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“I've seen hundreds of Melvins practices,” Kurdt recalls. “I drove their van on tour. Everybody hated them, by the way. And me and Matt [the Melvins' old bassist] even used the same calling card; it's almost like we were married.”
-Backlash Magazine, Sept 1988
Artwork of Nirvana by Kurt on a drumhead.
Archivist's note: Y'know, this pretty much looks like Kurt drew himself getting a boner (which he made sure to label) after hearing Krist dedicate the song to "all the pretty blondes". Krist doing it in all innocence, hence his halo, and Kurt interpreting it how he wanted to hear it, hence his "horniness"/devil horns.
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"I'm just happier than I've ever been. I finally found someone that I am totally compatible with. It doesn't matter whether she's a male, female or hermaphrodite or a donkey. We're compatible."
-Kurt on Courtney, Rolling Stone magazine, 16 April 1992
Archivist's note: This sentiment is commonly expressed by bisexuals.
Interviewer: "Well, are you [gay]?"
Kurt: "If I wasn't attracted to Courtney, I'd be a bisexual."
-11 Sept. 1992, Monk Magazine
Archivist's note: This quote shows that Kurt viewed sexuality and its labels as more of a verb than an adjective--something that he does, not something that he is. He frames his sexuality in terms of his current activities: He is currently monogamous to Courtney, so his bisexuality doesn't currently apply.
Many bisexuals nowdays complain about this assumption: that they have "gone straight" just because they are currently in a monogamous straight relationship. This shows the opposite mindset from Kurt's: that a sexuality label is a descriptor of a fixed state of being, rather than an activity that happens in the present moment.
To me it looks like Kurt was deliberately reassuring Courtney about his intentions, since she was present at this interview. She sounded jealous, as she immediately threw a homophobic slur at him after he declared his bisexuality.
Son Of A Gun
Written by The Vaselines
Up, up, up and down
Turn, turn, turn around
Round, round, round about
And over again
Gun, gun, son-of-a-gun
You are the only one
Who makes any difference
What I say
The sun shines in the bedroom
When we play
The rain it always starts
When you go away
Archivist's note: Notice the difference between Kurt's lyrics and the original song.
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Lithium (early acoustic version)
Lyrics: Kurt Cobain
I'm so happy
Cause today I found my friends
They're in my head
I'm so ugly
That's ok, cause so are you
We broke our mirrors
Sunday morning
Is everyday for all I care
And I'm not scared
Light my candles
In a daze, cause I found God
Hey hey hey, hey!
Yeah hey!
Yeah, yeah, yeah!
I'm so lonely
That's ok, you shaved your head
And I'm not sad
And just maybe
I'm to blame for all I've heard
And I'm not sure
I'm so excited
I can't wait to meet you there
And I don't care
I'm so horny
That's ok, my will is good
Hey hey hey, hey!
Yeah hey!
Yeah, yeah, yeah!
Archivist's note: In this early acoustic version of Lithium, recorded in 1990, we learn who the "you" is that Kurt is addressing in the song:
Here's a picture from 1989. Kurt was not happy with Krist's new look, comparing it to a "Nazi".
For another alternate set of lyrics for Lithium, click here.
Pay to Play
Lyrics: Kurt Cobain
Monkey see, monkey do
I don't know why I
Walk around, follow you
I don't know why I
Pull it out, keep it in
I don't know why I
Have to have poison skin
I don't know why I
Pay
Pay to play
Pay to play
pay to play
Move an inch, take a mile
I don't know why I
Never faded, never smiled
I don't know why I
Nevermind, eat and run
I don't know why I
Fuck your ass for the fun
I don't know why I
Pay
Pay to play
Pay to play
Pay to play
-6 Apr 1990 (recording date)
Archivist's comments: These lyrics were eventually sanitised and published as "Stay Away" on Nevermind. The original lyrics are pretty obviously about Kurt's experiences with male street prostitutes. Seattle has long been infamous for rampant street prostitution in certain districts, and one of these areas, Aurora Avenue, has been documented as a favourite hang-out for Kurt.
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Edit Sept. 2021: I found a quote from Kurt that confirms that these lyrics are indeed gay.
For two other songs that use the word "faded", click here and here. Kurt and Krist seem to have had their own special meaning for the term, which appears to be used as slang for orgasm.
tags:
- date:1990,
- date:band era,
- decade:1990s,
- media:audio,
- media:lyrics & titles,
- pairing:other,
- person:courtney love,
- person:kurt,
- topic:anal sex,
- topic:attraction & crushes,
- topic:biphobia,
- topic:bisexuality,
- topic:homophobia,
- topic:homosexuality,
- topic:oral sex,
- topic:prostitution,
- topic:sexuality,
- type:factual
Interviewer: "Was there an incident that really pushed the button that got you and the town [Aberdeen] at loggerheads, as it were?"
Kurt: "Well, what started the witch hunt was I decided to take some acid one evening and spray paint "queer" on the side of four-by-four trucks, the local rednecks' trucks. And so one of them saw me from his window and started screaming, "There's the queer vandal!" I'd been doing it for a while. But that night I decided to really go for it and do a lot, a lot of vandalism. So they caught me and chased me around."
Int: "The cops caught you or just some of the local toughs?"
Kurt: "The locals. The local toughs, right. [he laughs]
Int: "And did they know who you were?"
Kurt: "No. Just that crazy skinny kid who never went to school. Who was probably gay."
Int: "Well, are you?"
Kurt: "If I wasn't attracted to Courtney, I'd be a bisexual."
Courtney: "Faggot!!" [laughter]
Int: "So they ran you out of town?"
Kurt: "Yeah."
Int: "Did you ever go back?"
Kurt: "Well, um, every time I've gone to Aberdeen lately I've felt a real big threat. Actually, Chris was beaten up at a Denny's one night. Some locals were giving him the eye and I don't think it was sexual. They started beating him up in the men's room saying, "Some local hero you are."
-11 Sept 1992, Monk Magazine
tags:
- book:cobain on cobain,
- date:1992,
- date:band era,
- decade of story:1980s,
- decade:1990s,
- media:book,
- media:magazine,
- media:quote,
- person:courtney love,
- person:krist,
- person:kurt,
- topic:attraction & crushes,
- topic:biphobia,
- topic:bisexuality,
- topic:coming out,
- topic:dating & relationships,
- topic:drugs & addiction,
- topic:graffiti & vandalism,
- topic:homophobia,
- topic:homosexuality,
- topic:jealousy,
- topic:sexuality,
- type:factual
Moist Vagina
Lyrics: Kurt Cobain
She had a moist vagina
I particularly enjoy the circumference
I've been sucking the walls of her anus
Analingus
I prefer her to any other
Marijuana
Marijuana
Marijuana
She had a moist vagina
I prefer her to any other
Marijuana
Marijuana
Marijuana
Marijuana
"In retrospect, my lack of skills led to lateral topics, such as ant farms and his [Kurt's] reverence for Mel Gibson, a.k.a. the Road Warrior, whom he termed "a hunk.""
-Robyn Doreian, about her second interview with Kurt dated 7 Dec 1991 (from Nick Soulsby's Cobain on Cobain)
Archivist's notes:
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