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Kurt Cobain Quotes

1967–1994 United States

Kurt Donald Cobain (20 February 1967 – ca. 5 April 1994) was the lead singer, songwriter, and guitarist of the American grunge band, Nirvana.

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Also known as: Cobain, Kurt, Cobain, Kurt Donald, Kurt D. Cobain, Kurt Donald Cobain, Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge On Seattle, Kurdt Kobain

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Punk Rock (while still sacred to some) is, to me, dead and gone. We just wanted to pay tribute to something that helped us to feel as though we had crawled out of the dung heap of conformity.

Incesticide liner notes (1992)

I am not well read, but when I do read, I read well. [p. 124]

Journals (2002)

I wouldn’t have been surprised if they had voted me Most Likely to Kill Everyone at a High School Dance.

Last year, a girl was raped by two wastes of sperm and eggs while they sang the lyrics to our song "Polly". I have a hard time carrying on knowing there are plankton like that in our audience.

Incesticide liner notes (1992)

It's better to burn out than to fade away.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Kurt Cobain (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.