The quote “Its Better To Burn Out Than To Fade Away” was originally a line from the Neil Young song called “Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)”. Young’s lyric would go on to have a life of its own after April 8, 1994. Nirvana frontman and musical mastermind Kurt Cobain would be found with a self inflicted shotgun wound to the head. The news would go on to shock him bandmates, family, fan, and the entire world both in and outside of music. Being seen as a major icon before releasing a third record, Cobain’s words. performances and music would be the voice and soundtrack of the young and reckless Generation X. Many people chose not to believe this tragedy but start theories about him being murdered instead. Weeks following his death, partial images of his legs, crime scene and belongings would surface. Mose infamous of the surroundings are an R.E.M tape, a chair, and a letter. This letter would confuse many and anger more people as new fans would see this in front of them. Not only did it address his childhood imaginary friend but would be seen as very trivial. Cobain being a fan of Young would use his words to express his feelings and when this was his last time, it became almost influential in a unique way. Thousands of people would use this lyric to quote Cobain since he made it more famous then the song and album it came from. Even Young to this day still declares an infamous Cobain quote. Now other then the situation it came from, journalists often highlight this as the summary of the letter which addresses his marriage, new born daughter, Nirvana, music, drugs and more. “Its Better To Burn Out Than To Fade Away” is exactly what happened, Cobain left when he was the king of the 90’s grunge and music scene and did not fade one bit. In 2015 he is still talked about as if he is very much active just to be praised for the material he released and countless influences he left. A film named “Montage of Heck” was released showing the life of Kurt were never saw was released at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2015. With the film a shocking news of a solo album that was never heard of or released will finally see the light this summer, showing his legacy is alive and still burning.