- I never wanted to sing. I just wanted to play rhythm guitar – hide in the back and just play.
- 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.
- 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.
- I was looking for something a lot heavier, yet melodic at the same time. Something different from heavy metal, a different attitude.
- 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.
- I’d rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not.
- We have no right to express an opinion until we know all of the answers.
- 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.
- Ever since the beginning of rock and roll, there’s been an Axl Rose. And it’s just boring. It’s totally boring to me.
- The duty of youth is to challenge corruption.
10 Best Quotes by Kurt Cobain
