A presence that never faded.
Thirty two years later, the image is still haunting, iconic, and deeply alive.
#TBT

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#repost

@blendergallery “ The sun is gone, but I have a light”…
It’s been 32 years…. ❤️

Photographer Jesse Frohman recalls that day of April 5th 1994:

“It’s been 31 years when my day came to a screeching halt with a flood of phone calls from magazines and news outlets wanting pictures of Kurt. My assistants and I were working in the office producing a job. Vanity Fair was first to call, telling us that Kurt had just died. Then it was Rolling Stone, Spin, The New York Times, and many others calling to see this now famous shoot, but at the time I thought was just another shoot of a great band.
Interesting note that many of the magazines wanted to run the studio shots of Kurt on their covers, but Kurt never took off the sunglasses for that part of the shoot, and because it is important for magazines to have eye contact for their cover photos, not one magazine ran my pictures as a cover.

Kurt and I had a very brief relationship, crossing ships on our life journeys, and although I would not dare to say I knew the man, I got a distinct portrait, aside from the photos, of who he was. I cherish these moments with great artists and personalities, including James Brown, Little Richard and many others no longer with us.
We all have their music to enjoy and inspire us, and I also have the memories of shared moments of artist collaboration, and that is what I ultimately love the most about what I have been blessed to do.

So thank you to Kurt for sharing yourself with my camera so that I might memorialize you and that moment. Thanks also to Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic for one of the greatest bands ever.”
Jesse Frohman

✨ RIP Kurt D. Cobain February 20 1967  April 5th 1994.. the world misses you 🕊️

Peace & much love ✌️❤️🎶

A presence that never faded. Thirty two years later, the image is still haunting, iconic, and deeply alive. #TBT ••• #repost @blendergallery “ The sun is gone, but I have a light”… It’s been 32 years…. ❤️ Photographer Jesse Frohman recalls that day of April 5th 1994: “It’s been 31 years when my day came to a screeching halt with a flood of phone calls from magazines and news outlets wanting pictures of Kurt. My assistants and I were working in the office producing a job. Vanity Fair was first to call, telling us that Kurt had just died. Then it was Rolling Stone, Spin, The New York Times, and many others calling to see this now famous shoot, but at the time I thought was just another shoot of a great band. Interesting note that many of the magazines wanted to run the studio shots of Kurt on their covers, but Kurt never took off the sunglasses for that part of the shoot, and because it is important for magazines to have eye contact for their cover photos, not one magazine ran my pictures as a cover. Kurt and I had a very brief relationship, crossing ships on our life journeys, and although I would not dare to say I knew the man, I got a distinct portrait, aside from the photos, of who he was. I cherish these moments with great artists and personalities, including James Brown, Little Richard and many others no longer with us. We all have their music to enjoy and inspire us, and I also have the memories of shared moments of artist collaboration, and that is what I ultimately love the most about what I have been blessed to do. So thank you to Kurt for sharing yourself with my camera so that I might memorialize you and that moment. Thanks also to Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic for one of the greatest bands ever.” Jesse Frohman ✨ RIP Kurt D. Cobain February 20 1967 April 5th 1994.. the world misses you 🕊️ Peace & much love ✌️❤️🎶 | Industria

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