--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: And for him [Kurt Cobain] to do that…" description: "\"And for him [Kurt Cobain] to do that [suicide] - I didn't like that. I thought that was just wrong. It just sent a bad message to a troubled generation..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/971/sammy-hagar-7920_cobain_and-for-him-kurt-cobain-to-do-that-suici_1979746.png" --- # And for him \[Kurt Cobain\] to do that \[suicide\] - I didn't… ![“And for him [Kurt Cobain] to do that [suicide] - I didn't like that. I thought that was just wrong. It just sent a bad message to a troubled generation.” quote by Sammy Hagar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/971/sammy-hagar-7920_cobain_and-for-him-kurt-cobain-to-do-that-suici_1979746.png) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/971/sammy-hagar-7920_cobain_and-for-him-kurt-cobain-to-do-that-suici_1979746.png) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/971/sammy-hagar-7920_cobain_and-for-him-kurt-cobain-to-do-that-suici_1979746.png) > “And for him \[Kurt Cobain\] to do that \[suicide\] - I didn't like that. I thought that was just wrong. It just sent a bad message to a troubled generation.” [Sammy Hagar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sammy-hagar/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. The speaker condemns a public figure's suicide, viewing it as harmful to youth. **In simple terms:** Suicide sends a harmful message to young people. Key Takeaway Avoid glorifying self‑destruction. Themes responsibility influence mental health Mood concerned serious Type ethical cautionary When to use this quote - parents - educators - media outlets - mental health advocates Key Concepts media impact role model public perception Questions to Reflect On - How can we support troubled youth without sensationalizing tragedy? - What alternatives exist to convey empathy? A Different Perspective It may overlook personal agency and complex mental health issues. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet [Generations](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/generations/) [Messages](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/messages/) [Song](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/song/) [Suicide](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/suicide/) ## Related quotes > [ I feel it's such a tragic thing \[Kurt Cobain's suicide\]. Here is a guy, a young guy, that had everything in his hands. He… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sammy-hagar/i-feel-it-s-such-a-tragic-thing-kurt-cobain-s-suicide-here-is-a-guy-a/) [Sammy Hagar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sammy-hagar/) > [“In his study of suicide notes titled…Or Not To Be, Marc Etkind contrasts the self-victimizing thinking of the late Kurt Cobain with the ownership…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-chandler/in-his-study-of-suicide-notes-titled-or-not-to-be-marc-etkind/) [Steve Chandler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-chandler/) > [I think love could have saved Kurt Cobain.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sammy-hagar/i-think-love-could-have-saved-kurt-cobain/) [Sammy Hagar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sammy-hagar/) > [I wish I would have known Kurt Cobain. I would have been the first guy there to get him help, doing anything I could…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sammy-hagar/i-wish-i-would-have-known-kurt-cobain-i-would-have-been-the-first-guy/) [Sammy Hagar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sammy-hagar/) > [“A colombian writer committed suicide because he didn't believe in life after 26 and that's okay for me because what's the point to live…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-castle/a-colombian-writer-committed-suicide-because-he-didn-t-believe-in/) Mary castle > [I like strong/vulnerable interesting women, and then sometimes I like painting beautiful men, like Kurt Cobain, or Mr Darcy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stella-vine/i-like-strong-vulnerable-interesting-women-and-then-sometimes-i-like/) [Stella Vine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stella-vine/) > [I always thought Kurt Cobain was the perfect embodiment of the great alternative guitar player.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-corgan/i-always-thought-kurt-cobain-was-the-perfect-embodiment-of-the-great/) [Billy Corgan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-corgan/) > [People looked to Kurt Cobain because his songs captured what they felt before they knew they felt it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-decurtis/people-looked-to-kurt-cobain-because-his-songs-captured-what-they/) [Anthony DeCurtis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-decurtis/) > [ I like Kurt Cobain. \[He\] is like my dream boyfriend. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miley-cyrus/i-like-kurt-cobain-he-is-like-my-dream-boyfriend/) [Miley Cyrus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miley-cyrus/) > [When someone like Kurt Cobain or Jack White comes out, they didn't go, "He sounds just like Muddy Waters," did they? They just said,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shingai-shoniwa/when-someone-like-kurt-cobain-or-jack-white-comes-out-they-didn-t-go/) [Shingai Shoniwa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shingai-shoniwa/) > [It's all magic to me. Country to punk rock, all of it. Chopin to Kurt Cobain. But it always all comes back to punk…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-marsters/it-s-all-magic-to-me-country-to-punk-rock-all-of-it-chopin-to-kurt/) [James Marsters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-marsters/) > [ \[Kurt Cobain\] had a lot of German in him. Some Irish. But no Jew. I think that if he had had a little Jew… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/courtney-love/kurt-cobain-had-a-lot-of-german-in-him-some-irish-but-no-jew-i-think/) [Courtney Love](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/courtney-love/) > [I never met Kurt Cobain, but I felt like I got to know him in a manner probably more intimate than anyone I've known…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brett-morgen/i-never-met-kurt-cobain-but-i-felt-like-i-got-to-know-him-in-a-manner/) [Brett Morgen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brett-morgen/) > [You don't have to come from Trinidad to really love Harry Belafonte, you don't have to come from the West Coast to appreciate the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/seth-avett/you-don-t-have-to-come-from-trinidad-to-really-love-harry-belafonte/) Seth Avett > [If Nirvana had remained a small, underground punk rock band, Kurt Cobain would still be alive. And he'd probably be living in Seattle, getting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/moby/if-nirvana-had-remained-a-small-underground-punk-rock-band-kurt/) [Moby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/moby/) ## More by Sammy Hagar > [Overall, we had about 50 meetings where the brothers would say that I couldn't do any solo records, I couldn't write for other people,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sammy-hagar/overall-we-had-about-50-meetings-where-the-brothers-would-say-that-i/) [Sammy Hagar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sammy-hagar/) > [I don't want to try to force anything, because I'm really happy with Chickenfoot; my new record with them is phenomenal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sammy-hagar/i-don-t-want-to-try-to-force-anything-because-i-m-really-happy-with/) [Sammy Hagar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sammy-hagar/) > [I can be singing about cat food and I'll make you think that I mean it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sammy-hagar/i-can-be-singing-about-cat-food-and-i-ll-make-you-think-that-i-mean-it/) [Sammy Hagar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sammy-hagar/) > [Dave was great in Van Halen. No question about it. He was one of the best at being Mr. Rock Star. But it's sickening…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sammy-hagar/dave-was-great-in-van-halen-no-question-about-it-he-was-one-of-the/) [Sammy Hagar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sammy-hagar/) > [Yes, I'm looking at you, looking at me, looking at you, looking at me, looking back at you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sammy-hagar/yes-i-m-looking-at-you-looking-at-me-looking-at-you-looking-at-me/) [Sammy Hagar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sammy-hagar/) > [Every year on your birthday, you get a chance to start new.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sammy-hagar/every-year-on-your-birthday-you-get-a-chance-to-start-new/) [Sammy Hagar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sammy-hagar/) > [The reason my voice is sounding more passionate is because I'm singing directly from the heart.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sammy-hagar/the-reason-my-voice-is-sounding-more-passionate-is-because-i-m/) [Sammy Hagar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sammy-hagar/) > [I had more of a vocal range. If you wanted to play a keyboard song, like "Love Walks In," I can do it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sammy-hagar/i-had-more-of-a-vocal-range-if-you-wanted-to-play-a-keyboard-song/) [Sammy Hagar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sammy-hagar/) > [I think all the bad blood started when Geffen released a greatest hits package of my solo stuff.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sammy-hagar/i-think-all-the-bad-blood-started-when-geffen-released-a-greatest/) [Sammy Hagar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sammy-hagar/) > [Everybody has weird dreams, but a usual weird dream is, okay, so your mom's driving a car and she's a dog.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sammy-hagar/everybody-has-weird-dreams-but-a-usual-weird-dream-is-okay-so-your/) [Sammy Hagar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sammy-hagar/) > ["Rock Candy" was my first record. I had never been in a studio, so I was in shock and I had no idea if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sammy-hagar/rock-candy-was-my-first-record-i-had-never-been-in-a-studio-so-i-was/) [Sammy Hagar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sammy-hagar/) > [We always sold 4 or 5 million records no matter what we did.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sammy-hagar/we-always-sold-4-or-5-million-records-no-matter-what-we-did/) [Sammy Hagar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sammy-hagar/) > [There are a lot of people going around where an alien took over their body, and their soul will actually leave and be, like,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sammy-hagar/there-are-a-lot-of-people-going-around-where-an-alien-took-over-their/) [Sammy Hagar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sammy-hagar/) > [Stop looking out, start looking in. Be your own best friend. Stand up and say, hey, this is mine!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sammy-hagar/stop-looking-out-start-looking-in-be-your-own-best-friend-stand-up/) [Sammy Hagar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sammy-hagar/) > [If I would have ever dreamed that I wouldn't be in Van Halen anymore and was going to have resume my solo career again,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sammy-hagar/if-i-would-have-ever-dreamed-that-i-wouldn-t-be-in-van-halen-anymore/) [Sammy Hagar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sammy-hagar/) [Explore all 86 Sammy Hagar quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sammy-hagar/) ## More Cobain quotes > [If Nirvana had remained a small, underground punk rock band, Kurt Cobain would still be alive. 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But it always all comes back to punk…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-marsters/it-s-all-magic-to-me-country-to-punk-rock-all-of-it-chopin-to-kurt/) [James Marsters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-marsters/) > [“There's good in all of us and I think I simply love people too much, so much that it makes me feel too fucking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kurt-cobain/there-s-good-in-all-of-us-and-i-think-i-simply-love-people-too-much/) [Kurt Cobain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kurt-cobain/) > [When someone like Kurt Cobain or Jack White comes out, they didn't go, "He sounds just like Muddy Waters," did they? 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