Kurt Kobaine != John Lennon

They say Kurt Kobaine was the John Lennon of his generation. I don't think so. John Lennon wrote beautiful songs like IMAGINE. One of Kurt Kobaine's last songs was called, and I'm not making this up, I HATE MY LIFE AND I WANT TO DIE. Very cool, Kurt. Talk about life imitating crap, folks. Why can't Michael Bolton sing that song?