Kid Cudi has extra reason to celebrate turning 40 after being blessed with a special gift inspired by his hero Kurt Cobain.
On Thursday (February 1), the rapper/actor took to Instagram where he unveiled a painting of the Nirvana frontman’s pre-fame recording studio that he received from his “good friend and mentor” Brett Morgan, who directed the documentary Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck.
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“Started opening my bday gifts and let me tell u, I feel so seen. Everyone got me something thats ME. This is one here that blew my mind,” Cudi explained.
“My very good friend and mentor Brett Morgan gifted me this EXTRAORDINARY painting of Kurt Cobain’s recording set up at his house pre fame, done by the legendary @hiskohulsing used in a scene in the doc he directed MONTAGE OF HECK, my favorite music doc about one of my heroes.”
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He added: “This movie was huge for me, as it inspired Speedin Bullet 2 Heaven and expanded my mind as an artist. Brett is a true genius, and if u haven’t seen MONTAGE OF HECK yet, get on that NOW!! Brett, I Love you, ur the best and im so happy I have you in my life brother.”
In a separate post, Kid Cudi revealed that he also received a unique gift from director M. Night Shyamalan: a series of hardcover scripts of some of his most popular films.
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“This is unreal. My brother and mentor M. Night @mnight blessed me w some wonderful gifts for my bday,” Cudder wrote in the caption. “Full hard cover scripts of Signs, Lady in the Water, and The Village. All signed w a message from the man himself.
“Man, I remember visiting him in Philly and seeing all his scripts like this in his library. I was soakin it all in. I guess he noticed. Night, u are such a beautiful light, I am so happy to have u as my big bro, my life guide, my homie 4 Life. Big love my guy and THANK YOU AGAIN THIS IS INSANE!!”
The Cleveland native has made no secret of his love for Kurt Cobain in the past. In 2020, Mr. Solo Dolo got a new tattoo dedicated to the rock icon courtesy of renowned Los Angeles tattooist Doctor Woo.
The ink, based on Cobain’s appearance at the 1992 MTV Video Music Awards, showed him wearing a shirt featuring the cover of recording artist Daniel Johnston’s debut album.
Cudi later paid tribute to Kurt Cobain by wearing a floral dress designed by Virgil Abloh during a performance on Saturday Night Live.
“Virgil designed the dress for me. I told him I wanted to show love to Kurt [with] a floral print sundress and this man made a masterpiece,” Cudi explained on social media at the time. “Thank You @virgilabloh ur a fuckin genius!! Love you man we did it!!!”
The dress was reminiscent of the one Cobain wore when he appeared on the cover of The Face magazine in 1993.
