By 1992, Kurt Cobain, a former homeless street kid, had virtually unlimited access to any drug he wanted. His heroin use began to accelerate. According to his infamous “Heroin Letter,” which was written in the summer of ’92, Cobain had been suffering from mysterious stomach pains for some time. This is not at all uncommon for people addicted to opiates. According to the letter, doctors had been unable to treat the pains and had resorted to prescribing him heavy-duty painkillers. In his letter, which was not released until years after his death, Cobain expresses an increasing frustration with others’ well-meaning advice:
“I’m really bored with everyones concerned advice like: ‘man you have a really good thing going. Your band is great. You write great songs, but hey man you should get your personal s*** together. Don’t freak out, and get healthy.’ Gee I wish it was as easy as that but, honestly I didn’t want all this attention but Im not freaked out which is something a lot of people would like to see. Its an entertaining thought to watch a rock figure whos public domain mentally self destruct. But I’m sorry friends Ill have to decline.”
