Came across a an interview with Kurt Cobain, that was published in
Rolling Stones magazine in January, 1994.
About himself,
"I just hope," Cobain adds, grinning, "I don't become so blissful I
become boring. I think I'll always be neurotic enough to do something
weird."
On "Teen Spirit"
But I think there are so many other songs that I've written that are
as good, if not better, than that song, like "Drain You." That's
definitely as good as "Teen Spirit." I love the lyrics, and I never
get tired of playing it. Maybe if it was as big as "Teen Spirit," I
wouldn't like it as much.
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"Teen Spirit" was such a clichéd riff. It was so close to a Boston
riff or "Louie, Louie."
Where did the line "Here we are now, entertain us" come from?
That came from something I used to say every time I used to walk into
a party to break the ice. A lot of times, when you're standing around
with people in a room, it's really boring and uncomfortable. So it was
"Well, here we are, entertain us. You invited us here."
On Axl Rose (this just makes me smile)
A few years ago, we were in Detroit, playing at this club, and about
10 people showed up. And next door, there was this bar, and Axl Rose
came in with 10 or 15 bodyguards. It was this huge extravaganza; all
these people were fawning over him. If he'd just walked in by himself,
it would have been no big deal. But he wanted that. You create
attention to attract attention.
About the band's music
We have failed in showing the lighter, more dynamic side of our
band. The big guitar sound is what the kids want to hear. We like
playing that stuff, but I don't know how much longer I can scream at
the top of my lungs every night, for an entire year on tour. Sometimes
I wish I had taken the Bob Dylan route and sang songs where my voice
would not go out on me every night, so I could have a career if I
wanted.
About the future of his music
It's impossible for me to look into the future and say I'm going to be
able to play Nirvana songs in 10 years. There's no way. I don't want
to have to resort to doing the Eric Clapton thing. Not to put him down
whatsoever; I have immense respect for him. But I don't want to have
to change the songs to fit my age [laughs].
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