Many had already questioned whether a rock star who based much of his career and even his suicide note on a struggle for authenticity should be resurrected from the dead to star in the video game Guitar Hero 5. But then came the YouTube video of Kurt Cobain singing Bon Jovi’s “You Give Love A Bad Name”.
A feature in Guitar Hero that makes it possible for artists to perform each others songs can lead to some unfortunate pairings, and Kurt Cobain singing “You Give Love A Bad Name” as if to let ex-wife Cortney Love know that he doesn’t approve of this use of his image certainly classifies as poor taste.
Ex-band mates claim shock. Love denies that she knew anything like this could ever happen. And Kurt sings on…
