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Kurt Cobain

Kurt Donald Cobain, was an American musician who served as lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter for the Seattle-based rock band Nirvana.

Cobain formed Nirvana in 1987 with Krist Novoselic. Within two years, the band became a fixture of the burgeoning Seattle grunge scene. In 1991, the arrival of Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" marked the beginning of a dramatic shift of popular rock music away from the dominant genres of the 1980s (glam metal, arena rock, and dance-pop) and toward grunge and alternative rock. The music media eventually awarded the song "anthem-of-a-generation" status, and, with it, Cobain was labeled a "spokesman" for Generation X.

During the last years of his life, Cobain struggled with drug addiction and the media pressures surrounding him and his wife, Courtney Love. On April 8, 1994, Cobain was found dead in his home in Seattle, the victim of what was officially ruled a self-inflicted shotgun wound to the head. In ensuing years, the circumstances of his death became a topic of fascination and debate.


“I just hope I don't become so blissful I become boring. I think I'll always be neurotic enough to do something weird.”
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“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.”
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“My heart is broke, but I have some glue, help me inhale and mend it with you.”
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“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.”
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“I’m not mad. I’m in a perfectly happy mood, you asshole.”
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“The sun is gone, but I have a light.”
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“I was tired of pretending that I was someone else just to get along with people, just for the sake of having friendships.”
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“Hey! Wait! I've got a new complaint! Forever in debt to your priceless advice.”
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“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.”
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“If my eyes could show my soul,everyone would cry when they saw me smile.”
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“Please read my diary, look through my things and figure me out.”
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“I would love to be erased from our association with Pearl Jam or the Nymphs and other first time offenders.”
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“I use bits and pieces of others personalities to form my own.”
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“We have no right to express an opinion until we know all of the answers.”
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“Carpe Manga”
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“Oh well, whatever, nevermind.”
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“Peace,love,empathy”
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“I feel compelled to say fuck you fuck you to those of you who have absolutely no regard for me as a person. You have raped me harder than you’ll ever know. So again I say fuck you although this phrase has totally lost its meaning. FUCK YOU! FUCK YOU.”
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“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.”
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“If you read, you'll judge.”
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“dreaming of the person you want to be is wasting the person you already are.”
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“I don't need to be inspired any longer, just supported.”
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“I won't eat anything green.”
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“There are a lot of things I wish I would have done, instead of just sitting around and complaining about having a boring life.”
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“Drugs are a waste of time. They destroy your memory and your self-respect and everything that goes along with your self esteem.”
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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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“Believe everything you read”
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“If you ever need anything please don't hesitate to ask someone else first.”
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“It's okay to eat fish because they don't have any feelings.”
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“You can't buy happiness”
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“I started to be really proud of the fact I was gay even though I wasn't”
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“all i want...is mac and cheese”
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“If it's illegal to rock and roll, then throw my ass in jail.”
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“I don't care what you think unless it is about me.”
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“Friends are nothing but a known enemy”
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“I mean I like to be passionate and sincere but I also like to have fun and act like a dork. Geeks unite.”
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“Thank you for the tragedy. I need it for my art.”
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“Life isn't nearly as sacred as the appreciation of passion.”
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“I have very bad posture.”
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“The finest day i ever had was when tomorrow never came”
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“I am not gay, although I wish I were, just to piss off homophobes.”
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“Hi, my name is Kurt Cobain, I'm homosexual, I'm a pagan, I'm a drug abuser, and I like to fuck pot-bellied pigs!”
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“There is plenty of Hühnerfleisch in the Kühlschrank. (There is plenty of chicken in the fridge)”
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“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.”
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“If you're really a mean person you're going to come back as a fly and eat poop.”
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“I would like to get rid of the homophobes, sexists, and racists in our audience. I know they're out there and it really bothers me.”
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“I only remember a few things about Jimmy Carter. He had big lips and liked peanuts. I now know that Jimmy Carter was and is a good man.”
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“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.”
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“Drugs are bad for you. They will fuck you up.”
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“All In All Is All We Are”
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