I stopped listening to it because I made the “mistake” of dedicating it to my then girlfriend. I had always wanted to dedicate the song to someone, it never crossed my mind that things would not end well. When we broke up I deleted the song from my playlist and regretfully stopped listening to it, the memories it was associated with were too painful.
Recently I am trying to reconnect with the song. The memories are still there, but now they are warm and bearable, melancholic but sweet.
Song; Hunger Strike by Temple Of The Dog
Bands: Linkin Park and Soundgarden
Kurt Cobain was the first death that really freaking hit me as a teenager, but I am not bothered by Nirvana.
When Dime got killed it took me a while to be able to listen to Pantera again. That was a damn gut punch.
Chris Cornell and Chester Bennington still haunt me to this day because I felt like I was seen when I listened to their music — especially Chester. I’ve struggled with depression and anxiety my whole life and have attempted 3 times (along with being an alcoholic). Those two bands just remind me of the dark times and I never want to go back.
Hunger Strike just because Cornell was part of that band and I loved the hell out of that song.
Bonus song: Bother by Stone Sour
Take everything I said above and multiply it by 100 with this song. Every word feels like a mirror on my soul and things get ugly