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title: "2 Cobain Quotes By Krist Novoselic"
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> [In Utero is a testament to the artistic vision of Kurt Cobain. It's kind of a weird record, and it's strangely beautiful at the same time. And if you look at Kurt's paintings and his drawings — he even did…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/krist-novoselic/in-utero-is-a-testament-to-the-artistic-vision-of-kurt-cobain-it-s/)

[Krist Novoselic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/krist-novoselic/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f9/krist-novoselic-18050_art_in-utero-is-a-testament-to-the-artistic_1692627.jpg)

> [The perception of him as brooding and dark and miserable, that is baloney. Kurt Cobain was a funny dude.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/krist-novoselic/the-perception-of-him-as-brooding-and-dark-and-miserable-that-is/)

[Krist Novoselic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/krist-novoselic/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac7/krist-novoselic-18050_baloney_the-perception-of-him-as-brooding-and-da_2812097.jpg)

## Other authors on Cobain

## More by Krist Novoselic

> [She's intense and passionate, so she's perfect.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/krist-novoselic/she-s-intense-and-passionate-so-she-s-perfect/)

[Krist Novoselic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/krist-novoselic/)

> [I think pot should be legalized, but I think the promotion of party culture is irresponsible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/krist-novoselic/i-think-pot-should-be-legalized-but-i-think-the-promotion-of-party/)

[Krist Novoselic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/krist-novoselic/)

> [I don't know about the time those songs were written. But he was jamming with someone in Colorado or San Francisco, and I'm sure…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/krist-novoselic/i-don-t-know-about-the-time-those-songs-were-written-but-he-was/)

[Krist Novoselic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/krist-novoselic/)

> [Our idea is simply to play the songs and to emphasize our musicianship.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/krist-novoselic/our-idea-is-simply-to-play-the-songs-and-to-emphasize-our-musicianship/)

[Krist Novoselic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/krist-novoselic/)

> [I wanted to stimulate thought instead of throwing things out or try to give a perspective. I just put stuff up and it's up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/krist-novoselic/i-wanted-to-stimulate-thought-instead-of-throwing-things-out-or-try/)

[Krist Novoselic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/krist-novoselic/)

> [But my role is to just apply the skills I've learned over the years: you listen to the guitar, you listen to the vocal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/krist-novoselic/but-my-role-is-to-just-apply-the-skills-i-ve-learned-over-the-years/)

[Krist Novoselic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/krist-novoselic/)

> [Sunshine Cake is just a fun hobby thing. That's about it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/krist-novoselic/sunshine-cake-is-just-a-fun-hobby-thing-that-s-about-it/)

[Krist Novoselic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/krist-novoselic/)

> [I can't remember the last time I looked at a Nirvana web site.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/krist-novoselic/i-can-t-remember-the-last-time-i-looked-at-a-nirvana-web-site/)

[Krist Novoselic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/krist-novoselic/)

> [Don't follow a trend. Follow your heart.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/krist-novoselic/don-t-follow-a-trend-follow-your-heart/)

[Krist Novoselic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/krist-novoselic/)

> [But this is pretty new for me, both songwriting and singing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/krist-novoselic/but-this-is-pretty-new-for-me-both-songwriting-and-singing/)

[Krist Novoselic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/krist-novoselic/)

> [And Seattle isn't really crazy anymore. It's a big dot-com city.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/krist-novoselic/and-seattle-isn-t-really-crazy-anymore-it-s-a-big-dot-com-city/)

[Krist Novoselic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/krist-novoselic/)

> [We're all players and musicians and we sure all get along good. We just clicked right off the bat. We started playing and then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/krist-novoselic/we-re-all-players-and-musicians-and-we-sure-all-get-along-good-we/)

[Krist Novoselic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/krist-novoselic/)

> [The only way you do anything is to become really active. And the most effective way to get your message to your elected representatives…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/krist-novoselic/the-only-way-you-do-anything-is-to-become-really-active-and-the-most/)

[Krist Novoselic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/krist-novoselic/)

> [When Nirvana hit it big, it was overwhelming because we were part of the counterculture. Nirvana didn't go to the mainstream - the mainstream…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/krist-novoselic/when-nirvana-hit-it-big-it-was-overwhelming-because-we-were-part-of/)

[Krist Novoselic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/krist-novoselic/)

> [It felt like being in the center of the world, and I felt like I was a witness to history and I knew that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/krist-novoselic/it-felt-like-being-in-the-center-of-the-world-and-i-felt-like-i-was-a/)

[Krist Novoselic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/krist-novoselic/)

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