Kurt Cobain on The Beatles

Kurt loved John Lennon and expressed it several times in his journals. John was real and authentic, which is probably why Kurt idolized him so much.

[Whatruacop]

I actually discovered the beatles through Kurt Cobain and I'm glad I did

[goodwill]

That’s so hilarious that Kurt would resist doubling tracks and the producer would just be like, “John Lennon did it.” and Kurt would just be like “okay...” RIP LEGEND

[willthompson]

Listening to him talk about the evolution of the Beatles and how he can’t wait to see how Nirvana evolves is heartbreaking

[teacherlucas]

Mom: go wash the dishes.
Me: i dont want to
Mom: John Lennon did it.
Me: I'd love to

[nichetone]

The 60's were to the 90's what the 90s are to the 2020's. Still can't wrap my head around it

[sstaners]

“I wanted to have the adoration of John Lennon but, have the anonymity of Ringo Star.” - Kurt Cobain

I felt that.

[Ricardodelamuerte]

I love that the Beatles were such a big influence on Kurt’s music.

[MKYeahBuddy]

I miss him. I mean, the music, the interviews. I obviously never met him but I really wish he was still making music. It would have been amazing to see them “progress”... glad we have what we got from him

[stevea]

His Beatle influence is why he wrote such great melodies.

[irishbear]

Think about this:
The evolution of The Beatles from “I want to hold your hand” to “Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band” was literally 3 years.
I’m a huge Beatles fan and Nirvana fan.

[customconcern]

The way he describes instantly becoming a rock and roll fan when hearing Black Sabbath is exactly how I felt when I first heard Nevermind.

[thewalruswasjason]

John Lennon was incredible, but Paul was equally as incredible. Just in different ways, which is why together they were the greatest of all time as a songwriting duo

[maxxxmodelz]

People always love to argue when I speculate that The Beatles influenced almost every important band since the 1960s. I feel like without The Beatles, we may not have had some bands that modern audiences don't even link back to the fab four as an influence. They truly were the most important band in Rock history.

[appletaters]

I just love how he talked about Ringo, usually talking about beatles means talking about John or Paul, people just ignore Ringo and George

[darnelldarden]

To this day I still say Nirvana had the best UnPlugged set ever

[duanedibbley]

I know John Lennon would have loved Kurt Cobain, you can see the respect he has for him as an artist

[joshmcbride]

Kurt Cobain and John Lennon: Two musical geniuses who weren't afraid to express what they felt. The genius was that they could express these emotions in simple terms, yet make it melodic and interesting, without having the need to over complicate it.

[michaelulbricht]

First hearing Nirvana I was enthralled by their sense of Melody. I knew that Kurt must have been influenced by The Beatles; the Masters of Melody

[questionblock]

Excellent thumbnail. I wish John couldve heard Kurt's music. And i wish Kurt was alive and continued his music or art or whatever he wanted to do. I do believe Kurt was the biggest loss in music history

[toadreads]

I love listening to Kurt. Singing or talking, his voice is so calm and smooth :)