Quotes by Kurt Cobain

A friend is nothing but a known enemy.
– Kurt Cobain
By definition pop is extremely catchy, whether you like it or not. There are some pop songs I hate but I can't get them out of my head. Our songs also have the standard pop format: Verse, chorus, verse, chorus, solo, bad solo. All in all, I think we sound like The Knack and the Bay City Rollers being molested by Black Flag and Black Sabbath.
– Kurt Cobain
Don't expect me to cry for all the reasons you had to die.
– Kurt Cobain
I had a really good childhood up until I was nine, then a classic case of divorce really affected me.
– Kurt Cobain
I really haven't had that exciting of a life. There are a lot of things I wish I would have done, instead of just sitting around and complaining about having a boring life. So I pretty much like to make it up. I'd rather tell a story about somebody else.
– Kurt Cobain
I wanted to move to Seattle, sell my ass, and be a punk rocker, but I was too afraid.
– Kurt Cobain
I was looking for something a lot heavier, yet melodic at the same time. Something different from heavy metal, a different attitude.
– Kurt Cobain
I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not.
– Kurt Cobain
I'm so happy because today I found my friends - they're in my head.
– Kurt Cobain
I'm too busy acting like I'm not Naive. I've seen it all, I was here first.
– Kurt Cobain
I've always had a problem with the average macho man - they've always been a threat to me.
– Kurt Cobain
If it's illegal to rock and roll, throw my ass in jail!
– Kurt Cobain
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
If you ever need anything please don't hesitate to ask someone else first.
– Kurt Cobain
It's okay to eat fish because they don't have any feelings.
– Kurt Cobain
My generation's apathy. I'm disgusted with it. I'm disgusted with my own apathy too, for being spineless and not always standing up against racism, sexism and all those other -isms the counterculture has been whinning about for years.
– Kurt Cobain
Never met a wiseman if so it's a woman!
– Kurt Cobain
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
Rather be dead than cool.
– Kurt Cobain
That's what music is entertainment. The more you put yourself into it, the more of you comes out in it.
– Kurt Cobain
The worst crime is faking it.
– Kurt Cobain
Thought the sun is gone, I have a light.
– Kurt Cobain
Vandelism is as beautiful as a rock in a cop's face.
– Kurt Cobain
Wanting to be someone else is a waste of the person you are.
– Kurt Cobain
We have no right to express an opinion until we know all of the answers.
– Kurt Cobain
We're so trendy we cant even escape ourselves.
– Kurt Cobain
What people don't realize is that the so-called Seattle grunge scene grew out of several close-knit gourmet supper clubs - we would only pick up guitars to pass the time while our dishes were simmering, baking, boiling, etc.
– Kurt Cobain
I won't eat anything green.
– Kurt Cobain
Drugs are a waste of time. They destroy your memory and your self-respect and everything that goes along with with your self-esteem. They're no good at all.
– Kurt Cobain