I'd rather hang out with the losers that would sit and smoke a cigarette than the ones who wanted to throw a baseball.
Interpretation
This quote expresses a preference for genuine companionship over conforming to societal expectations of success.
In this quote, Kurt Cobain highlights the value of authentic relationships with those who may be considered 'losers' by societal standards, emphasizing that shared experiences and simple moments, such as sitting and smoking a cigarette, can be more meaningful than engaging in activities that are deemed more socially acceptable, like playing sports. This stance reflects his complex view on friendship and the importance of emotional connection over traditional metrics of success or popularity.
In practice
During a speech at a gathering about embracing individuality.
I don't blame the average seventeen-year-old punk-rock kid for calling me a sellout. I understand that. And maybe when they grow up a little bit, they'll realize there's more things to life than living out your rock & roll identity so righteously.
Rape is one of the most terrible crimes on earth and it happens every few minutes. The problem with groups who deal with rape is that they try to educate women about how to defend themselves. What really needs to be done is teaching men not to rape. Go to the source and start there.
Thank you for the tragedy. I need it for my art.
I get a thrill meeting kids who are into alternative music.
The future of rock belongs to women.
I don't need to be inspired any longer, just supported.
We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world, and the best we can find in our travels is an honest friend.
In the face of adversity, hope often comes in the form of a friend who reaches out to us.
Strangers he gulls, but friends make fun of him.
Good friends are hard to find and impossible to forget.
It is by chance that we met, by choice that we became friends.
Life is partly what we make it, and partly what it is made by the friends we choose.
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