Quotes from Kurt Cobain

Maybe we can change some kid's life & stop him from becoming a welder or a sleazy lawyer.

I'm not going to say a damn word about it being tough; I'm having the best time of my life!

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.

People are coming to shows on the strength of one song. I guess that's the way it goes.

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.

For the first seven years of my life, I listened to nothing but The Beatles.

I like to complain and do nothing to make things better.

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

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.

I was looking for something a lot heavier, yet melodic at the same time. Something different from heavy metal, a different attitude.

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.

Drugs are a waste of time. They destroy your memory and your self-respect and everything that goes along with your self-esteem. They're no good at all.

I'm thought of as this pissy, complaining, freaked-out schizophrenic who wants to kill himself all the time.

I won't eat anything green.

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

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

There are a lot of things I wish I would have done, instead of just sitting around and complaining about having a boring life.

I really miss being able to blend in with people.

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.

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.

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.

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.

When I listen to 'Nevermind,' I hate the production, but there's something about it that almost makes me cry at times.

I wasn't thriving socially, so I stayed in my room and played guitar all the time.