Is ApologetiX making fun of Kurt Cobain in their Nirvana parodies?
ApologetiX has recorded several parodies of Nirvana songs, but none of them were ever intended to mock Nirvana or Kurt Cobain. We were shocked recently to hear that one listener thought we were mocking Kurt Cobain and even more shocked to hear that she thought we were mocking Kurt’s depression. We asked our lead singer and lyricist J. Jackson to explain what the thinking was behind those parodies: We have friends, fans and loved ones who have struggled with depression and mental illness. We also have good friends whose lives have been torn apart by suicide. Now you need to ask yourself a question … if we know all these people in these situations and we claim to be followers of Jesus Christ, why on earth would we make fun of somebody struggling with depression or mental illness, especially one who committed suicide? The answer is simple: I wasn’t trying to make fun of Kurt Cobain, nor was I trying to make fun of his depression nor his suicide. I have never to my knowledge mocked Kurt
