Kurt Cobain Converse One Star
| For years, Converse was the official sneaker for rock and a grungy pair could almost always be found on the feet of the late Kurt Cobain. Cobain loved his Converse sneakers that he was even wearing them when he tragically took his life 14 years ago.
With 25% of the Nirvana catalog sold to pay off some addiction tabs, Courtney Love has struck a deal with Converse to release a special make up for her late husband. This news has been a hot topic on Nirvana forums posing the valid question, what would Kurt think to know he has a sneaker deal with a subsidiary of Nike? Pics and info via The Daily Swarm / HypeBeast. |
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Kurt Cobain Converse One Star
Kurt Cobain Converse One Star
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They’re def Cobain style with the grunge look and all, but I would want my kicks a little fresher right out the box.
Comment by qnzman989 — March 17, 2008 @ 10:56 am
yeah, they do look a little too much like he wore these on the “Muddy Banks of the Wishkah”.
Fresh pairs of these are sold at Target for $29.99 which is pretty cheap for a pair of shoes if you ask me.
Comment by Nice Kicks — March 17, 2008 @ 11:14 am
not really feelin them
Comment by greenmaker24 — March 17, 2008 @ 11:16 am
“Come as you are.”
Comment by J.King — March 17, 2008 @ 11:28 am
this makes me so angry i don’t even know what to say. courtney love is such a leech.
Comment by johnny qb — March 17, 2008 @ 3:26 pm
They a litte dingy but i guess that a good thing for a auction to get them in there orignal condition Somebody gonna pay big money for these.
Comment by solesaved — March 17, 2008 @ 5:43 pm
Kurt would hate this.
Courtney is a whore
Comment by Paul Timmons — March 17, 2008 @ 5:45 pm
Kurt whould hate this.
Courtney is disgraceful.
She is not honoring Kurt with this.
Comment by Paul Timmons — March 17, 2008 @ 5:47 pm
Kurt would hate this.
It’s disgraceful
Comment by Paul Timmons — March 17, 2008 @ 5:48 pm
Kurt would hate this.
Comment by Paul Timmons — March 17, 2008 @ 5:49 pm
Kurt would never approve of this if he was alive.
What was Courtney thinking?
Comment by Paul Timmons — March 17, 2008 @ 5:50 pm
This just breaks my heart.
Comment by Carol Fuller — March 17, 2008 @ 6:02 pm
yea kurt would no approve ofthis but what ya gonna do but these i wouldent wear but deff a collectors piece
Comment by nomatta23 — March 17, 2008 @ 6:45 pm
I’m tired of courtny love getting money of of kurt’s possesions.
Comment by Colton Daultin — March 18, 2008 @ 6:51 am
Very disheartning….and an injustice to the memory of KURT…
I would not pay 2 cents for anything that Courney Love is going to reap benefits from. MURDERER!! and the fact that you would put in your article that he was wearing Converse when he SUPPOSITLY took his own life just disgusts’me!
Comment by Dina — March 18, 2008 @ 1:13 pm
OMG! Kurt would HATE these shoes!
What the heck is Courtney’s problem?!
Comment by Ashlee — March 19, 2008 @ 3:25 pm
What next a signature remington?
Comment by KDC — March 19, 2008 @ 4:14 pm
Totally agree. Kurt would hate them.
However, I used to have a couple of pairs of one stars and they are the most comfortable shoes ever. I would buy them simply for that reason… and the “new” one stars just look aweful with the rubber toe.
Comment by Phoenyx — March 19, 2008 @ 8:25 pm
OMG!! this is just horrid! I would never ever buy a pair. Mainly cause C Love is behind it.
Comment by Cindy — March 20, 2008 @ 4:55 pm
THIS IS MESSED UP!!!!!!!!! Good thing it says “please refrain from profanity” cos there’s a lot of things I wana say right now! I can’t beleive anyone would go for this. Last time I buy converse. Courtny is a ____________________
Comment by Julia — March 22, 2008 @ 12:06 am
Are we serious a musician who killed himself, get over it. Let it go. He didnt do nothing special and he took his own life.What a loser, how bout a pair of shoes for the soldiers in Iraq.
Comment by eric duviella — March 22, 2008 @ 5:27 am
those soldiers in Iraq wanted to join the army. They dont deserve a sneaker. Kurt deserves a sneaker, but yea C love is behind this and his death.
Comment by Dax — March 22, 2008 @ 3:07 pm
Kurt might “deserve” a sneaker, but he would’ve never wanted one. C Love is a waste of everything.
Comment by Jess — March 23, 2008 @ 1:50 am
Just as much as the soldiers wanted to join the army, Mr.Kurt wanted to end his life(shotgun to the head), so whats the point?
Comment by eric — March 23, 2008 @ 3:12 am
I was wondering if this is a good gift?
honestly i don’t think it is but my friend thinks it is, i would never wear these pieces of ****. Excuse my french (stars).
Comment by ChristopherLee — March 24, 2008 @ 6:21 pm
NOT VERY PUNK ROCK.
ENJOY YOUR DRUGS COURTNEY.
Comment by ren — March 25, 2008 @ 10:17 pm
All you people who say he didn’t deserve sneakers? Wtf seriously, he was a musically talented hero and he has and will influence many people. And Iraq soldiers?, you can’t compare the two it’s ridiculous. That’s like saying there shouldn’t be any brand in the world, because there’s people dying in Iraq, but im sure your walking about with your Nike sneakers on, no questions asked.
But many of you are right he would of hated this.
Comment by Vickie — March 26, 2008 @ 12:23 pm
I like this, it brings Kurt back
and people who dont like it im sorry to say you are not a real fan, If anyhting this is a big thing, He died for a reason and to Live his name on is a good thing
Comment by Kevin — April 1, 2008 @ 7:50 am
What the HELL
Everybody is so stuck on the courtney love conspiracy!!!!
its bull****!!dude she didnt murder him if u really want to know about him watch “about a son” its narrated by kurt cobain and basicaly explains everything. She may be a b**** but she didnt kill him. Part of the reason he killed himself was because of his stomach problems that he had for years.Also he wanted everyone to leave his family alone!!
And this isnt a disgrace to kurt because its somthing that commemorates him Converse sneakers !
they are the icon of punk rock and kurt cobain.
It would be different if there were kurt cobain etnies or nike THATS a disgrace
–R.I.P. Kurt–
Comment by INOX — April 2, 2008 @ 4:31 pm
this is all in greed! only to make converse and c. love more money. Kurt would be throwing rocks at both of them if he was still alive. No one and absolutely no one who is even a small fan of him should buy them. Today I will throw away all my converse. AND SHAME ON YOU TARGET, never shop there again!!!
Comment by allen — April 4, 2008 @ 11:29 am
kurt was a great musician, and things that he sang about definitely inspired me. i think one thing he def. wouldnt want is a bunch of people to be arguing about it. if you dont think that it should be done, dont buy em. and seriously? iraqi soldiers? touchy antipatriot issues there, but with the 28% of my income the government gets they can probably buy shoes for a soldier you doosh. people who deserve respect get it, and courtney’s bad karma will catch up to her. personally i dont think these smell like teen spirit and i wont buy them, but ya know if you buy them in the right mindset to commemorate kurt instead of funding love’s heroin and crack addiction, then more power to you. i hang my kurt poster proud. btw, what do kris and dave think about this? anyone know?
Comment by jake — April 5, 2008 @ 10:13 pm
Courney is a vile murdering money grabbing b****. She as only done this to get money as kurt wanted a dirvorce as so she likked him. If she loved kurt and didn’t kill him she would know he would of completly hated this. Ok he would of wnated his own shoe but never of done it. Kurt rocks love sucks. I love you kurt. RIP
Comment by Tizmodagrebo — April 7, 2008 @ 1:36 pm
If there werent from courney feeding her drug addiction I would buy them and treasure them as they are the last thing of kurt.
I want to know what grohl and kris think of this.
KURT COBAIN ROCKS
COURNEY LOVE SUCKS. Mudering SCUM.Go F*** youself
Comment by Tizmodagrebo — April 7, 2008 @ 1:42 pm
Alright. so I think the kicks are really well designed and cool. Sure its not “True” grunge, but its no different buying one of these than it is a jagstang guitar *in the context its all about merchandise* (which Kurt Cobain designed thank you very much) Maybe Courtney Love is bad, but this isn’t much different from buying air jordans. It’s all about the man behind and in the shoes.
Comment by Andrew Razor — April 7, 2008 @ 10:53 pm
poor kurt.
Comment by Rob Aelbrecht — April 8, 2008 @ 9:42 am
This makes me real angry, Poor kurt =[
Comment by Stinkfissst — April 8, 2008 @ 6:17 pm
they are also producing ones that dont look worn, more photos of other choices here:
http://www.thedailyswarm.com/swarm/kurt-cobain-converse-custom-kicks-coming/
i’m all over the 6th pair down
Comment by kelly — April 9, 2008 @ 11:26 am
How could any fan of Kurt justify buying this shoe. I pity nike and Courtney.
Comment by cdef — April 11, 2008 @ 9:45 am
I like them looking worn! I have tons of shoes that look new but i still ware the ones that look worn and tired. But the kurt ones will go with the other kurt stuff.
Comment by ralphy — April 15, 2008 @ 10:19 pm
you people need a freakin life, the poor mans dead and couldnt give a rats a** about what “c love” is doing.
Comment by stupidpeoplesuck2115 — April 17, 2008 @ 8:49 pm
You want to know the real Courtney? She aborted her first child cause she couldn’t stop doing drugs. Don’t believe me? Look it up, her first marriage. Vanity Fair is another brilliant example of Courtney. Kurt was a junkie, yes, but he no longer needed the drugs to treat his stomach problems. Look it the F*ck up and stop being ignorant. About a son is a complete crap because it has been authorized by CL.
Courtney Love, you are an untalented murdering crack-hoe sell-out. I hope you rot
Comment by andreypr — April 18, 2008 @ 12:03 pm
Awful.
Comment by riverstyxxx — April 19, 2008 @ 3:05 pm
i think this sucks, as i really liked one stars, my favorite shoe, and it had nothing to do with the fact kurt wore them. i’ve had many pairs, and now they sold the brand to target who doesn’t even offer the original one stars. nirvana kicked a**, kurt was stupid to kill himself, courtney is a gold digger-the yoko of the 90’s. bring back the one star sans the autograph..
Comment by zu — May 1, 2008 @ 2:46 pm
Can I get a pair in spattered red?
Comment by i(heart)aberdeen — May 2, 2008 @ 3:58 pm
You guys are crazy! 1.) Courtney did not murder Kurt. 2.) Kurt loved Courtney–if anyone has any questions about that, read “Heavier Than Heaven”–the biography of Kurt. Of course, we all know that Kurt wasn’t showy or flashy, and probably would never have wanted a line of shoes if he were alive, but it is what it is. Did anyone ever think that maybe Courtney just wants to keep his legacy alive?
Comment by Whitney — May 11, 2008 @ 7:36 am
Heaver then Heaven was written with Love’s help of course she makes herself look better. Read Love and Death: Who Killed Kurt Cobain?. Then you get your answers.It’s the best damm book ever, with no help from that S*#T Courtney Love. Whoever thinks that he wasn’t murdered is an IDOIT!
Comment by Shanna — May 11, 2008 @ 8:12 pm
At least he wore Converse I’m sure that if he was alive and had to sell out to something it would be something that he himself would actually wear. I don’t think he would have hated it as much as everyone thinks. Atleast Courtney didn’t sell him out to digitally placing him in to comericals for products that he would never use or wear. It could be worse then a pair of shoes, at least were not seeing him floating on a cloud telling him how much he loves the softness of Royal toilet paper, or how he can get cheap car insurance from Geico.
Comment by Shanna — May 11, 2008 @ 8:21 pm
are they fake-scuffed-up?! that alone is a reason not to buy these shoes.
“wanna look ‘grungey’?? here, these clothes are already prepped for you, you can look ‘dirty’ without even being dirty! dont forget little friends- punk rock means freedom, so come along and be free- buy our fake, branded merchandise!”
Comment by rikki — May 12, 2008 @ 8:26 am
I think kurt would be excited.As he once said song lyrics and all ‘come as you are.’.I would love a pair of these.<3
Comment by Rissa — May 21, 2008 @ 7:26 pm
Im commenting again.I forgot to add,i dont think he would be disgrased.I dont think courtney should get any benifits from this.Shes a murderer in my oppinion.I dont like the fact that you mentioned his death.He isn’t dead,he lives on through his music and his lyrics and his fans. She shouldnt get a cent.But honestly i would still wear these and be proud of them.
Comment by rissa — May 21, 2008 @ 7:28 pm
YOU guys that are saying kurt would hate this. YOU could be wrong i highly doubt that any of you known jurt personally to actually say something so dumb. yeah sure he might not like it but you dont know that because you jerks dont know him personally you dont know the stuff he went thorugh or what he felt. AND DONT SAY YOU DO BECAUSE I KNOW YOU DONT. yeah in a way it does bring kurt back and it makes me feel better as a nirvana lover myself to be reminded of kurt in a good way. So people that think you know kurt you really dont. you are full of it. His wife might do drugs but that is who she is it doesnt make her a bad wife and mother. You dont know the life that they went through so dont judge a book by it’s cover.!!!
Comment by cobain follower16 — May 29, 2008 @ 9:30 am
This is such BS on C. Love’s part. First she publishes his journals, then sells part of the Nirvana catalog, now this crap. I wouldn’t buy these if they came in a heart-shaped shoe box b/c Kurt would def not support this. Are they going to print the lyrics to “Rape Me” on the next design?
Comment by You Know You're Wrong (c. love) — June 1, 2008 @ 11:34 pm
Hmmmmm well idk they seem like a good gift to a die hard kurt cobain fan… but i relle think they couldve made em cooler…
cmon scribbles on a converse shoe? when have theve not done that?
its becoming pretty repetitive with converses now…
Comment by rick rolled — June 2, 2008 @ 9:08 pm
I like the black ones but the ones with writting on them aint my style.
Comment by JJC — June 4, 2008 @ 11:39 pm
Frances Bean will profit too, and if he did anything right for her, he left his name. God knows, he’s hurt that kid so bad, at least he left her his name that she can maybe live a nicer life.
There’s a lot of signature shoes, and that’s all they are. Nothing to get in a tizzy about. And who knows. Kurt would be older and grumpier now and probably playing “Come As You Are” at a political rally, or doing the super bowl half time show… nah probably not. But it is still just a shoe people.
Comment by Marcoos — June 5, 2008 @ 6:56 am
So are people going to wear these shoes?I’m a huge Kurt fan but I can’t decide if these sjoes are a good or bad idea.People keep sayin “if Kurt was alive he’s hate this.”But he’s not alive and it would be cool to wear Kurt shoes.But then it feels like such a marketing scheme.What should i do?
Comment by sara — June 8, 2008 @ 6:01 pm
OK
1. my family knew the cobains. i went to frances’s 6th bday party. i spent easter with c love. for the record, she is pretty sane now.
2. my uncle (roddy bottum) dated her and was kurts best freind and knew both of them well enough to be able to say that cl is not a murderer and kurt took his own life.
3. how dare anyone say that kurt didnt contribute. being addicted is a disease, so is depression. im only 11 but i know enough to say that the war is bs and i dont support anyone who CHOSE to serve in iraq. the army is screwed up enough serving in america. 4 me it is on the verge of being awful.
4. the real issue: shoes. kurt would have hated this. i know im not going to buy them. i still love nirvana more than probably any other band in the world. my walls proudly sport several posters of kurt.
Comment by xxflipperxx — June 30, 2008 @ 11:03 pm
I love kurt cobain & I love converse one stars but I really dont like these shoes. I really wish they’d just release the plain one stars again. I hate the idea of buying “aged” shoes or shoes with his autograph on. I might get some & black out his autograph. “Punk rock merchandise…Now with pre-aged-dues-paid-integrity at no extra cost”
Comment by Danny Colverson — July 6, 2008 @ 9:14 pm
Ok, well…I would think a percentage of this money goes to Frances… I mean some guys just recently stole a bunch of money from a fund that was for her.
I do agree that it is an invaision of privacy…but i mean they didn’t put anything ultra personal on them…just some lyrics to Come As You Are & Dumb ( which we have all heard anyways), drawings of the Jag-Stang, and “Punk Rock Means Freedom”…
If they put the suicide note on them, then I would be really upset… but his writings were already published in a book so this isnt anything new
Comment by 27 — July 7, 2008 @ 7:58 pm
Ok, Courtney used Kurt to make money and is still doing it today. I mean, come on. She killed the guy just to inherit his money when she thought they were going to get a divorce. Or just to inherit it because she really is a leech. I totally agree with anyone who thinks so. If I knew most of the money was going on Frances or Chris or Dave, I would by these shoes. As everyone knows, though, most of the money will go to Courtney. Just honor Kurt by keeping his memory alive and buy NIRVANA Cds and shirts. Maybe the money from them WILL go to the other members of NIRVANA. Ok, I’d better stop now because I could write a book with all the feelings I have right now. So, I’ll end with this; Courtney killed him. If you want to argue with me, just contact aromancewithsuicide on quizilla. Or e-mail me at rockchick6661@hotmail.com.
Comment by The Should Be Ms. Cobain — July 15, 2008 @ 11:25 pm
It makes me so sad to see this… This is exactly what Kurt didn’t want! Yet here we are, watching as Courtney whores him, his image, his work, and everything he stood for out to the corporate machine. This is deplorable!!! I smell a boycott.
Comment by onesmittenkitten — July 21, 2008 @ 5:40 pm
this isnt anything new they’ve been rapeing him since he died and even befor, get a life and quite tryin to sound all heroic sticking up for him when all you know is what the media tells you and interviews that probly went even truthful. hes dead and famous this happens to many icons getover it.
Comment by Robert — September 4, 2008 @ 10:47 pm