Kurt johnstad articles

  • Rest in peace, Kurt

    Kurt Cobain once wrote the lyric “With the lights out, it’s less dangerous.” On Friday night, that lyric from the famed Nirvana track “Smells like Teen Spirit” seemed to hold up.
  • Kurt Russell told this actor to change his name

    While filming the 2013 comedy movie The Art of the Steal, Russell told Red Notice star Chis Diamantopoulos to change his name so it's easier to pronounce and remember. "Kurt and I became really friendly and he was a real chum on set. And he said to me, 'Listen, I think you’re a great actor. I love working with you. I think you’ve got a big career ahead of you. You’ve got to change your name'," Diamantopoulos tells The Hollywood Reporter. "He said, 'It’s too long. It’s too long.' And I...
  • Robert Pattinson’s Batman was inspired by Kurt Cobain

    It turns out that Matt Reeves' DCEU movie The Batman took some of its cues from '90s grunge music. In an interview with Empire Online, the director revealed that when writing his version of Gotham's caped crusader, portrayed by Robert Pattinson, he was inspired by none other than the legendary frontman of Nirvana Kurt Cobain. Continue reading Robert Pattinson’s Batman was inspired by Kurt Cobain MORE FROM THE DIGITAL FIX: DC...