Kurt Cobain

Nirvana, grunge

Contemporary influential 137 sayings

Sayings by 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. They know the truth. Screaming bloody murder all over the world in our ears, but sadly we don't speak bird.

2002 — Journals
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Before I die many will die with me and they'll deserve it. See you in Hell.

2001 — Book by Kurt Cobain
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Humans are stupid. I'm ashamed to be human.

2002 — Book by Kurt Cobain
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I'm not worried about what's going to happen when I'm thirty, because I am never going to make it to thirty. You know what life is like after thirty - I don't want that.

2002 — Journals
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I'm going to be a superstar musician, kill myself, and go out in a flame of glory.

2001 — MTV.com interview
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If you're a sexist, racist, homophobe, or basically an asshole, don't buy this CD. I don't care if you like me, I hate you.

1993 — Liner notes of 'In Utero'
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Practice makes perfect, but nobody's perfect, so why practice?

1993 — Song: 'Dumb' ('In Utero')
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A friend is nothing but a known enemy.

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

Unknown — Journals
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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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The finest day i ever had was when tomorrow never came.

Unknown — Journals
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If my eyes could show my soul, everyone would cry when they saw me smile.

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If you ever need anything please don't hesitate to ask someone else first.

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Nobody dies a virgin... Life fucks us all.

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Thank you for the tragedy. I need it for my art.

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I am not gay, although I wish I were, just to piss off homophobes.

Unknown — Journals
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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.

1991 — NME interview
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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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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.

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Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they aren't after you.

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