the music coming out of my speakers, a realization hit me like a ton of bricks --- I’m almost six years older then Kurt Cobain was at the time of his suicide and haven’t really accomplished much in my life.

Now being a self-medicating through drug use, emotional wreck of an idiot who takes his own life is not really my idea of having accomplished anything in life, though sixteen year old self may beg to differ --- at least Kurt Cobain took a chance with his life and attempted to reach his dream. The biggest risk I’ve taken recently is trying a shot of Patrón with a slice of orange instead of a lime.

Say what you will about Nirvana’s music, but there is no denying that after leaving this world at the young age of 27 Kurt Cobain left a musical legacy that has touched a countless number of people.

I don’t know If I’ll ever make that sort of impact, but maybe but maybe its not to late to try and take a chance and chase that dream.

In a related note, today I came across this mash-up video at another website, and I have to say whoever it was that mixed Rick Astley with Nirvana didn’t do a bad job at all, the song actually sounds pretty catchy.