Kurt Cobain Quotes

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Kurt Cobain

Profession : Singer

Birth : February 20, 1967

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.

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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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I didn't know how to deal with success. If there was a Rock Star 101, I would have liked to take it. It might have helped me.

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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.

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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.

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Rap music is the only vital form of music introduced since punk rock.

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I get a thrill meeting kids who are into alternative music.

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I wanted to be in a punk band before I had even heard any punk music.

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Rather be dead than cool.

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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.

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

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The sun is gone, but I have a light.

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

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The duty of youth is to challenge corruption.

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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.

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A friend is nothing but a known enemy.

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The worst crime is faking it.

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

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I started being really proud of the fact that I was gay even though I wasn't.

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

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