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.
Interpretation
The quote expresses a deep affection for a particular guitar model despite its flaws.
Kurt Cobain's admiration for the Fender Mustang highlights a paradox in which something deemed subpar in quality can still hold a special place in someone's heart. It reflects his appreciation for the unique sound and character of the guitar, suggesting that the emotional value of an object can outweigh its practical shortcomings.
In practice
Discussing music preferences in a band interview.
I don't blame the average seventeen-year-old punk-rock kid for calling me a sellout. I understand that. And maybe when they grow up a little bit, they'll realize there's more things to life than living out your rock & roll identity so righteously.
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.
Thank you for the tragedy. I need it for my art.
I get a thrill meeting kids who are into alternative music.
The future of rock belongs to women.
I don't need to be inspired any longer, just supported.
It wasn't about mechanics; it was about a feeling, wanting to give someone something, which in turn was really gratifying. That really resonated for me.
I've always written songs the same way. You learn different tricks - you learn craft, you learn structure, all that - as you go.
The urge to make art or contemplate philosophy does not go away when you are sick. Those urges just become transfigured by illness.
I work with few colors, what creates the illusion of quantity is that they fell in the right place.
When I attack a role, be it TV, film or stage, the first thing I say is, I don't want to know anything. If it's good I don't want to hear it; if it's bad I don't want to hear it. The only thing either thing can do is distract me. I like to stay focused
If you write a letter of resignation or something with an agenda, you're simply using a pen to record what you have thought out. In a poem, the pen is more like a flashlight, a Geiger counter, or one of those metal detectors that people walk around beaches with.
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