--- title: Kurt Cobain's Art and Journals Animated in a Montage description: Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain passed away in 1994, but his creativity lives on in this new animation based on his journals canonical: https://time.com/4362069/kurt-cobain-nirvana-journals-art/ author: Melissa Locker article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-06-08T21:15:30.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:33:09.405Z og:title: Watch an Animated Montage of Kurt Cobain's Art and Journals og:description: The Nirvana frontman's legacy continues og:url: https://time.com/4362069/kurt-cobain-nirvana-journals-art/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt74b621a0bd3111ca/69889705e20a877a4ba91275/kurt-cobain-02.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2560 og:image:height: 1440 og:image:alt: Kurt Cobain On 'MTV Unplugged' og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch an Animated Montage of Kurt Cobain's Art and Journals twitter:description: The Nirvana frontman's legacy continues twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt74b621a0bd3111ca/69889705e20a877a4ba91275/kurt-cobain-02.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Watch an Animated Montage of Kurt Cobain's Art and Journals > Sponsored content. 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Frank Micelotta—Getty Images by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Jun 8, 2016 9:15 PM UTC Nirvana frontman [Kurt Cobain](http://time.com/50739/kurt-cobain-anniversary-nirvana/?iid=sr-link4) passed away in 1994, but his creativity [lives on](http://time.com/36916/2pac-elvis-marilyn-and-kurt-cobain-are-alive-in-a-dutch-beer-ad/?iid=sr-link6) thanks to a trove of art work, journal entries, photographs, and even newly-discovered music. While filming the 2015 documentary [_Montage of Heck_](http://time.com/3741643/kurt-cobain-montage-of-heck-nirvana-documentary-trailer/?iid=sr-link1), director Brett Morgen discovered more than 100 cassette tapes of never-before-heard recordings made by Cobain, who committed [suicide](http://time.com/33464/new-photos-from-kurt-cobain-suicide/?iid=sr-link2) at age 27\. There was even [ a mix tape released ](http://time.com/3556166/kurt-cobain-montage-of-heck-mixtape-1988-nirvana/?iid=sr-link4)that Cobain made back in 1988, which lent its name to the documentary. There But the legacy of [Cobain](http://time.com/3879429/kurt-cobain-nirvana-remembering-a-reluctant-rock-star/?iid=sr-link6)‘s creativity and music is especially apparent in the fact that he continues to inspire fans, over 20 years after his death. For an example of his lasting impact, look no further than this video from Tourist Pictures. The video collage takes clips from _Montage of Heck,_ which in turn featured bits and pieces of Cobain’s journals and art work, and animated them. The result is a surprisingly jaunty video that takes viewers on a tour of Cobain’s life all set to the catchy song, “Aberdeen” written and performed by Matt Sheehy. 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