Kurt Donald Cobain (1967 – 1994)
Lead singer, songwriter, and guitarist of the American grunge band, Nirvana.
I suddenly realized Michael [Pitt] was much taller than Kurt, and much more buff, actually. Kurt was a wee little man, with these big piercing blue eyes and this tremendous smile — and that's one thing that nobody can replicate.
Kurt Cobain reincarnated
Sighs and licks his face.
Hollywood's dead,
Elvis is crying,
Lennon wake up,
Cobain stop lying there.
In the light you're sickeningly beautiful.
Say goodbye,
You're sickeningly beautiful.
Rap music is the only vital form of music introduced since punk rock.
I wouldn’t wear a tie-dyed tee-shirt unless it was dyed with the urine of Phil Collins and the blood of Jerry Garcia.
What are they tuning, a harp? I thought we were a big rich rock band. We should have a whole bunch of extra guitars.
Now I'ma pull a fuckin' Jeffrey Dahmer
Now he's suicidal, just like Nirvana.
Genius is a weird and inappropriate word, and hard work is underrated, but Kurt Cobain had a distinct and personal take on the world, and generally, when someone strikes a chord with his audience, that’s what people respond to...I have to admit that I wasn’t particularly a fan of Nirvana when I was asked to work on In Utero, but during the course of making the record I came to appreciate that they were genuine about their band and their music, that Kurt was capable of sophisticated thinking, and that they and their music were unique.
He lies in an empty room
With his hair burnt to the back
It sure sounds funny
When you say his name like that.
I need an easy friend
I do, with an ear to lend.
The thrill and embarrassment of becoming international pop stars was too much, so we opened our mouths and put our foot in sometimes.
Kurt really reminded me a lot of John [Lennon] in his writing, singing, and guitar playing. More attitude than technique, but he had incredibly strong rhythm and a great solo sense.
If I may, and if I might
Lay me down, weeping.
A whole generation of kids blowin' out their fuckin' brains to this Kurt Cobain music.
Load up on guns, and bring your friends.
Hi, my name is Kurt Cobain, I'm homosexual, I'm a pagan, I'm a drug abuser, and I like to fuck pot-bellied pigs!
Throw down your umbilical noose so I can climb right back.
You know, I always thought I'd go first. I don't know why I thought that, it just seemed like I would. I mean, I didn't know him on a daily basis - far from it. But, in a way, I don't even feel right being here without him. It's so difficult to really believe he's gone. I still talk about him like he's still here, you know. I can't figure it out. It doesn't make any sense.
At this point I have a request for our fans. If any of you in any way hate homosexuals, people of different color, or women, please do this one favor for us - leave us the fuck alone! Don't come to our shows and don't buy our records.