The Melvins frontman, Buzz Osbrone, hasn't exactly been cautious about revealing his take on the Kurt Cobain documentary, Montage of Heck. Labelling the Brett Morgen directed film as "misguided fiction" and "total bullsh*t" in a penned essay for The Talkhouse, Osborne has further divulged his feelings in a new interview.
The life-long friend of Cobain reaffirms that much of the film is "not true" in an interview with Riff You via Stereogum. "I don't think that's a good legacy for him to have out there... I know it's not true. It's that simple," said Osborne. "I think a lot of people tried to trick themselves into believing that everything -- or a lot of what they've seen about Cobain from that movie -- was going to be true because it was fully authorized and featured family members."
He continued, "If they want to take her [Courtney Love's] word for things, then go ahead. Do you feel better? Then everything she says is the golden rule. Absolutely. That's got to be honest, no problem. That's fine by me. If that makes them feel better, it's fine by me."
Further discussing Love and the direction of the film, Osborne says, "I just don't understand how anybody could possibly defend her... if they want to defend her or take the side of the film maker, go ahead. How is that my fault? How am I to blame for that? Like I said in my article: 'Facts don't make any difference. What matters is what people believe'. The 'truth' about [Cobain's] situation has always been false. So there you go... utter fabrication. That's never not been the case."
The Melvins' frontman chose to clear the air on his criticisms, explaining that his negative comments about Montage of Heck are not related to not being asked to participate in the film. "I don't care about that. That's not my problem," he said. "My problem with the whole thing is that they decided to do a documentary and put it out there like it's true. Well, there are some people out here who don't believe that. And I am one of them. And I have reason not to believe it."
"If people want to question me and they want to question my authenticity, [I'd say] 'why would I defend him [Kurt] in a way that makes him look better?,'" he continued. "They want to portray him in a way that makes him look worse. To be offended by that is really weird. I question their motives."
The documentary hit UK theaters in the spring and saw its US debut on HBO in May. With complete participating and approval from Cobain's loved ones, the film had access to the troubled Nirvana frontman's archives, complete with home movies, never-before-seen footage and unheard recordings.
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