Kurt Cobain Quotes

American - Musician February 20, 1967 - April 5, 1994

See also: Quotes about Kurt Cobain

The duty of youth is to challenge corruption. - Kurt Cobain

The duty of youth is to challenge corruption. Kurt Cobain

Corruption, Duty, Challenge

The sun is gone, but I have a light. - Kurt Cobain

The sun is gone, but I have a light. Kurt Cobain

Light, Sun, Gone

I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not. - Kurt Cobain

I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not. Kurt Cobain

I Am, Loved, Rather

If you die you're completely happy and your soul somewhere lives on. I'm not afraid of dying. Total peace after death, becoming someone else is the best hope I've got. Kurt Cobain

Becoming, Lives, Die

I like to complain and do nothing to make things better. - Kurt Cobain

I like to complain and do nothing to make things better. Kurt Cobain

Better, Like, Nothing

Wanting to be someone else is a waste of the person you are. - Kurt Cobain

Wanting to be someone else is a waste of the person you are. Kurt Cobain

Waste, Wanting, Someone

I never wanted to sing. I just wanted to play rhythm guitar - hide in the back and just play. Kurt Cobain

Never, Play, Hide

If it's illegal to rock and roll, throw my ass in jail! - Kurt Cobain

If it's illegal to rock and roll, throw my ass in jail! Kurt Cobain

Rock And Roll, Rock, Throw

We're so trendy we can't even escape ourselves. - Kurt Cobain

We're so trendy we can't even escape ourselves. Kurt Cobain

Trendy, Even, Escape

Rather be dead than cool. - Kurt Cobain

Rather be dead than cool. Kurt Cobain

Cool, Rather, Than

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I really miss being able to blend in with people. - Kurt Cobain

I really miss being able to blend in with people. Kurt Cobain

Blend, Able, Being

The worst crime is faking it. - Kurt Cobain

The worst crime is faking it. Kurt Cobain

Faking, Worst, Crime

I'm left-handed, and it's not very easy to find reasonably priced, high-quality left-handed guitars. But out of all the guitars in the whole world, the Fender Mustang is my favorite. I've only owned two of them. Kurt Cobain

Very, High-Quality

A friend is nothing but a known enemy. - Kurt Cobain

A friend is nothing but a known enemy. Kurt Cobain

Known, Nothing, Friend

I'm so happy because today I found my friends - they're in my head. - Kurt Cobain

I'm so happy because today I found my friends - they're in my head. Kurt Cobain

Head, Found, Happy

I'm a spokesman for myself. It just so happens that there's a bunch of people that are concerned with what I have to say. I find that frightening at times because I'm just as confused as most people. I don't have the answers for anything. Kurt Cobain

Spokesman, Concerned, Myself

I bought a gun and chose drugs instead. Kurt Cobain

Gun, Bought, Chose

My body is damaged from music in two ways. I have a red irritation in my stomach. It's psychosomatic, caused by all the anger and the screaming. I have scoliosis, where the curvature of your spine is bent, and the weight of my guitar has made it worse. I'm always in pain, and that adds to the anger in our music. Kurt Cobain

Stomach, Your, Body

Punk is musical freedom. It's saying, doing and playing what you want. In Webster's terms, 'nirvana' means freedom from pain, suffering and the external world, and that's pretty close to my definition of Punk Rock. Kurt Cobain

Doing, Suffering, Punk Rock

I was looking for something a lot heavier, yet melodic at the same time. Something different from heavy metal, a different attitude. Kurt Cobain

Melodic, Same Time, Metal

Every time I see documentaries or infomercials about little kids with cancer, I just freak out. It affects me on the highest emotional level... Anytime I think about it, it makes me sadder than anything I can think of. Kurt Cobain

I Think, Emotional Level

I like to have strong opinions with nothing to back them up with besides my primal sincerity. I like sincerity. I lack sincerity. Kurt Cobain

Strong, Like, Nothing

I wanted to have the adoration of John Lennon but have the anonymity of Ringo Starr. I didn't want to be a frontman. I just wanted to be back there and still be a rock and roll star at the same time. Kurt Cobain

Still, Adoration, Star

It's okay to eat fish because they don't have any feelings. - Kurt Cobain

It's okay to eat fish because they don't have any feelings. Kurt Cobain

Food, Okay, Fish

I'm not well-read, but when I read, I read well. - Kurt Cobain

I'm not well-read, but when I read, I read well. Kurt Cobain

Read, Well-Read, Well

There's nothing better than having a baby. I've always loved children. I used to work summers at the YMCA and be in charge of, like, 30 preschool kids. I knew that when I had a child, I'd be overwhelmed, and it's true... I can't tell you how much my attitude has changed since we've got Frances. Holding my baby is the best drug in the world. Kurt Cobain

Had, Tell, Overwhelmed

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