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 was ready to quit music. It felt to me like music equalled death.

Dave Grohl Nirvana
- Music
- Death
- Ready
Load up our guns Bring your friends It's fun to lose and to pretend.

Kurt Cobain Nirvana
- Fun
- Guns
- Load Up

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
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
Birds... scream at the top of their lungs in horrified hellish rage every morning at daybreak to warn us all of the truth. They know the truth. Screaming bloody murder all over the world in our ears, but sadly we don't speak bird.

Kurt Cobain Nirvana
- Truth
- Murder
- Birds
Punk rock should mean freedom, liking and excepting anything that you like. Playing whatever you want. As sloppy as you want. As long as it's good and it has passion.

Kurt Cobain Nirvana
- Want
- Freedom
- Passion
The human element of making music is what's most important.

Dave Grohl Nirvana

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
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