Nirvana Quotes
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At 13 years old, I realized I could start my own band. I could write my own song, I could record my own record. I could start my own label. I could release my own record. I could book my own shows. I could write and publish my own fanzine. I could silk-screen my own T-shirt. I could do this all myself.
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I'd rather hang out with the losers that would sit and smoke a cigarette than the ones who wanted to throw a baseball.
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Thank you all from the pit of my burning, nauseous stomach for your letters and concern during the past years.
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Guilt is cancer. Guilt will confine you, torture you, destroy you as an artist. It's a black wall. It's a thief.
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Neil Young is my hero, and such a great example. You know what that guy has been doing for the past 40 years? Making music. That's what that guy does. Sometimes you pay attention, sometimes you don't. Sometimes he hands it to you, sometimes he keeps it to himself. He's a good man with a beautiful family and wonderful life.
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There's a reason why the Foo Fighters don't blast out Nirvana songs every night: because we have a lot of respect for them. You know, that's hallowed ground. We have to be careful. We have to tread lightly. We have talked about it before, but the opportunity hasn't really come up, or it just hasn't felt right.
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CBGB represents a lot to New York City and to underground rock and to new wave and post-punk and whatever. But, you know, it's like tearing down the Jefferson Memorial or something.
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When I perform, I like to immerse myself in the music, and I just try to get off on the diversity of music.
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A lot of people are promoting records that are just throw-it-agains t-the-wall-see- if-it-sticks meaningless bullshit. Everybody has the responsibility to do the right thing and promote artists that mean something.
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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 sing and play the guitar, and I'm a walking, talking bacterial infection.
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I've never been more confused in my life, but at the same time I've never been more satisfied with what we've done.
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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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The best time for gum is just before getting onstage. I need a minty-fresh microphone.
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She's intense and passionate, so she's perfect.
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Nobody dies a virgin... Life fucks us all.
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If I wouldn't have found Courtney, I probably would have carried on with a bisexual lifestyle.
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It was supposed to be gross, and now it's gorgeous.
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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.
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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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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 had long hair since I was 17 years old. It was time for me to let go. I hated being the guy at the wedding in a suit with a ponytail.
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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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The perception of him as brooding and dark and miserable, that is baloney. Kurt Cobain was a funny dude.