Kurt Cobain's Ashes Stolen from Courtney Love's L.A. Home

The remainder of Kurt Cobain's ashes have been stolen from Courtney Love. Love was storing the ashes in a pink bear-shaped handbag that was hidden in the wardrobe closet of her Hollywood home and believes the bag was taken by a former friend. "I can't believe anyone would take Kurt's ashes from me. I find it disgusting and right now I'm suicidal," Love said. The majority of Cobain's ashes were spread at a New York Buddhist temple and in Washington's Wishkah River, but Love said she kept a small amount (as well as a lock of his hair) for herself. This isn't the first time Love has had something of her husband stolen: In March, Love alleged that thieves used Cobain's social security number to steal several million dollars from his estate. In both cases, Love believes she knows who is responsible for the theft.

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Song Stories

“All Along the Watchtower”

The Jimi Hendrix Experience | 1968

Jimi Hendrix got hold of Bob Dylan's early John Wesley Harding tapes and in late 1967 recorded a version of "All Along the Watchtower" with the Experience in London. Dissatisfied with that first development, Hendrix brought those tapes with him to New York in early 1968 when he began work on Electric Ladyland. Eddie Kramer, Hendrix's engineer at the time, told Rolling Stone that Hendrix "was still looked upon by his basically white audience as the mammoth black guitar hero. There was a constant fight within him to expand himself." Hendrix's successful take on Dylan's work has long been recognized by the songwriter. "I liked Jimi Hendrix's record of this and ever since he died I've been doing it that way," Dylan wrote in the liner notes to his Biograph box set. "Strange how when I sing it, I always feel it's a tribute to him in some kind of way."

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