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I dropped out of high school and I couldn't go to college 'cause I wasn't smart enough, so I'd resigned myself to loading trucks and playing punk rock on the weekends.
Dave Grohl Nirvana -
We remember Kurt for what he was: caring, generous and sweet.
Krist Novoselic Nirvana
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I knew I was different. I thought that I might be gay or something because I couldn't identify with any of the guys at all. None of them liked art or music, they just wanted to fight and get laid. It was many years ago but it gave me this real hatred for the average American macho male.
Kurt Cobain Nirvana -
The sun is gone, but I have a light.
Kurt Cobain Nirvana -
I've always been a fan of melody and emotional melancholy, whether it was Rites of Spring or Tears for Fears or Neil Young. If I hear a song that has a sweet melody, I'm a sucker for it, whether it's Linkin Park or Little Richard.
Dave Grohl Nirvana -
Mike Watt and I had the same teacher. Mr. Tanaka.
Krist Novoselic Nirvana -
Nickelback walks into a bar...there's no punchline because ruining music isn't funny.
Dave Grohl Nirvana -
It felt like being in the center of the world, and I felt like I was a witness to history and I knew that the whole world was watching on television. So, I could feel the collective consciousness of the world focused on this little strip of land called Seattle.
Krist Novoselic Nirvana
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They're claiming that the grunge bands finally put Seattle on the map, but, like, what map? ...I mean, we had Jimi Hendrix. Heck, what more do we want?
Kurt Cobain Nirvana -
The late '60s and the '70s, a lot of this really beautiful equipment was being made and installed into studios around the world and the Neve boards were considered like the Cadillacs of recording consoles. They're these really big, behemoth-looking recording desks; they kind of look like they're from the Enterprise in Star Trek or something like that. They're like a grayish color, sort of like an old Army tank with lots of knobs, and to any studio geek or gear enthusiast it's like the coolest toy in the world.
Dave Grohl Nirvana -
None of you will ever know what I am thinking.
Kurt Cobain Nirvana -
No one has any faith in the tape anymore - everyone just relies on computers and considers the hardrive to be the safest option, and I don't. I think an analog tape is something you can hold.
Dave Grohl Nirvana -
Wearing a dress shows I can be as feminine as I want. I'm a heterosexual...big deal, but if I was a homosexual, it wouldn't matter, either.
Kurt Cobain Nirvana -
I'm all for stage diving, but just don't step on my pedals.
Kurt Cobain Nirvana
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I wouldn't have been surprised if they had voted me Most Likely To Kill Everyone At A High School Dance.
Kurt Cobain Nirvana -
I love Black Sabbath. They made an amazing contribution to music today. Almost every band that made it big in the Nineties owed a debt to them.
Dave Grohl Nirvana -
We're all players and musicians and we sure all get along good. We just clicked right off the bat. We started playing and then we almost immediately started recording.
Krist Novoselic Nirvana -
I'd like to imagine I won't end up in hell, but I think I've done too much acid and listened to too much death metal to sit on a cloud next to God with angels floating above my head.
Dave Grohl Nirvana -
But remember, guitar players are a dime a dozen.
Krist Novoselic Nirvana -
I just can’t believe anyone would start a band just to make the scene and be cool and have chicks. I just can’t believe it.
Kurt Cobain Nirvana
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Singing into a microphone and learning to play an instrument and learning to do your craft, that's the most important thing for people to do.
Dave Grohl Nirvana -
The only way you do anything is to become really active. And the most effective way to get your message to your elected representatives is to make campaign contributions and develop relationships with them.
Krist Novoselic Nirvana -
I only remember a few things about Jimmy Carter. He had big lips and liked peanuts. I now know that Jimmy Carter was and is a good man.
Kurt Cobain Nirvana -
It must be one of those narcissists who only appreciate things when they're gone. I'm too sensitive. I need to be slightly numb in order to regain the enthusiasms I once had as a child.
Kurt Cobain Nirvana