Nirvana Quotes

United States,
1987 – 1994.

Nirvana was an American rock band formed in Aberdeen, Washington, in 1987. It was founded by lead singer and guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic. Nirvana went through a succession of drummers, the longest-lasting and best-known being Dave Grohl, who joined in 1990. Though the band dissolved in 1994 after the death of Cobain, their music maintains a popular following and continues to influence modern rock and roll culture.

I'm too busy acting like I'm not Naive. I've seen it all, I was here first.

Kurt Cobain Nirvana
- First
- Busy
- Naive
The duty of youth is to challenge corruption.

Kurt Cobain Nirvana

Practice makes perfect, but nobody's perfect, so why practice?

Kurt Cobain Nirvana
- Perfect
- Practice
And I swear that I don't have a gun.

Kurt Cobain Nirvana
- Gun
- Swear
To me the most important thing is getting into a studio and making an album that is 12 or 14 amazing songs, getting up onstage, and making people happy by livening the rock.

Dave Grohl Nirvana
There are a lot of things I wish I would have done, instead of just sitting around and complaining about having a boring life.

Kurt Cobain Nirvana
- Life
- Things
- Complaining
Never lose faith in real rock and roll music. Never lose faith in that. You might have to look a little harder, but it's always going to be there.

Dave Grohl Nirvana
- Faith
- Lose
- Rock And Roll
With this record [The Colour and the Shape], I started taking the lyrics more seriously. This is a very personal album.

Dave Grohl Nirvana
- Lyrics
- Record
- Album

The human element of making music is what's most important.

Dave Grohl Nirvana
I think maybe what happened was the convenience of technology overshadowed the experience of holding an album in your hands, and sitting on your bedroom floor, and staring at a picture of John Lennon or Gene Simmons or Johnny Rotten. That tangible experience can sometimes become an even more emotional experience, because it's really happening.

Dave Grohl Nirvana