Kurt Cobain

Musician, Singer-Songwriter

Kurt Cobain was the lead singer of Nirvana, known for his profound impact on the grunge music scene and his exploration of personal struggles.

Born
February 20, 1967
Died
April 5, 1994
Quotes
216
Rank
#482

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"We have no right to express an opinion until we know all of the answers."

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"I thought I would try to be gay for a while, but I'm just more sexually attracted to women. But I'm really glad that I found a few gay friends, because it totally saved me from becoming a monk or 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'm a much happier guy than a lot of people think I am."

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"Who needs action when you got words?"

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

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"All in all is all we are."

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"I'm thought of as this pissy, complaining, freaked-out schizophrenic who wants to kill himself all the time."

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"I've always had a problem with the average macho man - they've always been a threat to me."

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"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."

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"If chasing cool is important to you, you're an idiot!"

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"Don't read my diary when I'm gone."

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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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"Don't expect me to die for you."

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"I had a really good childhood up until I was nine years old. Then a classic case of divorce really affected me and I moved back and forth between relatives all the time. And I just became extremely depressed and withdrawn."

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"We were just amazed we were putting out a record. We were, and are, still learning. But we've never cared much for professionalism as long as the energy was there. Like our live shows: We're out of tune and use a lot of feedback. That's not on purpose or because we don't care, we're just musically and rhythmically retarded and we play so hard that we can't tune our guitars fast enough."

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"America may be the land of the free, but there are definitely more ignorant people there. Most of the population are semi-retarded."

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