I get a thrill meeting kids who are into alternative music.
Interpretation
The joy derived from connecting with young fans who appreciate alternative music.
In this quote, Kurt Cobain expresses his excitement and passion when he encounters children who enjoy alternative music, suggesting that music has the power to bridge generational gaps and create meaningful connections. It reflects his belief in the value of music as a form of expression that resonates with youth, inspiring a sense of community and shared experience among those who appreciate its unique qualities.
In practice
This quote can be used in a speech at a music festival to highlight the importance of alternative music in youth culture.
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.
The future of rock belongs to women.
I don't need to be inspired any longer, just supported.
My body is damaged from music in two ways. I have a red irritation in my stomach. It's psychosomatic, caused by all the anger and the screaming. I have scoliosis, where the curvature of your spine is bent, and the weight of my guitar has made it worse. I'm always in pain, and that adds to the anger in our music.
When you pay your money to see me, I want you to have the best concert you can have from me.
... with Voodoo Child somebody was filming when we started doing that. We did that about three times because they wanted to film us in the studio, to make us (imitates a pompous voice) 'make it look like you're recording boys' - one of them scenes, you know, so okey, let's play this and then we went into Voodoo Child
When you start your first band and it has an impact on the rest of the world you go through a lot with those guys and you become very protective of that legacy.
I think ABBA have a pure joy to their music and that's what makes them extraordinary.
What we've had to do is learn to control success, put it in perspective, and not lose the essence of what we're doing - the music.
One thing that sticks in my mind is that jazz means freedom and openness. It's a music that, although it developed out of the African American experience, speaks more about the human experience than the experience of a particular people.
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