Always great to see interviews like these. I've briefly rifled through Serving The Servants and it seems like a genuinely interesting read. I've read about every book I could find on Nirvana/Kurt and it's refreshing to see something from a different perspective. Nice interview.
Bravo Mike! I just finished watching this and as usual, your professionalism and all around "cool-headed" candor, (along with some excellent questions) made for yet another great Karolyi interview. Like I've mentioned to you before, your interviews on CCC were always a highlight for me and the station. I took and learned some cues from you. Your patience and over all sincere interest in the artist or bands was always a bit of a model for me in my career. Cheers brother.
Mike Haze Mike, thank you so much for not only watching the interview but for your generous compliments. Conducting an interview is one of my favorite parts of my career. I am grateful that you have found the conversations beneficial. You Rock Mike.
Hello Mike Karolyi! You are one of the very few REAL rock media legends left these days! :) I appreciate your longevity in the game, you're one of the all-time greats in rock media! #Salute :) But I gotta be honest, too honest for RUclips but anyways... Im insanely jealous of the fact that you were graced with the opportunity to wonderfully chronicle the story and evolution of "rock n roll" during the most interesting time in music history, but I didnt get that chance. :/ lol This is one of those rare "capivating indepth interview" videos that only come around one in a Blue Moon, excellent work! You asked great questions and Mr. Goldberg gave insightful answers. This video should have waaaaaaay more than 135 views... I guess Rock N Roll really is dead. :(
Jason Pate Thank you so much. That is very kind of you to say. I am very fortunate to be able to do what I do and even more fortunate that people like you enjoy it.
Kurt always had the values of straight edge hardcore bands but he just couldn't beat the drugs something a lot of us understand took me 20 years to beat them there is no way I could of did it in my 20s especially if I was a huge rock star sadly I think I would end up were he is he is relatable because so many Gen x have the same struggles how many 40s old people do you see in your city whatever town on drugs and homeless I'm beating it's the majority Gen x was truly the lost generation R.I.P 💔 KURT COBAIN
Is anyone bothered with Danny Goldberg’s talk of suicide not been preventable? I don’t think that’s a productive message and deeply dislike that society should just shrug off people killing themselves because it’s a “mystery“.
Speaking as one who has attempted suicide, when you 'decide' to go...no is going to convince you otherwise. you are numb. Not happy, not sad...numb. Anger and a sense of helplessness gets you there.
The other thing was the whole Kurt Cobain - Billy Corgan - Courtney Love - Love Triangle. The first thing an artist wants to do in this situation of his marriage breakdown is to write about it. He even was planning further collaborations with Micahel Stipe. Overdosing on Rhepanol like people do - Hmm.. This if anything he would OD on Heroin - so many inconsistencies Danny - " I love you Kurt" but can we rewrite your will so i can get more money Goldberg " he was dead a week later " (shrug)
Kurt penned a handwritten letter to alt-rocker, Juliana Hatfield, dubbed the 'Alt Pop Princess' who's actually a prolific songwriter, feminist, and survivor of depression and suicidal thoughts (read her book). Kurt praised her song, "Nirvana", as well as Danny Goldberg, for being one of the few trustworthy people in the music business in that letter to her. Juliana recently claimed Danny's departure from Atlantic records led to her own departure from the label. Danny reduces himself to being a long-haired guy trusted with Led Zeppelin, so maybe he continued being the down-to-earth, long-haired guy in a corporate setting, when trusted with Nirvana? Selling a book about Kurt on the 25th anniversary of his suicide is gross marketing, but it's the way things are done.
Every time I hear a commercial with the Ramones music it informs me Joey's brother, Mickey Leigh and the wife of Johnny Ramone, Linda are able to agree and work together regarding the catalog of the Ramones music. There was a time they were at each other's throats to the potential detriment of the Ramones legacy.
What he is not mentioning is that even before Nevermind was released Nirvana had a huge buzz and was getting very popular in the larger club scene. They were getting up to $10,000 per show. There was a huge bidding war between labels to sign Nirvana. They knew times were changing and when bands can consistently sell out shows they are a good bet.
Zelda Pinwheel No need to be so hostile, I’m trying to figure out what you are saying. That Courtney Love engineered his success to ride his coattails?
terry2315 yes guys like this don’t discover they don’t nurture.....instead like a corporation buying a start, they swoop in just when the lean years and hard work have evolved into a successful,entity. Then they (along with alll the early fans, LOL) “discover” the band and milk it for as much as the public will accept. . No shame.
Everyone left handed learns over the years to play upside down a little bit. We have to because there are rarely left handed instruments laying around.
Why did rosemary carrol and Danny divorce? And when? She was sure Courtney had something to do with his suicide note because of the hand weighting practice sheet cL carried with her. Carrol burned the divorce papers @ Courtney’s request!
what a crock. the suicide note is authentic verified by even the people who appear in Soaked in Bleach and Kurt's own mother. There were no divorce papers and they were not divorcing.
Yeah I am passing on listening to this... no respect for anyone who can dismiss EVIDENCE and what his own wife believes when it comes to someone who was meant to be his friend.. you are no friend Danny....
There is no evidence of anything except that Kurt tried to jump out balconies all the time and then committed suicide and if he could see the conspiracies he’d kill himself again
@@NiueanHoney you mean Tom Grant's doctored audio recordings? There's also a police report of Kurt assaulting Courtney. He even went to jail for it. Seems your junkie hero who offed himself wasn't such a scared little lamb after all.
A question to those old enough in the early 90's to witness the height of Nirvana's fame; Did Kurt (while still alive) have the same impact and reach Eminimem had on popular culture and on the wider mainstream audiences a few years later? I somewhat doubt it but please feel free to prove me wrong
That's hard to gauge, when Nirvana broke, they were everywhere, and it ushered in not just a different style of music, but fashion, ideals, it also made it okay to be who you were, it was all of a sudden cool to be different. Eminem's impact can't be denied of course but Nirvana was a revolution. It's hard to explain something like that.
Both were huge. I was young (9) when Kurt passed but I do remember the impact on culture. Everyone wore flannel or flannel patterned plaid because of him. I saw Eminem's rise in the late 90s/early 2000s and it was quite amazing and intense.
waz 312 Wow, this question made me feel old! I was nine years old when “Smells Like Teen Spirit” became a huge hit. It was one of the biggest sea changes for rock music in the 20th century, I can’t think of anything to match it during my lifetime.
Easily. way beyond Eminem. So much so that I actually don't think that's not a very good comparison. It wasn't just Kurt and Nirvana, although they were at the forefront 'commercially', it was an entire movement that took place. It would be much more accurate to compare it to the 2nd wave of rap/hip and the movement between 1980 - 1990. Rappers like Run DMC, Public Enemy, Beastie Boys etc. A new wave of music in the air, rather than just pinpointing one particular artist.
you probably dont care but if you are bored like me atm you can stream pretty much all the new series on InstaFlixxer. Been watching with my brother lately xD
Just another "friend" who's making money off of Kurt's fame/death. These people should be ashamed of themselves, but they're a dime a dozen. I'd like to know who Kurt's REAL friends where, you never hear of them, I think Krist really cared for him but no one really else that I can think of...very sad.
Danny was as close to Kurt as anyone and made him a very wealthy man. Are you this offended by the parade of conspiracy theorists making money off Kurt?
@@chestrockwell6807 Are you kidding??!! Yes I'm offended, it's disgusting that these people are making tons of money off of a deceased musician who clearly had mental health issues and may have committed suicide or was murdered, that's still up for debate, no one will ever know the answer to that. For all we know Danny could've been involved in his death as Kurt was worth more dead than alive at that point. Danny became close to him right when they became huge so he had ulterior motives too as he's made a ton of money off of Nirvana too!
@@mrs.kurtcobain1965 Danny his business manager was involved? LOL seriously? Kurt took his own life that's blatantly obvious. Explain to me how he's worth more unable to sell more records and concert tickets. but hey since were just making up stuff I say space aliens did it
@debashish kachari It's TOM Grant, and he's not a conspiracy theorist- he's a former police officer and a successful PI. Get your facts straight or butt out. Goldberg is a fucking greedy liar.
He also made alot of young musicians insanely rich, so is it possible to make someone rich but also rob them? Ill answer that, no. Dannys partner still manages the foo fighters to this day
Love Nirvana love the Foo Fighters but I never thought that Krist and Dave were a great match for Kurt’s band. Krist and Dave are not punk rock to me or have that edge for or to be punk rock but Kurt did. It was something about Kurt that people were attracted to. That raw real ness about him. He wasn’t fake. Dave never had the impact that Kurt did. Kurt Cobain was influential and something was special about him. I also think that Dave was a little envious of Kurt and the way people responded to him.
oh wow , you have no idea what you're talking about. Krist not puck rock!? Kurt learnt so much from him and they honed their music tastes together. Kurt was the total hipster concerned about how he was perceived, whereas Krist was real. He was also the most politically vocal member of the band. As for Dave, he grew up in the DC Hardcore scene, those bands were way more punk rock than Nirvana. I recommend you watch Salad Days
Krist is real they formed the band in a shit town, that is punk. Dave was great in the beginning, but Kurt wanted a different drummer & Dave was talked out of quitting. Now he makes music for joining the military or coming home from war.
Nobody ever could match kurt ...he was as rare as Jesus Krist himself but i would lie too say that krist didnt fit in the band and grohl were kurts handpick for being the Worlds best drummer and should never left his place behind the drums
Kurt cared more then anyone and that pressured him to do his true and best impression but he was scared to death that People would missunderstand as they also did he was deadserius in every sens and he never Said or did anything if he never ment it!!! He was true and inocent and hated how false and felt ashamed over the human race he just couldnt take more of the rape and on top of that Courtney just the travesty even worst and he had realised how deep Into all the drugs he couldnt see any other way out i can relate to every single thing but i never made it..... im terrified of closhers and Always manage to fuck everything up hahaha probebly for the best i cry even as i wright this all the pain and i realy miss Kurt he made my life sense
Janne, u think u kno the dude...he faked the stomach pain for fan sympathy. NIRVANA is an embarrassment at this point, another example of celebrity vs people who just made music, like the Pixies or My Bloody Valentine, the Stooges, way way more interesting. No one put a gun to Kurt's head & forced him to do publicity or interviews like Vanity Fair. It is all the same as wrestling drama, total bullshit.
Just remember guys. Danny Goldberg does not speak for Kurt Cobain. He did not know him that well. A lot of self righteousness here that Kurt would’ve spit at.
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Always great to see interviews like these. I've briefly rifled through Serving The Servants and it seems like a genuinely interesting read. I've read about every book I could find on Nirvana/Kurt and it's refreshing to see something from a different perspective. Nice interview.
Thank you.
I've been meaning to read a biography on Kurt. Would you recommend "Heavier than Heaven"?
@@Dogsineed just read Courtney love's bank details to transfer her money straightward
@@hom0s4cer so Danny is in on the big sinister plot too? LOL
@@scooterruns9355 no, I'm not one of those nutters.
Bravo Mike! I just finished watching this and as usual, your professionalism and all around "cool-headed" candor, (along with some excellent questions) made for yet another great Karolyi interview. Like I've mentioned to you before, your interviews on CCC were always a highlight for me and the station. I took and learned some cues from you. Your patience and over all sincere interest in the artist or bands was always a bit of a model for me in my career. Cheers brother.
Mike Haze Mike, thank you so much for not only watching the interview but for your generous compliments. Conducting an interview is one of my favorite parts of my career. I am grateful that you have found the conversations beneficial. You Rock Mike.
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Danny Golddigger
After hearing the phone conversations between Tom grant and your ex wife rosemary carrol, I really doubt she call you and said" Kurt killed himself"
you mean Tom Grant's doctored audio recordings he's never submitted to a third party?
This is a great interview, thanks Danny
Hello Mike Karolyi!
You are one of the very few REAL rock media legends left these days! :)
I appreciate your longevity in the game, you're one of the all-time greats in rock media! #Salute :)
But I gotta be honest, too honest for RUclips but anyways...
Im insanely jealous of the fact that you were graced with the opportunity to wonderfully chronicle the story and evolution of "rock n roll" during the most interesting time in music history, but I didnt get that chance. :/ lol
This is one of those rare "capivating indepth interview" videos that only come around one in a Blue Moon, excellent work!
You asked great questions and Mr. Goldberg gave insightful answers.
This video should have waaaaaaay more than 135 views... I guess Rock N Roll really is dead. :(
Jason Pate Thank you so much. That is very kind of you to say. I am very fortunate to be able to do what I do and even more fortunate that people like you enjoy it.
Kurt always had the values of straight edge hardcore bands but he just couldn't beat the drugs something a lot of us understand took me 20 years to beat them there is no way I could of did it in my 20s especially if I was a huge rock star sadly I think I would end up were he is he is relatable because so many Gen x have the same struggles how many 40s old people do you see in your city whatever town on drugs and homeless I'm beating it's the majority Gen x was truly the lost generation R.I.P 💔 KURT COBAIN
Yep took me almost 20 years to get off opiates ive lost alot of friends ill be 45 and have been clean 8 years
Compassionately asking him about the suspicions surrounding Kurts death could have been the ultimate interviewer question
Amen.. this asshole is the instigator to the whole plot to kill Kurt...
He knows it’s all bs
All of Kurts friends including Danny here know Kurt committed suicide, Danny has talked about it and how absurd the murder conspiracies are
Danny was no friend. ...he was involved in his murder
Is anyone bothered with Danny Goldberg’s talk of suicide not been preventable? I don’t think that’s a productive message and deeply dislike that society should just shrug off people killing themselves because it’s a “mystery“.
Absolutely - particularly as he has no expertise whatsoever in the field of psychology. (Not that I believe for one second that Kurt killed himself.)
Speaking as one who has attempted suicide, when you 'decide' to go...no is going to convince you otherwise. you are numb. Not happy, not sad...numb.
Anger and a sense of helplessness gets you there.
The other thing was the whole Kurt Cobain - Billy Corgan - Courtney Love - Love Triangle. The first thing an artist wants to do in this situation of his marriage breakdown is to write about it. He even was planning further collaborations with Micahel Stipe. Overdosing on Rhepanol like people do - Hmm.. This if anything he would OD on Heroin - so many inconsistencies Danny - " I love you Kurt" but can we rewrite your will so i can get more money Goldberg " he was dead a week later " (shrug)
Would you recommend this book ? I've read heavier than heaven and that autor was too sweet with courtney is this a better book or equally nefarious?
Very complicated situation for Rosemary Carroll. At least she had to see the real face of her husband
Kurt penned a handwritten letter to alt-rocker, Juliana Hatfield, dubbed the 'Alt Pop Princess' who's actually a prolific songwriter, feminist, and survivor of depression and suicidal thoughts (read her book). Kurt praised her song, "Nirvana", as well as Danny Goldberg, for being one of the few trustworthy people in the music business in that letter to her. Juliana recently claimed Danny's departure from Atlantic records led to her own departure from the label.
Danny reduces himself to being a long-haired guy trusted with Led Zeppelin, so maybe he continued being the down-to-earth, long-haired guy in a corporate setting, when trusted with Nirvana?
Selling a book about Kurt on the 25th anniversary of his suicide is gross marketing, but it's the way things are done.
Every time I hear a commercial with the Ramones music it informs me Joey's brother, Mickey Leigh and the wife of Johnny Ramone, Linda are able to agree and work together regarding the catalog of the Ramones music.
There was a time they were at each other's throats to the potential detriment of the Ramones legacy.
Well done, Mike. How time flies.
The way he says angst gives me angst
I mean, Cobain definetely needed some holidays and they were making him play live and play live and play live... over and over and over and over
What he is not mentioning is that even before Nevermind was released Nirvana had a huge buzz and was getting very popular in the larger club scene. They were getting up to $10,000 per show. There was a huge bidding war between labels to sign Nirvana. They knew times were changing and when bands can consistently sell out shows they are a good bet.
Zelda Pinwheel
I don’t know what you’re talking about.
Zelda Pinwheel
No need to be so hostile, I’m trying to figure out what you are saying. That Courtney Love engineered his success to ride his coattails?
Yeah he acts like he discovered and nurtured this unknown trio.
terry2315 yes guys like this don’t discover they don’t nurture.....instead like a corporation buying a start, they swoop in just when the lean years and hard work have evolved into a successful,entity. Then they (along with alll the early fans, LOL) “discover” the band and milk it for as much as the public will accept. . No shame.
Was Kurt able to play bass upside down ?, that's how it is in the photo because he was a lefty
No increadibly talent as he already were he actually was a righthanded genuis
Everyone left handed learns over the years to play upside down a little bit. We have to because there are rarely left handed instruments laying around.
@@a5dr3 i learned to play bass (not very well) right handed. Didnt even know there were left handed basses lol.
Good interview.
Why did rosemary carrol and Danny divorce? And when? She was sure Courtney had something to do with his suicide note because of the hand weighting practice sheet cL carried with her. Carrol burned the divorce papers @ Courtney’s request!
what a crock. the suicide note is authentic verified by even the people who appear in Soaked in Bleach and Kurt's own mother. There were no divorce papers and they were not divorcing.
AMAZING
Yeah I am passing on listening to this... no respect for anyone who can dismiss EVIDENCE and what his own wife believes when it comes to someone who was meant to be his friend.. you are no friend Danny....
There is no evidence of anything except that Kurt tried to jump out balconies all the time and then committed suicide and if he could see the conspiracies he’d kill himself again
@@alexv1190 no one has ever talked of Kurt and balconies. There’s a police report of Courtney being on the balcony when police turned up March 18..
his wife doesn't think Kurt was murdered and neither does anyone who was close to Kurt.
Just a fyi there is audio recording if anyone needed that evidence..
@@NiueanHoney you mean Tom Grant's doctored audio recordings? There's also a police report of Kurt assaulting Courtney. He even went to jail for it. Seems your junkie hero who offed himself wasn't such a scared little lamb after all.
Danny Goldberg great guy unbiased opinions!
A question to those old enough in the early 90's to witness the height of Nirvana's fame; Did Kurt (while still alive) have the same impact and reach Eminimem had on popular culture and on the wider mainstream audiences a few years later? I somewhat doubt it but please feel free to prove me wrong
That's hard to gauge, when Nirvana broke, they were everywhere, and it ushered in not just a different style of music, but fashion, ideals, it also made it okay to be who you were, it was all of a sudden cool to be different. Eminem's impact can't be denied of course but Nirvana was a revolution. It's hard to explain something like that.
Both were huge. I was young (9) when Kurt passed but I do remember the impact on culture. Everyone wore flannel or flannel patterned plaid because of him. I saw Eminem's rise in the late 90s/early 2000s and it was quite amazing and intense.
waz 312
Wow, this question made me feel old! I was nine years old when “Smells Like Teen Spirit” became a huge hit. It was one of the biggest sea changes for rock music in the 20th century, I can’t think of anything to match it during my lifetime.
Easily. way beyond Eminem. So much so that I actually don't think that's not a very good comparison. It wasn't just Kurt and Nirvana, although they were at the forefront 'commercially', it was an entire movement that took place.
It would be much more accurate to compare it to the 2nd wave of rap/hip and the movement between 1980 - 1990. Rappers like Run DMC, Public Enemy, Beastie Boys etc. A new wave of music in the air, rather than just pinpointing one particular artist.
Elvis Nirvana, Em is huge...not even in same stratusphere
Yeah Danny cared a lot as long as his company was being fed millions and millions of dollars, he could care less about Kurts health otherwise
you probably dont care but if you are bored like me atm you can stream pretty much all the new series on InstaFlixxer. Been watching with my brother lately xD
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“Everyone surrounding Nirvana Inc., except for the actual band members themselves, are complete pieces of shit.” - Steve Albini
Just another "friend" who's making money off of Kurt's fame/death. These people should be ashamed of themselves, but they're a dime a dozen. I'd like to know who Kurt's REAL friends where, you never hear of them, I think Krist really cared for him but no one really else that I can think of...very sad.
Danny was as close to Kurt as anyone and made him a very wealthy man. Are you this offended by the parade of conspiracy theorists making money off Kurt?
@@chestrockwell6807 Are you kidding??!! Yes I'm offended, it's disgusting that these people are making tons of money off of a deceased musician who clearly had mental health issues and may have committed suicide or was murdered, that's still up for debate, no one will ever know the answer to that. For all we know Danny could've been involved in his death as Kurt was worth more dead than alive at that point. Danny became close to him right when they became huge so he had ulterior motives too as he's made a ton of money off of Nirvana too!
@@mrs.kurtcobain1965 Danny his business manager was involved? LOL seriously? Kurt took his own life that's blatantly obvious. Explain to me how he's worth more unable to sell more records and concert tickets. but hey since were just making up stuff I say space aliens did it
@@mrs.kurtcobain1965 ur insane Kurt called Danny like his 2nd father, its ridiculous
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The infamous intervention still to this day sounds like the worst idea ever...
Milk It....
Mensch!
This is the man that wants to be remembered as a good man and manager of Nirvana, and forced them touring and touring without any rest...
Ha!
He didn’t force them to do anything and Kurt quit on tour so he could stay home and do drugs.
More $$ in Danny's pocket for being a cover up!
@debashish kachari It's TOM Grant, and he's not a conspiracy theorist- he's a former police officer and a successful PI. Get your facts straight or butt out. Goldberg is a fucking greedy liar.
@@danozism Grant is a liar too!
Great interview but the end was bogus. Sad to see.
if he was on heroin and they feared him dying sorta wonder if his friends shoulda turned him in to the cops
Self Serving the Manager’s Narrative
Where's my fish
LIAR!!!
Yea, he was depressed because he knew he was stuck with Courtney ‘until death do us part.’
Die Sahne aus der Asche nehmen! We say in german
This is one of the guys that robbed those young artists blind. Smh
Not true. Kurt loved him.
He also made alot of young musicians insanely rich, so is it possible to make someone rich but also rob them? Ill answer that, no. Dannys partner still manages the foo fighters to this day
Milk it
Love Nirvana love the Foo Fighters but I never thought that Krist and Dave were a great match for Kurt’s band. Krist and Dave are not punk rock to me or have that edge for or to be punk rock but Kurt did. It was something about Kurt that people were attracted to. That raw real ness about him. He wasn’t fake. Dave never had the impact that Kurt did. Kurt Cobain was influential and something was special about him. I also think that Dave was a little envious of Kurt and the way people responded to him.
oh wow , you have no idea what you're talking about. Krist not puck rock!? Kurt learnt so much from him and they honed their music tastes together. Kurt was the total hipster concerned about how he was perceived, whereas Krist was real. He was also the most politically vocal member of the band. As for Dave, he grew up in the DC Hardcore scene, those bands were way more punk rock than Nirvana. I recommend you watch Salad Days
Krist is real they formed the band in a shit town, that is punk. Dave was great in the beginning, but Kurt wanted a different drummer & Dave was talked out of quitting.
Now he makes music for joining the military or coming home from war.
Nobody ever could match kurt ...he was as rare as Jesus Krist himself but i would lie too say that krist didnt fit in the band and grohl were kurts handpick for being the Worlds best drummer and should never left his place behind the drums
Kurt cared more then anyone and that pressured him to do his true and best impression but he was scared to death that People would missunderstand as they also did he was deadserius in every sens and he never Said or did anything if he never ment it!!! He was true and inocent and hated how false and felt ashamed over the human race he just couldnt take more of the rape and on top of that Courtney just the travesty even worst and he had realised how deep Into all the drugs he couldnt see any other way out i can relate to every single thing but i never made it..... im terrified of closhers and Always manage to fuck everything up hahaha probebly for the best i cry even as i wright this all the pain and i realy miss Kurt he made my life sense
Janne, u think u kno the dude...he faked the stomach pain for fan sympathy. NIRVANA is an embarrassment at this point, another example of celebrity vs people who just made music, like the Pixies or My Bloody Valentine, the Stooges, way way more interesting. No one put a gun to Kurt's head & forced him to do publicity or interviews like Vanity Fair. It is all the same as wrestling drama, total bullshit.
Slime ball.
did you just have a look in the mirror?
Self anointed expert.
he knew Kurt. I'd imagine he's far more of an expert than you are
This guy should have been managing Larry David not kurt cobain
Just remember guys. Danny Goldberg does not speak for Kurt Cobain. He did not know him that well. A lot of self righteousness here that Kurt would’ve spit at.
Yes he did know Kurt extremely well and Kurt adored him. He was also there towards the end and saw Kurts downward spiral first hand.
He said that Kurt was keen that In Utero had Hits... what ? There are no 'hits' on there !
Yes there are