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The "Priest" They Called Him
Extended play by William S. Burroughs
"The 'Priest' They Called Him" is a collaboration between the American novelist William S. Burroughs and musician Kurt Cobain. On the piece, Cobain provides noisy, discordant guitar backing based on "Silent Night" and "The Star-Spangled Banner" to Burroughs' deadpan reading. Originally released as a limited edition inch picture disc on Tim/Kerr Records in ,[1] it was subsequently re-released on CD and inch vinyl.
History
[edit]Kurt Cobain was first exposed to the work of beat poet William S. Burroughs while a senior in high school, and Burroughs' writing became an influence on his songwriting.[2] In ,[3] Cobain contacted Burroughs about possibly doing a collaboration. Burroughs responded by sending him a recording of "The Junky's Christmas"[4] (which he recorded in his studio in Lawrence, Kansas).[5] Two months later in a studio in Seattle, Cobain added guitar backing based on "Silent Night" and "To Anacreon in Heaven". The two would meet shortly later in Lawrence, Kansas and produce "The 'Priest' They Called Him", which is a spoken word version of "The Junky's Christmas".[4][5]
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Kurt Cobain
American rock musician (–)
"Cobain" redirects here. For the film, see Cobain (film). For the surname, see Cobain (surname).
Kurt Donald Cobain (February 20, – c. April 5, ) was an American musician. He was the lead vocalist, guitarist, primary songwriter, and a founding member of the grunge band Nirvana. Through his angsty songwriting and anti-establishment persona, his compositions widened the thematic conventions of mainstream rock music. He was heralded as a spokesman of Generation X, and is widely recognized as one of the most influential rock musicians.
Cobain formed Nirvana with Krist Novoselic and Aaron Burckhard in , establishing themselves as part of the Seattle music scene that later became known as grunge. Burckhard was replaced by Chad Channing before the band released their debut album Bleach () on Sub Pop, after which Channing was in turn replaced by Dave Grohl. With this finalized lineup, the band signed with DGC and found commercial success with the single "Smells Like Teen Spirit" from their critically acclaimed second album Nevermind (). Cobain wrote many other hit Nirvana songs such as "Come as You Are", "Lithium", "In Bloom", "Heart-Shaped Box", and "Something in the Way".[1][2] Although he was hailed as the voic
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