Kurt Cobain Speaks About "The Seattle Scene" Not Being Special -

#rockstar #davegrohl #kristnovoselic #kurtcobain #band #seattle #jimihendrix #interview #classic #grunge

[@diffbreak2366]

His last sentence sums it up. He was quite clear in his thoughts.

[@sexobscura]

He knew 'hipster rock history' inside out

[@GnomeChomsky9999]

@@sexobscura yea, and now everyone’s hooked on fentanyl.. lol

[@aliofly]

@@sexobscura hipster?

[@sexobscura]

@@GnomeChomsky9999 which is A WAY LOT better than 'HOLE'

[@keiraaaaaaaaaaaaaa]

@@GnomeChomsky9999 we’re not addiction bashing, are we? Kurt wouldn’t find that very cool

[@sethwayzer5316]

He sounds like a friend

[@sijuvk]

@STA9f, NONOGERMANGOLD, South Korean Mapping 🇰🇷O) thats the point

[@MilkoOfficialChannel]

Like an old memory

[@rootkite]

I need an easy friend, I do, with an ear to lend... 💗

[@typ3522]

Fraud *

[@alldud13]

he sounds like a drug addict

[@hannah8425]

i could listen to him talk all day bro

[@azizamakonnen4149]

i love his voice so much and his mannerisms 🥚

[@rustyshackleford1040]

@@BazziFugazi Ironic from a guy named “Tucker” 😂

[@cleftturnip7774]

Listen to him winge and complain

[@cardrop33]

@@cleftturnip7774 he’s not complaining, it’s called responding to an interviews question kiddo. that’s how interviews work

[@cleftturnip7774]

@@cardrop33 his response was a complaint. That's how English works. Kiddo

[@northernbrother1258]

“Now people are moving here and the rents are going up…” That was 30 effing years ago and now the rents are astronomical!

[@Stevie8654]

Seattle is just rich people and homeless now

[@cherielbachorski1492]

Seattle is dying, homelessness has taken over the once beautiful & thriving City. It being called “freeattle”.And visitors says it smells like 💩💩

[@mylastchannelgotdeleted6213]

@@Stevie8654 that’s San Diego

[@Budder1252]

@@mylastchannelgotdeleted6213 That’s Austin

[@ronaldinhogaucho5460]

Seattle is a dump

[@jesbair-hill]

His voice is SO soothing. I just need a loop of interviews that feature his speaking voice to play as ASMR while I’m falling asleep. Please and thank u.

[@FardtilUshid]

Fuckin ew

[@mariemarquez2480]

I always thought that. His voice is beautiful ❤️

[@rhondawest8027]

Me too please

[@Gameboy-Unboxings]

​@STA9f, NONOGERMANGOLD, South Korean Mapping 🇰🇷O) it is.. man, celebrity worshippers are so annoying.

[@Ben-zr3tj]

Theres a whole doc with him talking over it. About a boy.

[@Brytons_Thoughts]

I've listen to hundreds of clips of Kurt talking, and I think this is the first time I've heard him mentioning Jimi.

[@sammonroe3985]

Very true… 🧐

[@betterhadit1144]

Do the math. Kurt lived just over 27 years.. that’s roughly 10,000 days. Full of conversations with other’s that were not recorded, or reported on. The amount of time in his life that we hear him actually speaking is a fraction of a fraction. I’m sure he’s mentioned Jimi more than once in his life.

[@Iono23]

@@betterhadit1144calm down loser

[@bendavis9524]

​@@betterhadit1144okay? What are you attempting to create an argument about?

[@betterhadit1144]

@@bendavis9524 nah no arguing. It’s KZbin for silly sakes

[@evanwolf6618]

Jimi Hendrix was born in Seattle . That's it .

[@douglasdickerson5184]

Born in Seattle, and buried in Renton.

[@p0llenp0ny]

Born and raised*

[@overkill1025]

Then how come he spoke with a British accent?

[@BigSmoke-bu6ib]

​@@overkill1025 MK Ultra

[@BigSmoke-bu6ib]

We should really be talking about why Jimi was given such a higher rank of military upon entry when he only joined as part of a plea bargain to avoid prison.

[@williambeckham7703]

Yea ol KURT had that North Western twang! I like watching old interviews and listen to him talk because I m from EAST TEJAS and I'm used to hearing our SOUTHERN accents.

[@wyattyeomans6365]

Ye ppl think PNW and west coast but a lot of the rural parts of western states are variations on cowboy, midwest plains, and southerners. Not to say they’re the same, Kurt was a feminist and pretty anti capitalist but not the same as like a Cali lefty

[@williambeckham7703]

@@wyattyeomans6365 Well said there chief!

[@BP-or2iu]

@@wyattyeomans6365 Yeah, maybe, but I have a feeling that if he were alive today he’d be telling us men can get pregnant.

[@ko-rp7ge]

That's dope

[@ryukobestwaifu3319]

​@@wyattyeomans6365he might as well have been a Cali leftist tbf

[@charlesmcgehee3227]

Kurt was a very aware person. He often spoke his mind and never struggled for a correct answer to anything. Damm I was sad the day I heard he had died.

[@suesjoy]

I never got over it! 😢

[@charlesmcgehee3227]

@suesjoy I could shed a tear or 2 now. And that happened years ago. His personality was very much like mine. Except for his musical gifts.

[@Paradigm93]

I love him so much

[@kelvinpadman3466]

Miss him everday😢

[@JordanPolack-w1j]

Yalrock

[@douglasstaggs6796]

Kudos to Kurt for being real & for his Hendrix remark! Love that dude even though I'm not a Nirvana fan...

[@rashidrani2333]

You don't have to be a fan to appreciate good music. Just listen and forget about it and move on.

[@shasmi93]

Alice in chains was the best get band of that scene anywho.

[@giannitumini7811]

Never really heard Kurt talk about Hendrix before super cool !

[@ryanmccullion4492]

When Kurt was lucid, he was really straightforward & easy to listen to. He’s makes his points so clear.

[@stanphillips7277]

Kurt was a profound thinker. Who among us wouldn't want to have a chance to hang out with him?

[@stanphillips7277]

@@3jesus3christ3 You can't be anything else except yourself. Nobody else can do that for you. This clip is not necessarily profound but, Kurt was as deep; as _profound_ a thinker as anyone when you look at the whole of his thinking, not a 30 second clip of an interview that provides no insight outside of what little bit is contained in the clip right? Based on this, maybe he's just average in his thinking. Looking at the music, other interviews, and everything he did; in my opinion he was a deep thinker, a profound thinker. Henry Miller, the author (Tropic of Capricorn) once said "Nothing is right or wrong but thinking makes it so" My _thinking_ is just that, my opinion. Opinions are debatable and impossible to prove. It's subjective, the eye (ear) of the beholder. In this clip does he display his most profound thinking ? No way! The sum of the parts are greater than the whole, and in looking at the whole of Kurt's thinking; as much as we can based on the music and, other interviews I'm saying he was an above average and a deep thinker. A profound thinker.✌️♥️🎸🎶🙏

[@tomtacular]

No he wasn't profound. He was articulate which makes him a better than average thinker.

[@stanphillips7277]

@@tomtacular Kurt's wrote some of the most profound lyrics ever . He was articulate sure. Intelligent, absolutely. Does it take a profound mind to write the lyrics to all of those Nirvana songs...I'm saying absolutely yes! He may be just "Articulate" in this tiny sound bite but, the sum of all the parts that are archived in the music of Nirvana is proof positive enough for me to say again... Kurt was a profound thinker. It's my subjective opinion. You're entitled to believe what you'd like but, if you're not familiar with the songs you're opinion is one of contempt prior to investigation. If you don't consider the songs ; those lyrics, you can't really speak to whether or not Kurt was a deep thinker. A profound thinker. His singing is notoriously inarticulate but, so maybe he's articulate when he speaks but, it's his lyrics; the "whole" of the man if you will, that makes him a profound thinker. It's my humble opinion and, nothing more. It's subjective when we speak of the arts anyway. The eye (or ear) of the beholder right? So if you don't think his lyrics are profound, if you've listened and decided than we can agree to disagree but, I'm considering multiple things. The music, a couple of documentaries, multiple interviews and most of all the music and, not 20 seconds of Kurt talking about the Seattle scene. Alright, later Thomas ✌️❤️🎸🎶🤘🙏

[@NS-xx1ze]

​@@stanphillips7277half his lyrics are literally nonsense 😂

[@aarongarcia4381]

​@@stanphillips7277you are overreacting

[@albertofiestas83]

Didnt know that J Hendrix was born in Seattle thanks kurt really

[@androidelite7374]

Me too.

[@michaelcelani8325]

​@@androidelite7374 And.....fun facts....The famous Western Outlaw, Billie the Kid.... was from ... New York City. ! ...... and.... he was Irish. Johnny Depp and George Clooney were from. Kentucky. ! Amazing ...y e s. .

[@Make-Asylums-Great-Again]

Google is your friend.

[@seansweeney3532]

​@@Make-Asylums-Great-AgainKurt didn't have Google.

[@KevyNova]

Jimi and Kurt, two of my favorites!

[@venanciomartinez5387]

Shout out to Jimmy!!

[@janecarolbaldivia1430]

When he died, Seattle became a serious part of USA MAP ♥️ Love you, Kurt. You're a Genius.

[@skylerwhite3427]

Kurt always had a rebellious answer to every question asked by reporters

[@kensurrency2564]

*truthful a “scene” is just another way to *market* a *product.* art is not a product.

[@glitterknightnewrockbandfr1743]

Skyler😂😂😂😂😂

[@TicklesTrout]

He seems like an insufferable prick imo

[@endoffate5475]

Its not about being rebellious, its about saying what you think.

[@TicklesTrout]

Guarantee if he was still around he'd be an insufferable celebrity. Always seems to have a horrible attitude

[@MrBigrog01]

Kurt never died. He’s really Charlie Hunam, the guy that played “Jax Teller” in Sons of Anarchy. Alive and well right under our noses. Hollywood.

[@Bernie_tube]

I was a narrow minded farm boy with FM radio and no Walmart… but in high school, when I heard them play it moved me. But when I heard HIM speak it CHANGED me forever for the better. ( And psilocybin around the same time😮😅😊 )

[@frenchieoverlord5159]

😅

[@mariemarquez2480]

Kurt was just too damn intelligent for his own good. Ahead of time. He was born to early. Our world wasn't ready for him. I miss him so much. 😢

[@anthonyfuqua6988]

He had an addictive personality, as I do. He was an heroin addict. The fentanyl boom these days meant be probably wouldnt have killed hisself but a fatal dose of fentanyl would have gotten him. Fentanyl is 100x's stronger than morphine. And 50x's stronger than heroin.

[@A2T3X512]

What do you miss exactly

[@glitterknightnewrockbandfr1743]

Marlemargue or perhaps born too late

[@superorangeish]

He is wise beyond his years.

[@lewiscraw8294]

As humans we tend to group patterns. Being an individual in a pattern makes you aware because we know the reality. That's what all the news and social media are like. If you're in an article or a subject on news or social media, you know the reality. You know what you are. You know what's happened. And it is not that which is hyped. That's what famous people have over us unknowns. They know the spin we are given

[@megabonnar]

I like that he said heck. It was nice

[@briansmith9455]

I like "boasting" also. You don't hear that word too often.

[@F34R_]

Jimi Hendrix is amazing but Nirvana, Alice In Chains, Sound Garden and Pearl Jam make Seattle so much more valuable for a birthplace to many great musicians than that one man alone.

[@BluesDeville]

Seattle was the last scene before the internet made it impossible to have an underground. That's why there haven't been any rock revolutions since the early 90's. Hell most of todays rock music is still derived from the 90's.

[@colinluckens9591]

WHERE IS today's rock music???😔😔😔😔😔😔😔......

[@andiechasse]

He’s got a point tho, love u Kurt :’(

[@LavrencicUrban]

NOT MANY ROCK SUPERSTARS HAVE SUCH A GOOD AD HOC DICTION! APART FROM BEING A FANTASTIC COMPOSER!

[@Spliffindor0409]

Man, just wish this guy was still here.

[@PONY3113]

FUN FACT: Cameron Crow who made the movie "SINGLES" was married to Nancy Wilson of HEART. HEART is from Seattle.

[@freedom_rock18]

Kurt was a great individual

[@sanzen1234]

Seeing Nirvana early 90s in Seatle would be intense life changing experience

[@rosshugecaulk]

Having pride in your local musical community is 100% a good thing. Different groups in different places compile different types of music, and they all have their charm. I can see what he was trying to get at but having "scenes" for every city is definitely a good thing...more kinds of music to enjoy.

[@Swamp_mann]

Toccoa GA...." Green Industry" ....Rocked!!!!

[@PerkolatorTheTerminator]

A rock is just a rock. We put so much emphasis on the place’s we were born when it’s the people, not the place, who truly matter most in the end.

[@onelife7247]

Kurt’s right. 💖Too many people are sheep merely trying to latch onto some trend or movement that might somehow make them socially acceptable.

[@seansweeney3532]

I'm not aware of any movement that has changed music fundamentally since grunge.

[@jasonkh4]

There's something very wholesome about hearing Kurt say heck lol

[@Cartizzl]

As someone from Minneapolis we have an underated music scene

[@FunkyKiwi7]

They just wanted to jam and feel what they love 🎶🎸

[@robk9685]

Wow, glad to hear this. I worked with many from a Seattle based company and they made you think the whole world revolved around Seattle and EVERYTHING was invented there.

[@timficker7649]

Damn right, Hüsker Dü and the Replacements were their favorite bands from Minneapolis. Same as Chicago with The Effigies and Melvins

[@jahrah103]

He's absolutely right about Jimi Hendrix... Another famous left handed guitarist 👍🏻... And he played amazing music too might I add! Must be something in the water 🤔😀

[@macadelic2492]

He really put it to perspective when he brought up Jimi Hendrix

[@RickHawkDavison]

Loved his mind.

[@peacefully.violet]

we had jimi hendrix! heck! what more do we want

[@FarlesNCharge]

I love how Curt doesn't need to use vulgar language when he speaks.

[@ktw70]

Yup! Jimi is all you need!

[@RGGOTI]

I could here Cobain’s logic all day and never get bored.

[@letitbe3625]

Kurt Cobain The Second Jimi Hendrix🎸🔥He is the full package of rock n roll music🎸🔥

[@MusclesHockeymask]

Seattle can't claim Jimi Hendrix. Earth can't claim Jimi Hendrix.

[@MusclesHockeymask]

@James K Whoop, I offended someone. What's wrong, snowflake? Daddy butt rape you too much as a baby? Hahahahahaaaaaa!

[@chickensoupisapoopieface]

​@James K It's true though. Jimi Hendrix was really out of this world and everyone knows it.

[@bigtrip6344]

@James K get your ugly ass ginger pude beard out of here bucko

[@bryanfouts287]

Jimi was born and laid to rest in Seattle. The man deserves a place he could call home. You can’t take that from him, no matter how far out he was

[@MusclesHockeymask]

@@bryanfouts287 Renton, actually. Jimi was extremely well traveled and played with plenty of acts before he knocked England in the balls.

[@captncoffee2056]

People used to take great pride in their town’s music scene and style of playing. New Orleans, Kansas City, Memphis. I always thought that was kind of a cool thing.

[@rosecrow1545]

In Portland before and during their rise, it wasn't all in Seattle. It was between Seattle and Portland with some even from Tacoma and Eugene. LA had a whole different sound and attitude that NO ONE UP HERE liked at all. So scenes were happening all over. Kurt was the pulse.

[@fluorescentFrequencies]

Even Kurt chose not to curse like a sailor.. wow ❤️

[@peytonlong5573]

Funny enough he said “fuck no.. I mean heck no” earlier in that interview when being asked if he likes interviews

[@KurtI2525]

Right on brother! Hendrix is a scene unto himself.

[@janecarolbaldivia1430]

A genius speaks like this always, grounded, humble, realistic, simple, basic. Then they turn into Popular and VIP, and they have just a HALO exclusive for them. He is a GENIUS, really, he didn't know it of course. We do.

[@hailmaryrecordings8255]

“The rent’s going-up.” 😂 I paid $725 a month for a huge 2-bedroom Seattle apartment on Roy Street in 1994. It’s probably $2400 now for that place.

[@joesphschramm3754]

I remember an interview with Jesus Lizard saying the same thing when people were saying that about Chicago and Seattle.

[@Katiekat-mw4ed]

“HECK!” He’s adorable.

[@punishedmatteson7108]

The Winston NC punk scene was like this. We didn't care when half these bands came to town and we saw all of em

[@YakimaBob]

Hey, I live in Seattle!!! But you’re right

[@ThaiThom]

I noticed that too, back in the 90s.

[@lazyboylarry4345]

Look at Seattle now. Such a special place.

[@toreeadams9873]

When the press was constantly trying to put Kurt in a box😂. The establishment never understands that different doesn't mean unintelligent.

[@patricksochor8743]

It’s a positive feedback loop. Once one promising act is found, it attracts more A&R people. Bands cross-pollinate and influence each other as always. They perhaps take notice and take more chances or maybe put more effort into shaping their act for a bigger audience leading to more bands being discovered, more funding for recording, tours and equipment, better and bigger output and so on. It’s more like an opportunistic infection than something divinely special. It’s temporarily special before it dies out and some other place becomes special lol.

[@jimfladwood4393]

Kurt Cobain, Such a brilliant musician. Gone way too soon! Just sad that he could not be comfortable with just being who he was! Brilliant man. DAMN.😢💔☮️R.I.P. brother

[@ryanschultz4119]

I just wish Kurt could've stuck it out when he was at his darkest time. A few days/weeks/months later. He might have seen things differently. We all change as we grow older. It would've been nice to see him do so.

[@Bellasie1]

He was right about Jimi Hendrix, but then he also had become a Seattle legend without maybe realizing it.

[@dhammaboy1203]

Kurt was real in a way that few rock stars ever will be!

[@PASLV]

Love that simplicity

[@PanzerAce760]

Can you imagine Kurt Cobain opinion on the condition of Seattle current year?

[@DanielZoria-w4g]

A real artist Indeed...❤ When he says: "What map, everyone is moving" 😂

[@jmanxoom]

Before there was Podcasting.

[@smucklehead89]

I mean i guess your right, but not really sure what that has to do with this clip

[@jmanxoom]

@@smucklehead89 it's Community Patriotism that Kurt didn't understand. Nowadays, podcast for me, has created a real community, like The swarm from TinFoilHatPodcast. Now, when we go see Fat Dragon destroy a venue 😂, it's cool to know most people there are part of the same Group. It's tribalism for sure. Ok l loyal to the Foil 😂.

[@CGBalla1014]

@@jmanxoom I think he’s more referring to a specific place. Like music is being created everywhere, but for some reason during that era there was so much emphasis placed on the “Seattle Scene”. I like your thoughts about tribalism though

[@DrUFO___bytch]

Jimi Hendrix was picked up in the lower Eastside West Village New York City brought to England where he got famous then came back to America and became famous I don't think anyone but his parents ever even knew he was from Seattle

[@eddiegalon3714]

so true. Was all just a media created story. Athens, GA for it's size was much more impressive for it's musical talent "output" in the late 70's and early 80's then Seattle, but it got a fraction of the attention.

[@joblo2671]

That "heck" was so deliberate. 😅

[@LostCause36]

He’s right. “Grunge” was just a name that was deemed by the media ultimately. They were guys from an area that were made popular by by that area simply because a lot of bands were up-and-coming IN THAT AREA. It wasn’t a specific type of music at all. They were influenced by everything from Acid rock- to Punk- to metal- to classic rock, and Layne Staleys favorite musician was friggin Prince…. They got labeled as “Grunge” because their record labels saw it as profitable towards the mid 90’s to do so, and MTV and VH1 made it a reality to the world. They were just talented rock musicians. If you wanna call them “alternative” then you’re still doing them a disservice, when AIC came in and knocked every thrash metal band off the charts by ‘94 and made them like it enough to accept a tour with them, because AIC was awesome and no band, even Metallica, could resist the offer.

[@arnellaspottedelk7313]

Loved Kurt Cobain it's sad he's gone 😢❤😢

[@Mattythebassman]

Very respectfully disagree with Kurt on this one. I think scenes can be important and great. Especially if your from places that haven't really had many big breakout artists. A scene encompasses the cool unique local culture, the diverse independent venues, the faces and characters you see at those venues influencing each other and interacting with regularly (if you are a regular gig attendee). Where I'm from there's some great clubs and bars and you'll meet the most fantastic people you wouldn't meet anywhere else. Many of the venues where I'm from have been closed lately by greedy landlords. Scenes are worth protecting in this regard. It's good to be able to band together.

[@charlenepickett5706]

Miss you Kurt

[@brendonbarlow5568]

The man was certainly a cut above the rest. Thanks for the music and a different way of looking at things. Legey

[@markburrell6899]

I heard major bands would skip the PNW cause it was too isolated. Which gave rise to Grunge! A pocketed style of music.

[@eask11]

When Kurt spoke, We listened

[@karenjensen6080]

Oh yeah and thank you for sharing this it's beautiful

[@CjBrimm]

Jimi Hell yea Bro Dig!!!!!

[@matthewcote5634]

That's the definition of "teen angst"

[@IrishPablo94]

shut up

[@kurtcobain8316]

And it payed off well.

[@massbaster7726]

Community patriotism is the live blood of a lot of genres. It's an essential part of culture (especially locally), that gives rise to many genre bending bands.

[@martinahiesch4872]

Er war, ist und bleibt einfach der schönster Mann der Welt 💓❣️💗💖💕💞💋und seine Stimme imne sooooo sexy. RIP Kurdt 😭🙏🙏🙏😭😭

[@Jesusofferseternallife]

KURT COBAIN WAS HIGHLY INTELLIGENT, HUMBLE AND WOW

[@RobMaj7]

Kool Kurt ......

[@Beathis]

That’s right.. Seattle is home to Jimi Hendrix.. I love Kurt

[@theslasherhouse]

Glad this guy was around during my teenage years. Honest and real.

[@rootkite]

"What map?" is a fantastic and philosophical question. Kurt was unbelievably insightful and aware ❤

[@matthewotremba9230]

A Lone D.J. put all of these bands on the Map As he played them on the air Soooooo many hits Soooooo few survived

[@Spencer.Stratos]

Never heard Kurt speak of Hendrix, but I like to hear him give respects to those that deserve it... As far as scenes go though, Hendrix was a musician around Tennessee and New York then he went to England and made it big and became worldwide legend.. he wasn't really part of Seattle music scene to my knowledge, he in fact hated Seattle.

[@clarenceworley3714]

He was born in Seattle.

[@Spencer.Stratos]

@@clarenceworley3714 I am well aware that he was born in Seattle. There were talking about music scenes in certain cities in this video, Hendrix was never a part of the Seattle music scene he hated Seattle

[@clarenceworley3714]

@@Spencer.Stratos oh ok gotcha. I took it as Kurt meaning they're on the map musically by simply having Hendrix being born there. I do disagree with him tho in that scenes are more about community and culture more than anything else and if bands are being produced from them then yes that's a really great scene to be a part of.

[@Taken2Serious4Life]

It's called "local color", Kurt. It's okay, it's not a corporate boogeyman.

[@Pixpi]

Never heard of local color

[@Pixpi]

Still unionized and the "really good bands" usually move to another scene

[@robluxipiech4033]

Kurt seems like the guy everyone wants to be friends with but he hated fakeness , so he has a tight knit group that you yearned to be part of because hes so charismatic.

[@mikeporchia8914]

Ohh Dave

[@HookLineAndSinner]

I miss the 90’s

[@johnmcaleese8459]

I've never heard Kurt speak before. No doubt he was smart, well spoken and humble. I just realized that I like him. Shame there's no time machine to go to him and tell him what is around the corner. That he must stop !!! I lost my brother the same way. Many dreams of him still here and I violently shake him telling him that he's going to die and he starts laughing and slowly fades away. Very disturbing.