Kurt Cobain Quotes
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My songs have always had frustrating themes - relationships I've had.
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Believe everything you read.
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My mother always tried to keep a little bit of British culture in our family. We'd drink tea all the time!
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A miserable, self-destructive, death rocker...better to burn out than to fade away.
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To be positive at all times is to ignore all that is important, sacred or valuable. To be negative at all times is to be threatened by ridiculousness and instant discredibility.
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I was looking for something a lot heavier, yet melodic at the same time. Something different from heavy metal, a different attitude.
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I mean I like to be passionate and sincere but I also like to have fun and act like a dork. Geeks unite.
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Sometimes I wish I had taken the Bob Dylan route and sang songs where my voice would not go out on me every night, so I could have a career if I wanted.
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My heart is broke, but I have some glue, help me inhale and mend it with you.
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I wish I would tell our audience that we don't hate them without sounding cheesy.
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If chasing cool is important to you, you're an idiot!
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People are coming to shows on the strength of one song. I guess that's the way it goes.
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I don’t have the passion anymore, and so remember, it’s better to burn out than to fade away.
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I’m not going to say a damn word about it being tough; I’m having the best time of my life!
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I never listen to 'Nevermind.' I haven't listened to it since we put it out. That says something.
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All my life, I never believed most things I read in history books and a lot of things I learned in school. But now I've found I don't have the right to make a judgment on someone based on something I've read. I don't have the right to judge anything. That's the lesson I've learned.
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I don't care what you think unless it is about me.
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I write poems for myself and I write poetry that gets torn apart and becomes songs. I have a lot of respect for words, the power of words.
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I didn't know how to deal with success. If there was a Rock Star 101, I would have liked to take it. It might have helped me.
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Rape is one of the most terrible crimes on earth and it happens every few minutes. The problem with groups who deal with rape is that they try to educate women about how to defend themselves. What really needs to be done is teaching men not to rape. Go to the source and start there.
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What people don't realize is that the so-called Seattle grunge scene grew out of several close-knit gourmet supper clubs - we would only pick up guitars to pass the time while our dishes were simmering, baking, boiling, etc.
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Why in the hell do journalists insist on coming up with a second rate Freudian evaluation on my lyrics when 90% of the time they've transcribed the lyrics incorrectly?
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Rather be dead then cool.
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I mean I like to be passionate and sincere but I also like to have fun and act like a dork.