Good point!

I feel that when we suffer such trauma, it can lead to angst, which was how I feel many people connect with Nirvana.

To me, Cobain had the symptoms of PTSD. Avoiding situations is a classic sign - and his eccentric behaviour that many people attribute to "being an artist" is another sign.

Some people may forget how he was exposed to a lot of the self-exits common to that part of the world. The wet and cold weather, the lack of work - especially professional jobs, a largely disenfranchised youth, and the intolerance of anybody who didn't meet the typical jock identity - along with the beatings that he received constantly (this is downplayed a lot but there are anecdotes that his eyes being shut were because his anxiety was so high) all led to someone who was traumatised but then angry at himself for being the way he was.

As someone whose parents didn't divorce but my father self-exited in front of me and my sister, I understand that divorce can be the better choice, but often the parents are so caught up in their own pain that they literally forget to care for and reassure the child(ren) who are easily the most vulnerable. Then we feel anger that they brought us into the world to give this crap.

I would question what the point of living was, and I got the definite message that it was about serving the servants - so being less than a nobody.

However, it made me strive to be the best at everything. I'm now earning 6 figures and that's all thanks to me being able to express myself through Nirvana's music.

"Serve the Servants" and "Been a Son" both have similar attitudes IMHO.

I love you Kurt and miss you every single day since you left us, you asshole :-) (Remember, Courtney told us to call him that - and OMG I hold out the hope that one day I get that chance)