Journals Quotes

“I use bits and pieces of others personalities to form my own.”
― Kurt Cobain, Journals

“Please read my diary, look through my things and figure me out.”
― Kurt Cobain, Journals

“Life isn't nearly as sacred as the appreciation of passion.”
― Kurt Cobain, Journals

“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.”
― Kurt Cobain, Journals

“I don't need to be inspired any longer, just supported.”
― Kurt Cobain, Journals

“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.”
― Kurt Cobain, Journals

“Art is sacred.
Punk rock is freedom.
Expression and right to express is vital.
Anyone can be artistic.”
― Kurt Cobain, Journals

“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.”
― Kurt Cobain, Journals

“I would love to be erased from our association with Pearl Jam or the Nymphs and other first time offenders.”
― Kurt Cobain, Journals

“Words suck. I mean, every thing has been said. I can't remember the last real interesting conversation I've had in a long time. Words aren't as important as the energy derived from music, especially live.”
― Kurt Cobain, Journals

“I feel this society somewhere has lost its sense of what art is. Art is expression. In expression, you need 100% full freedom and our freedom to express our art is seriously being fucked with. Fuck, the word 'fuck' has many connotations as does the word 'art'.”
― Kurt Cobain, Journals

“Do your own thing. Others own their own thing. If you copy too much, you'll find yourself in late night cocktail lounge cover band limbo.”
― Kurt Cobain, Journals

“I like the comfort in knowing that women are generally superior and naturally less violent than men. I like the comfort in knowing that women are the only future in rock and roll.”
― Kurt Cobain, Journals

“It's my fault but the most violating thing I've felt this year is not the media exaggerations or the catchy gossip, but the rape of my personal thoughts.”
― Kurt Cobain, Journals

“I'm not well read, but when I do read, I read well.”
― Kurt Cobain, Journals

“And I do, god, how I do love playing live, it's the most primal form of energy release you can share with other people besides having sex or taking drugs. So if you see a good live show on drugs and then later that evening have sex, you're basically covered all the bases of energy release, and we all need to let off steam. It's easier and safer than protesting abortion clinics or praising God or wanting to hurt your brother; so go to a show, dance around a bit and copulate.”
― Kurt Cobain, Journals

“i have a daughter who reminds me too much of what i used to be, full of love and joy, kissing every person she meets because everyone is good and will do her no harm. and that terrifies me to the point where i can barely function.”
― Kurt Cobain, Journals

“I decided that in order to become a big famous rock star, I would need to write my very own songs instead of wasting my time learning other peoples music too much. It may act as an obstruction in developing your very own personal style.”
― Kurt Cobain, Journals

“I like the comfort in knowing that the Afro American invented rock and roll yet has only been rewarded or awarded for their accomplishments when conforming to the white man's standards. I like the comfort in knowing that the Afro American has once again been the only race that has brought a new form of original music to this decade: hip-hop/rap.”
― Kurt Cobain, Journals

“Its like what Kathleen said about how in school there was this class that you went to and they were teaching the girls how to prepare themselves for rape and when you looked outside and saw the rapers outside playing football and you said "they are the ones who should be in here being taught not to rape".”
― Kurt Cobain, Journals

“I'm not well read, but when I do read, I read well. I don't have the time to translate what I understand in the form of conversation. I had exhausted most conversation at age 9. I only feel with grunts, screams and tones and with hand gestures and my body. I'm deaf in spirit.”
― Kurt Cobain, Journals

“My lyrics are a big pile of contradictions. They split down the middle between very sincere opinions and feelings that I have and sarcastic and hopefully humorous rebuttals towards cliché' bohemian ideals that have been exhausted for years. I mean it seems like there are only two options for songwriters - either they are sad, tragic visionaries like Morrisey or Michael Stipe or Robert Smith or there's the goofy, nutty white boy - hey let's party and forget about everything people like Van Halen or all that other heavy metal crap. I mean I like to be passionate and sincere, but I also like to have fun and act like a dork.”
― Kurt Cobain, Journals

“Just because you're paranoid
don't mean they're not after you.”
― Kurt Cobain, [Kurt Cobain: Journals] [By: Cobain, Kurt] [November, 2003]

“I made about five million dollars last year and I'm not giving a red cent to that elitist, little fuck Calvin Johnson. No way!”
― Kurt Cobain, Journals