Kurt Donald Cobain was an American singer, songwriter, and musician, best known as the guitarist and front man of the rock band Nirvana.
He is remembered as one of the most iconic and influential rock musicians in the history of alternative music. Deep Kurt Cobain quotes will both touch your heart and inspire you to be yourself and go after your dreams.
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Best Kurt Cobain Quotes
I’d rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not. – Kurt Cobain
The duty of youth is to challenge corruption. – Kurt Cobain
The sun is gone, but I have a light. – Kurt Cobain
I’m so happy because today I found my friends – they’re in my head. – Kurt Cobain
A friend is nothing but a known enemy. – Kurt Cobain
The worst crime is faking it. – Kurt Cobain
I started being really proud of the fact that I was gay even though I wasn’t. – Kurt Cobain
Life is a waste of time and time is a waste of life, so let’s all get wasted and have the time of our lives. – Kurt Cobain
If you ever need anything, please don’t hesitate to ask someone else first. – Kurt Cobain
Music is first, lyrics are secondary. – Kurt Cobain
If my eyes could show my soul, everyone would cry when they saw me smile. – Kurt Cobain
Because there is nothing in the world, I like more than pure underground music. – Kurt Cobain
I don’t need to be inspired any longer, just supported. – Kurt Cobain
I never wanted to sing. I just wanted to play rhythm guitar – hide in the back and just play. – Kurt Cobain
No one is afraid of heights, they’re afraid of falling down. No one is afraid of saying I love you, they’re afraid of the answer. – Kurt Cobain
We have no right to express an opinion until we know all of the answers. – Kurt Cobain
You can’t buy happiness. – Kurt Cobain
You know what I hate about rock? I hate tie-dyed tee shirts. 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. – Kurt Cobain
They laugh at me because I’m different; I laugh at them because they’re all the same. – Kurt Cobain
Famous Kurt Cobain Quotes About Life and Love
Music is first, lyrics are secondary. 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
Because there is nothing in the world I like more than pure underground music. 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
The duty of youth is to challenge corruption. Kurt Cobain
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. Kurt Cobain
Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they aren’t after you. 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
I’d rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not. Kurt Cobain
I definitely feel closer to the feminine side of the human being than I do the male or the American idea of what a male is supposed to be. Just watch a beer commercial and you’ll see what I mean. Kurt Cobain
If it’s illegal to rock and roll, throw my ass in jail! Kurt Cobain
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. Kurt Cobain
I am not gay, although I wish I were, just to piss off homophobes. 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’m so happy because today I found my friends they’re in my head. Kurt Cobain
Out of all the guitars in the whole world, the Fender Mustang is my favorite. They’re cheap and totally inefficient, and they sound like crap and are very small. Kurt Cobain
A friend is nothing but a known enemy. Kurt Cobain
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. Kurt Cobain
If you ever need anything please don’t hesitate to ask someone else first. Kurt Cobain
I’ve had this terrible stomach problem for years, and that has made touring difficult. People would see me sitting in the corner by myself looking sick and gloomy. The reason is that I was trying to fight against the stomach pain, trying to hold my food down. People looked me and assumed I was some kind of addict. Kurt Cobain
I bought a gun and chose drugs instead. Kurt Cobain
When I heard the Pixies for the first time, I connected with that band so heavily I should have been in that band or at least in a Pixies cover band. 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. Kurt Cobain
I never listen to ‘Nevermind.’ I haven’t listened to it since we put it out. That says something. Kurt Cobain
It’s okay to eat fish because they don’t have any feelings. Kurt Cobain
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. 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’ve always wanted male friends that I could be real intimate with and talk about important things with and be as affectionate with that person as I would be with a girl. Kurt Cobain
I won’t eat anything green. Kurt Cobain
I’m a spokesman for myself. It just so happens that there’s a bunch of people that are concerned with what I have to say. I find that frightening at times because I’m just as confused as most people. I don’t have the answers for anything. Kurt Cobain
Rather be dead than cool. 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
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 alone! Don’t come to our shows and don’t buy our records. Kurt Cobain
Looking back on the production of ‘Nevermind,’ I’m embarrassed by it now. It’s closer to a Motley Crue record than it is a punk rock record. Kurt Cobain
Nobody dies a virgin. Life fucks us all. Kurt Cobain
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. Kurt Cobain
Birds scream at the top of their lungs in horrified hellish rage every morning at daybreak to warn us all of the truth, but sadly we don’t speak bird. Kurt Cobain
Thank you for the tragedy. I need it for my art. Kurt Cobain
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. Kurt Cobain
Practice makes perfect, but nobody’s perfect, so why practice? Kurt Cobain
I own a 66 Jaguar. That’s the guitar I polish, and baby I refuse to let anyone touch it when I jump into the crowd. Kurt Cobain
If you’re really a mean person you’re going to come back as a fly and eat poop. Kurt Cobain
I’ve always had a problem with the average macho man – they’ve always been a threat to me. Kurt Cobain
There’s good in all of us and I think I simply love people too much, so much that it makes me feel too fucking sad. Kurt Cobain
I don’t blame the average seventeen year old punk rock kid for calling me a sellout. I understand that. And maybe when they grow up a little bit, they’ll realize there’s more things to life than living out your rock & roll identity so righteously. Kurt Cobain
You know what I hate about rock? I hate tie dyed tee shirts. 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. Kurt Cobain
I’ve never been a very prolific person, so when creativity flows, it flows. I find myself scribbling on little notepads and pieces of loose paper, which results in a very small portion of my writings to ever show up in true form. Kurt Cobain
I knew I was different. I thought that I might be gay or something because I couldn’t identify with any of the guys at all. None of them liked art or music. They just wanted to fight and get laid. It was many years ago but it gave me this real hatred for the average American macho male. Kurt Cobain
I’m a spokesman for myself. It just so happens that there’s a bunch of people that are concerned with what I have to say. I find that frightening at times because I’m just as confused as most people. I don’t have the answers for anything. Kurt Cobain
Throughout my life, I’ve always been really close with girls and made friends with girls. And I’ve always been a really sickly, feminine person anyhow, so I thought I was gay for a while because I didn’t find any of the girls in my high school attractive at all. Kurt Cobain
Every time I see documentaries or infomercials about little kids with cancer, I just freak out. It affects me on the highest emotional level. Anytime I think about it, it makes me sadder than anything I can think of. Kurt Cobain
I have to admit I’ve found myself doing the same things that a lot of other rock stars do or are forced to do. Which is not being able to respond to mail, not being able to keep up on current music, and I’m pretty much locked away a lot. The outside world is pretty foreign to me. Kurt Cobain
I’m left handed, and it’s not very easy to find reasonably priced, high quality left handed guitars. But out of all the guitars in the whole world, the Fender Mustang is my favorite. I’ve only owned two of them. Kurt Cobain
Birds scream at the top of their lungs in horrified hellish rage every morning at daybreak to warn us all of the truth, but sadly we don’t speak bird. Kurt Cobain
They laugh at me because I’m different; I laugh at them because they’re all the same. Kurt Cobain
I knew I was different. I thought that I might be gay or something because I couldn’t identify with any of the guys at all. None of them liked art or music. They just wanted to fight and get laid. It was many years ago but it gave me this real hatred for the average American macho male. Kurt Cobain
Drugs are a waste of time. They destroy your memory and your self-respect and everything that goes along with your self esteem. Kurt Cobain
There are a lot of things I wish I would have done, instead of just sitting around and complaining about having a boring life. Kurt Cobain
Rape is one of the most terrible crimes on earth and it happens every few minutes. The problem with groups who deal with rape is that they try to educate women about how to defend themselves. What really needs to be done is teaching men not to rape. Go to the source and start there. 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
People think of life as being so sacred and they feel like this is their only chance and they have to do something with their life and make an impact As far as I’m concerned, it’s just a pitstop for the afterlife. It’s just a little test to see how you can handle reality. Kurt Cobain
Birds are and always have been reincarnated old men with Tourette’s syndrome having somehow managed to dupe the reproductive saga. They fuck each other and tend to their home repairs and children while never missing their true mission. To scream at the top of their lungs in horrified hellish rage every morning at daybreak to warn us all of the truth. They know the truth. Screaming bloody murder all over the world in our ears, but sadly we don’t speak bird. Kurt Cobain
This song is dedicated to Frank Zappa, and River Phoenix, Fred Gwynne who played Herman Munster, Dixie Lee Ray, Thomas P, Tip O’Neil, and you, dumb ass, who just threw water on me. Kurt Cobain
No True Talent is fully organic. Yet the superior talented have not only control of study but that extra special, little gift at birth fueled by passion.A built in, totally spiritual, unexplainable, New Age,fuckin cosmic energy bursting love for passion. And yes,they are an even smaller percent amongst the small percent. And they are special! Kurt Cobain
