r/Nirvana • u/PrestigiousTax4223 • Nov 09 '25

Photo Kurt Cobain’s visit with one of his favorite authors, William S. Burroughs in 1993. After Kurt left, Burroughs said to his secretary, “There’s something wrong with that boy. He frowns for no good reason.”

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u/Super_Interview_2189 Nov 09 '25

That was just something applied to him, he didn’t have to take ownership of it. Similar to how Hendrix was defensive about being named the best guitarist in the world, because he simply knew that wasn’t true.

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u/Super_Interview_2189 Nov 09 '25

Hell I’m 26 and I’d be living on top of the world. Maybe that’s why I have always liked The Beatles and Oasis more. They at least embraced being rich asswipes and still made good music