Digging the Kurt

“There’s something wrong with that boy – he frowns for no good reason.” – William Burroughs to his assistant, after Kurt Cobain visited him in Lawrence, Kansas, 1993

“Although Never Mind The Bollocks is a historical album with great power, Nevermind is an album forever. It comes from the same source as Beckett. Kurt wasn’t wanted, he knew he wasn’t fucking wanted… I think the songs he wrote were trying to find a spiritual centre in a world without any, and that’s where rock ‘n’ roll is purest, going back to gospel and blues.” – Filmmaker Jim Sheridan, 1996

“…he showed some promise but you only have to listen to his songs and a couple of interviews here and there to see the guy (was) certainly not suited to be in a game like this one.” – Keith Richards, 1995

“I loved that Unplugged record, but we didn’t weep for him like fans. We wept like parents. We mourned the loss of someone who was so gifted and obviously in so much pain.” – Patti Smith, 1994

“He really, really inspired me. Kurt was one of the absolute best of all time for me.” – Neil Young, 1995