In what is apparently a hotly contested move, actor and musician (he has a band called 30 Seconds to Mars) Jared Leto released a short video in which he covered/dressed up as Kurt Cobain. The video was made a while ago, it seems, but Leto released it yesterday to honor the 17th anniversary of the singer’s death.
Whatever the intentions of the video (a lot of outlets and commenters think it’s a shill), in it, Leto executes an impression that might convince less-stable fans that the artist did not actually leave this mortal coil. (It also made us recall fondly that episode of My So-Called Life where Jordan Catalano sings a song called “Red,” and Angela thinks it’s about her, but it’s really about his car.)
He posted the following below the vid on YouTube:
“I heard today (April 5) was the day Kurt passed away 17 years ago. Can’t believe it’s been that long. So grateful for his contribution and inspiration. Not sure I’d be doing this if it weren’t for him. He gave us all permission to create no matter what our skill set and reminded me that dreams are possible. Thanks for that. This made me recall a short piece of film I shot when I heard they were making a film celebrating his life. I made it to explore the character and explore creative possibilities. I never sent it to the studio or to anyone but thought I’d share it now… “
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