Dave Grohl & Krist Novoselic Reflect On Kurt Cobain's Lyrics & Legacy | Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend
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- Dave Grohl still finds new meaning in listening to the music Kurt Cobain wrote before his death.
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Strange but poignant to see them all grow old while Kurt remains eternally young
So true
this makes me want to cry
That is strange. Somehow when you die you don't age anymore. Weird.
if i wanna think of old kurt, i just think of iggy pop
growing old is a luxury
Kurt was so much more to Krist then just a band mate. He was with Kurt from the beginning. Those two were Nirvana. They got other guitarist and drummers to random join but it was always Krist and Kurt. You can see how much Kurt meant to Krist to this day. I truly feel for Krist and Kurts family and friends.
Well said
Agreed he always get talked over but in reality he knew Kurt better than anyone.
It would be great to hear Krist speak more. It's like he is still processing the lost. 🙏
@@CAB1701 Agreed 🙏
Kurt was Krist's best friend. But Krist was more like Kurt's good friend and punching bag depending on his mood. Kurt used to tease and mock him on stage and in front of people and Krist just kind of took it because Kurt was the alpha in that friendship. Krist more or less existed in Kurt's orbit, as most people did. Not because Kurt wanted it that way, but rather he was just that kind of charismatic guy that everyone wanted to be around, especially Krist
Dave made a GREAT point. Like something that nobody ever mentions. He commented on Kurt’s signature phrasing and delivery of words. That played such a key role in making Nirvana’s songs better.
Yes, I really appreciated that too. Dave's ofcourse a singer himself, so he knows about how to best phrase a lyric or use certain ways to get a good performance. A friend of mine is a singer herself, and she often points out certain things about singers when listening to a song, that I (as a non-singing drummer) would never even notice. Yet, I would hear certain drumparts and comment on that, that non-drummers would never notice. So, that's really an appreciation of the craft
I do wish he'd given some literal examples rather than talking in generalities @@raymondhartmeijer9300
I can hear Kurt saying,
"Yeah, whatever."
What, Kurt?
"Nevermind."
@@NickNicometilol
It's always bittersweet to see Dave and Krist reflect on Kurt. No matter how beautiful are the stories it always feels like someone is missing 🙏
I imagine that's because there is literally someone missing.
Wow you're clever.@@mixiearmadillo7452
@@mixiearmadillo7452 and that someone is
Jason Everman
Agreed.
I think Kurt Cobain is missing, I could be wrong though.
I'll never get tired of hearing these guys tell stories, same with watching old Nirvana interviews with them and Kurt.
Same here. And its also weird that i keep seeing new nirvana pictures all the time. Like how many photoshoots they had in their lives as a band.
honestly i am impress they keep taking on intervies 90% about dead band member 30 years laetr and, i would be sick.
I just watched that one with Krist on the pot, Dave in the suds, and Kurt teetering on the edge, from way back when which was hilarious, and, it brought me here to this Conan interview! LmMFaO!!! ;) :P :o)
Kurt destroyed what could be the most best selling band right now.
They likely had photographers on tour and not only shoot. Lennon always had a camera man following him. @@felipecavalera8729
The chill when Krist said you can do that with Soundgarden too 😶 RIP to those two musical geniuses and soulful singers, and thank you all for doing this interview and sharing with us
Yes!!!! I felt the same way years ago when chris died. But is awesome that krist mentioned it
Took me a lot years to relisten soundgarden bc of that.
I was half expecting a "and Linkin Park as well". My first favorite band was Linkin Park and looking back at Chester's lyrics it feels like there was foreshadowing.
They kinda got quite when he brought up Soundgarden.
Took me a couple of years to listen to Soundgarden, or any Chris Cornell, after his death. Now they are back in constant rotation. But I still can’t listen to “Pretty Noose.” I love that bass line but I just can’t do it.
30 years later we still miss Kurt.
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That line, “most babies smell like butter” came from a book called, “Perfume”, and Kurt said in an interview one time that he carried this book around in his pocket at all times and read it many times when he was on a plan or needed something to do.
Great book indeed. And the drums in "Scentless Apprentice" are epic!
It's actually quite a good read.
Perfume is an INCREDIBLE piece of literature x
Yes! Such a great book and now I’ll never look at pont neuf without thinking about it (or Kurt)
@@melissawright1979and pretty stupid film that add nonsense scenes
Conan’s ability to ask the most poignant questions and let guests explain in their own words is his superpower. It’s all because his interest is genuine and his curiosity sincere. ❤
It's cause he's not constrained by time for ads now. I'm here for it.
@@joshyaash you just have to ruin it
@@BasicJams huh?
*Good.* This is sort of how it was with Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show, back when Carson was the host.
*I'm not that old, it's just easy to find Carson clips on YT.
Radio Friendly Shipping Unit....
Dave's daughter comment on Kurt was so interesting and so on point in many ways. Smart girl.
I like the honesty about Kurt’s lyrics. He wasn’t always trying to be super autobiographical or prophetic, but when a famous songwriter dies, people sift through every little detail of every word they wrote trying to glean some deeper meaning that may or may not have been there
Exactly, he said in an interview that the lyrics weren’t that deep.
People are absolutely determined to find a message, whether it's there or not.
Kurt Cobain said in an interview in Guitar World back in 1993 that his lyrics was an affront to the pretentious critics in the media during that time. The critics were overvaluing themselves and overanalyzing everything and seeing stuff that weren't there. So Kurt Cobain, who has a reputation for his abhorrence of the mainstream, wrote lyrics that means nothing. In fact, he stepped up his game and wrote nonsense, "We could plant a house, we could build a tree" to show how silly the mighty critics are. That's it. Fans mainly loved his music for its sound, the instrumental composition, and that underlying attitude that proved that music do not have to follow certain criteria where self appointed gatekeepers in the tabloid decides who stays and who goes like a Roman Emperor in gladiatorial arena.
@@brianshowa45 MM is great but wouldn’t have had a path to success if Nirvana hadn’t kicked the door down for alternative music. Also, you do realize Nirvana was a massive sensation long before KC’s passing, right? Wouldn’t hurt to educate yourself on basic facts before replying 😀
@@johngeiger3770 It doesn't mean that the phrase "We could plant a house, we could build a tree" *cannot* have meaning like "We could 'plant' our home here, we could *build* our (family) tree here." But at the same time, the writer doesn't always _need_ to mean anything with lyrics. Just like John Lennon with "I Am The Walrus." *
*I'm still of the opinion that "I Am The Walrus" _could_ mean something if you'd like it to, though, even if John was like "Hah, let's see them interpret that nonsense."
Cobain... the friend I never met, never spoke to, but miss so much to this very day.
Never forgotten. Always remembered.
Not a friend then
I don't think it is creepy at all, many people have connected deeply to his music so how is this creepy?
@@Don-gj5ul you dont miss any dead people that you didnt personally know?
@@marknewbold2583
While it is illogical to expect everyone to comprehend what they read, I can say almost for certain that you yourself have at some time in your life, come across someone you did not know personally, had little to no chance of meeting in person, who you felt was an alright person you wouldn't mind being friends with.
For me, Cobain was one of those people.
I feeeeel that! ❣️✨
This is recorded at Steve Albini's studio. Electrical Audio in Chicago. That's what he's referring to about the fabled acoustics. An absolutely legendary place where he's recorded thousands of bands. Would have loved an interview just with him as well, he's a fascinating guy.
There are plenty of interviews with just Steve on UA-cam! Dude is a fountain of wisdom when it comes to recording and the music industry
His psychoanalysis of Kurt was cringe
@@thewalruswasjason101 How exactly?
@@User-jk8wq I can't believe he just posts his recording techniques online for the entire world to use. What a mind-blowing channel.
I love seeing Krist and Dave together
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I like how Conan was talking about reading the lyrics for cryptic messages and how crazy that would be and Krist said “you can do it with Soundgarden too”. You can tell he has done it himself and sees something there
I bet a lot of people did it with Linkin Park too
you didn't have to dig very deep because he was talking about killng himself the whole time@@melissawright1979
Cornell almost exclusively wrote about suicide. Even audioslave.
also with Alice in chains or mad season
They created the sound that represented by childhood! Kurt was and will always be a kindred. As a fellow Washington kid with daddy issues, depression and painful stomach problems, it felt like he knew me and I knew him. He will always be missed.
they stole from mudhoney and other bands lol
It is still tragic what happened to Kurt Cobain. That being said, I still love the music, still love Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic. This interview was awesome!
Don’t forget Pat.
After research kurt did codiene then percs for years before then doing heroin so he was burnt out pushing body past limits. Juice world said it would be hell to do opiates whole career without burn out
Kurt isn't dead. He's still alive. They changed his identity.
I love this. There's so much sadness around this, especially for Krist and Dave. I'm grateful they can still talk about Kurt and Nirvana.
I’ll never forget hearing “Smells Like Teen Spirit” for the 1st time. I worked in a record store and we got a promo…I played it on repeat…over and over…drove the co-workers nuts! It just blew me away! ❤
More Than A Feeling is a good song
Whoa, I can't imagine such a situation :o
What did you think in that moment, can you remember?
Yeah, i remember sitting in bed just before going to sleep and having the radio playing, then that song came on and i immediately sat up in bed like "ok what in the hell is this, it's awesome!". I actually got up after the song and called the radio station just to ask what exactly it was. That song just hit you like a ton of bricks after hearing all the usual stuff on the radio at that time.
This whole interview was great. Conan was a real Nirvana fan. After being a fan of his comedy for so many years I am always happy to see that he is a true connoisseur of great music.
This whole interview is so good. Thank you @teamcoco for making this to happen.
Such an interesting discussion on the way humans are.
Like given the outcome of kurt, everyone goes back and listens to nirvana as if its some paper trail to his end…
But really this is just all of us coping with our lack of understanding of kurt as a person. And our collective grief.
But when you take all of that away and just focus on 3 dudes coming together and making music, you see these songs are not all about predicting his end, but rather how he reflects his perspectives on society back to the world.
His mind was truly fascinating…and that is the main point here i think.
That last statement from Dave spoke right out my heart. I was a helping hand (driver, stangehand, catering etc.) for quite some time in my past and met a lot of famous musicians.
My first premiss when meeting them, no matter what "rank" of fame they represented was... this is just a human like you and me, lets treat him with the same respect and natural behavior.
This often lead to very relaxed interpersonal relations, without the cringe fanaticism around it.
I’m sure they thought you were a lovely person for that. I can’t imagine having to go through life being treated as some god. It must be an incredibly lonely experience with everyone around you saying they love you without really knowing you as person. Just becoming an object of fascination.
They are just folks with a special talent who have really just gotten incredibly lucky in the game of life. I also work for a very famous musician (from a small distance) and it was surreal having the mystique and ‘larger than life’ aurora disappear instantly when you understand they’re just another person with very fortunate circumstances. Fame is a strange concept when you can observe it from both their inside world and how others perceive them from the outside. This video and Dave’s and his daughter’s anecdote really does well at touching on that surreal sort of feeling
Hearing Dave retelling his daughter asking about Kurt.. true storyteller and so deeply felt.
You can tell how much Krist misses his best friend, it’s like he never fully processed the loss of Kurt. Hearing him talk about Kurt and the way he mentioned in the first part of the full interview that someone who should be there is missing, it’s just heartbreaking.
I was 16 years old when Kurt died I remember hearing it on the radio, never really had a reaction of feeling depressed about it, it was more anger towards him that I wouldn’t be able to listen to a new NIRVANA album ever again, this year I went to Seattle went to his house and it finally hit me, the sadness and tears are now easily to come out by either listening to the music, someone talking about the band & Kurt, this fucken interview has me in tears literally. I don’t know what it is really. Thank you Kurt, Dave, Kris & Pat.
I love Albini for pointing out how good Kurt's lyrics on In Utero are, contrary to people always saying that Kurt didn't care about lyrics. Kurt had genuinely matured as a poet after Nevermind and it's obvious that passion went into the words he sang on In Utero. it's a part of what makes the album so great to me.
Agreed. Just the wordplay in Heart-Shaped Box alone is amazing.
I love, that Dave still loves Kurt...he speaks about him with admiration and respect...he seems like a true fan
mind blowing
let me just say I was 13 in 1992. this is so special. thanks.
Interesting chat.
I'd love to see more discussions oriented around music from Conan. ✊
You can't really see his depth of knowledge and passion for rock in these interviews.
@@frambojan
Yeah, Conan's really a bit of a music nerd... And I'm here for it. ✊
I never grow tired of saying it.. “they’re just people”. Be thankful and greet them like any other because everyone contributes to our world.
Krist and Dave talking is always wholesome. It’s beyond impressive how well in utero has aged.
I will never forget the day Kurt died. It was devasting and I couldn't watch or listen to Nirvana for years. Rest in peace sweet soul 🤍🤍🤍
Kurt you were a sweet soul and very wanted in this world. You will be forever missed
Kurt was consistent and clear in interviews that all of the thematic inspiration for In Utero was drawn from external sources, and not from his personal life. I think many people forget that, or simply choose not to believe it, when revisiting this album. I personally think it was his greatest lyrical work. Amazing interview!
Yes, but he chose the words and ideas and wrapped them into his own pieces. Even if it wasn’t all just a cryptic suicide note, his mind and soul were the medium through which the words came to be. So I don’t think it’s utterly meaningless to analyze the intimate collection of ideas and feelings presented in the lyrics.
Consistent? There are more than a few cases where he was saying one thing in one interview, then saying the complete opposite in another.
And you take everything artists say in interviews at face value? That’s pretty naive, especially with someone like him who was constantly contradicting himself.
I'm sure that's the case for the majority of the songs but I can't help but feel that
"I tried hard to have a father
But instead I had a dad
I just want you to know that I
Don't hate you anymore
There is nothing I could say
That I haven't thought before"
Ontop of the mentions of divorce in Serve the Servants considering his not exactly "glowing" relationship with his parents feels a little personal.
You gotta remember this is someone who was feeling absolutely hounded by the media and even if his lyrics contained anything personal (which they did) he was definitely not going to admit it publicly and thereby attract even more unwanted media attention. He wanted to be left alone.
The thing I enjoy listening to Conan talk to artists like Rivers, Billy Corgan or Dave and Krist is you can tell he's actually listened and connected with the albums so he's speaking with some kinda of familiarity
I was kind of shocked that Conan seemed to recognize that "most babies smell like butter" came from Scentless Apprentice. Was impressed.
Then he botched the titles of "Frances Farmer..." and "Radio Friendly Unit Shifter" and I was left puzzled to how much he really knows about Nirvana?!?
@@giuseppemontego8479I think he’s simply just old
Scentless Apprentice is perhaps my favorite track on In Utero. Absolute genius.
Mine too, the drums are incredible, and Kurt's performance is nuts, amazing song.
That’s really Dave’s song. Riff and beat are sourced from The Name Game
The energy is huge
I point to SS when some people want to know how Dave Grohl is seen by some of us 90's kids as a Drummer first. The only other drumming from Dave that I can think of right now off the top of my head that gives me that Testosterone Rush from drumming is Return of the Rat.
Mine is Serve the Servants
I love Kurt Cobain ❤️
Love Kurts lyricism , paints an abstract picture
"Lyricism" does not mean "lyrics."
Krist loved Kurt so much. I think his heart felt the most pain when Kurt left us. They were close since their teen years. Then they both got sucked up into this massive whirlwind of fame that they had a tough time reconciling. Before they could make any sense of it, Kurt checked out. And I don’t think Krist ever really recovered on from it.
I agree. Krist really struggled and probably still does. He tried really hard to get kurt into treatment. Actually physically dragging him at one point. Can you imagine doing that? So very sad.
yeah it's so hard to imagine. like Dave was talking about at the end, how did shy Kurt get up on stage and sing like he did? I suspect having Krist there too, his old devoted friend who understood him, was a part of what made Kurt's performances possible.
I think what people most like about the band, aside from the chaotic energy release it gives, is that it centered around 3 profound guys that were humorously conscious of being overhyped and praised. Because of how the lyrics and the tone allowed for a lot of blank spaces to be filled, so much of that reflects on Kurt's cryptic way of communication. So much of its meaning relies on people's empathy to make it make sense. And that's really what art comes down to. That's how it stays alive for years to come.
They really weren't supported nearly enough as their celebrity status grew. It's played out so many times before and since, especially with UA-camrs and musicians who get a viral kickstart for worldwide fame that they're not ready for.
I am 47 years old I am so glad I was able to grow up and see this band on multiple occasions it's still is the best rock show I ever saw alll 3 times! Cobain had the effect on the crowd and it was so contagious! Some of my best moments in life were had at these shows, things i will never forget, like meeting Kurt before a show at a bar before he was famous and was just talking together for about an hour, such a nice polite person totally different from what i saw and read later after he got famous!
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I was struggling with addiction for many years and when I was younger I was going true all nirvana interviews and stuff and I was always jealous of Dave because he is that person that I would like to be, happy going true his life with the smile and positive energy.
This band means so much to me that Im never sure Im ready to revisit the emotions but Im always so so glad I did. You guys mean so much to me- Dave Krist and Steve. Love you to coco. Would love this interview with Butch Vig too!
Do you have a boy friend?
@@igorjajic2726leave my mom alone
oh and Pat Smear too. what a legend
i love hearing krist and dave talk about the nirvana days. nirvana was part of my musical awakening and everything dave has touched since has been part of my life and heartbeat.
Dave Grohl told this story about his daughter and talking about Kurt in many occasions for a few years and it’s always “a few months ago”
Righttt👍 Dave tells the exact same story’s over and over again in interviews.
Came to the comments to say this exact thing... heard this from him more than once dating back at least a year or more!
Yah he’s so boringgggg
I noticed that too! I was looking to see if anyone else noticed. What a weird thing to do
He also tells the story about how Pat joined Nirvana the same way. It’s always like: “Kurt said we could get Pat from the Germs, and I(Dave) said: ‘Is he alive?!’”
Hearing stories about Kurt & Nirvana in general, especially told by Krist & Dave will never get old. Great insight by Steve Albini too 🤟🏾
When Krist started talking about how Kurt would express himself for lack of not being an artist, I shed a tear cause the way that he describes him is the subtle truth of Kurt Cobain. I think we all lived that through his music, but these guys lived it front row by his side.
It is so poignant how your kids can teach you lessons like that. "They are just people."
To his daughter, Dave is not a rock star, he's dad and just a person.
@@harryhondo1013…..thats what he literally is. I hate celebrity worshipping America. I hate how Conan’s whole thing is the Hollywood and celebrity praising. His comedy is fun, and he’s smart, but he has some of these weird obsessions such as celebrities
Well he’s interviewing them, of course he’s going to be nice to them, even though I’m sure he’s a fan in this case. Who’s he going to interview, you? I’ve seen your interviews and they’re not great, I’m sorry.
Don't think you are familiar with Conan's "interviews" with Bill Burr....@@wm1573
@@michaelhudson2912 well, he interviews fans in Conan needs a fan, I highly recommend you listen to that podcast, he just talks to ordinary people all around the world and those interviews are more fascinating than the celebrity ones (although, this Nirvana interview was ace). And @wm1573, I would say Conan is the complete opposite of celebrity praising, he comes across as genuine and he has mentioned in several interviews (like the speech he gave to students in Oxford, check that one out) that fame is just a tasteless broth. You can definitely tell that he's not about the glamour and in general being and acting like a rockstar (and that's why I love him).
even if he hadn't died, he was going through hard things, and it was right there, feelings and things from his life.
and yes at the end of the day, we are "just" people.
The sad part about Kurt’s life is that media(back then) always paints picture based on what they think will sell. For someone like me who lives across the other side of the world couldn’t care less whatever they were trying to sell. What strikes me the most was how their song and emotion could translate seamlessly to someone who speaks diff language, have different culture and diff way of life. His Music is above race, status, sex and religion. For that I’m grateful because his music helped me through a lot growing up. RIP Kurt
"It's your crossword puzzle."
-Kurt Cobain (re: his lyrics)
Incredible insight into an album I still get obsessed with❤ Brilliant interview CC
Thank you for this Conan I love you're show and now for you to bring them together and talk is just amazing
i wish alice in chains would do an interview like this just remembering their time with Layne and mike all the fun they had with them or tell us about the little stories that made the band. It means so much to so many people. All the interviews that AIC has done over the years its always the same kind of answer they give when asked about layne. It would be cool to get more insight after almost 22 years of his passing.
“Bad reviews stink.”
“I wouldn’t know.”
Look at our boy! So confident.
I think he said "bad reviews sting".
Yeah he said sting. As in, they hurt.
What a great ending story from Dave about his daughter hearing that Nirvana song in the car. That's just a lovely story and Kurt was such a beautiful person inside and out. Is music shaped my teenage years in utero will always be one of my favorite albums and Steve albini is great and us Illinoisan's are proud to call him our own!
This is such a a great video. Cohnan did a amazing job in this interview. I can sense his connection with the bad as a person himself. He really nailed it! He also brought a lot of good questions to the rest of the band. Great video. Will probably be looked at for decades to come with it's significants.
I always wish I was around to experience them live. I listen to Nirvana every day and I never get tired of it. Just listening to Kurt sing and how he can be calm one minute then screaming the next. I only listen to live Nirvana albums just to hear them raw with no manipulation from a studio.
Conan really just said "Radio Friendly Shipping Unit". Lmao
Okay, but now imagine this interview but its Jimmy Fallon in the chair.
@@lucasoheyze4597Woah, Kurt is dead, that's heavy you guys.
@@lucasoheyze4597 Oh, god no! Lmao I’m just giving Conan a hard time bc that’s pretty much my favorite Nirvana song. I’m a huge Conan fan.
Really weak performance by him 😅
Yeah it's been a few decades but Kurt is just as important to me now as he was when I was 14. I love to hear Krist talk, he was his best friend and my heart still to this day breaks for him and Dave Grohl for the end of Nirvana. Best band and performers ever to this day 💜💜💜💜💜
This is so great listening to these guys reflect, especially hearing Dave recall Kurts method of recording the vocals, I could listen to stories like that for hours... what a huge part of my youth these guys were.
REALLY excellent that Steve was included, and an unexpected surprise to see it shot at Electrical. Please for the love of all that is good in this world, keep doing these. May I recommend your friend and mine Mike Judge, who is both hilarious and knows a ton about music. I would love to see Conan and Mike just go off for like 2 hours, talking about whatever music they were into.
I love Conan. I know nothing about him but he seems better than every other interviewer than I've ever seen.
i love seeing them together. their music changed my life! in utero is incredible.
Just amazing the quality of nirvana’s music. They blew me away when never mind came out. They’re in my top 5 of all time. ❤
This is amazing. Conan with the Howard Stern level interviewing- just heart and honesty that gets at things other interviews wouldn’t. Coincidentally, Howard’s interviews with Conan are top notch. Great vibes here all around.
Howard Stern is a terrible hack.
conan, dave, and krist are 3 of my favorite people ever. i was born in 02 so i missed this entire era but i am very fascinated by it. amazing episode
They were my favorites growing up too, I was lucky enough to be around in the early 90s as they grew. It's nice to hear this often from the new generations as it let's me know it's not just nostalgia from us, but the 90s was a special time we should try to aspire to again.
@@figureitoutpunk definitely was that good. not just nostalgia. it’s a very frustrating feeling since kurt has been dead since i’ve been alive
I remember exactly where I was when I heard the news. The day the music died for an entire generation. Everything got real that day.@@zerotwoeleven_
Thanks for this interview! It's always very interesting to listen to the stories of these guys.
I've been watching every one of these clips and I really hope this episode is 8 hours long so I can keep seeing them pop up
This episode is one hour, 17 minutes and 36 seconds.
Living Legends
In Utero is a masterpiece. It's strange how different it feels to listen to, compared to Bleach or Nevermind. Although I love both of those, it does feel like Kurt managed to express himself more clearly on In Utero.
And because of that it's difficult to imagine a follow up album. He would warp reality again, we all know that. He was a true artist, bizarre and beautiful.
It's fascinating to think of how his music would have evolved. Could have been like Elliott Smith. Could have been like Radiohead. Could have done a 60's retro garage rock thing. Who knows.
@@Tryanothersong yes it's heart breaking, he would have pushed himself artistically for sure, such a loss
@@blastofo Yeah there's that interview where he's talking about being all out of old songs, and having to start from scratch, and wanting to do something really different. Luckily he left the world what he did, I don't think I dislike a single nirvana song, which is unusual. I can't think of any other bands/artists I feel that way about.
I listened to nirvana probably too much growing up, almost exclusively. It always chokes me up with all the emotions that come flooding back when I listen now or watch these interviews. Never gonna stop though.
Wow it's amazing to see these guys reunited for this interview. Krist Novoselic is one of my favorite bassists of all time, and he was one half of the original "Nirvana". I've always thought it's a shame he never really continued being in a big band after Nirvana ended. It would be incredible to see these dudes up on stage again playing some Nirvana, with Dave on the drums and singing.
I was around back then and got to meet these guys a little, Kurt was very much torn between not caring who liked his songs but at the same time hoping everyone liked them. I think many writers, myself included, are a little bit shy especially early on, and use our songs to tell the world the things we have trouble explaining in the real world.
There’s also a book that Kurt was reading all the time and that played a part of his lyrics and mind set. If you watch a movie called “Perfume - a scent of a murderer” - you can see some of the meanings and messages in that album.
Perfume by Patrick Suskind. Fantastic book although it drags for a while in the middle if I recall correctly (I haven't read it in years) but it did influence a lot of the lyrics on Scentless Apprentice.
Yeah he mentions that in one of his last interviews, is that where the lyrics for Scentless Apprentice derived from
Can't believe I'm just now watching this. Love this and love hearing the stories. ❤
Kurt and Nirvana in general were my cousin s favorite band even before they were famous. When Kurt dies me and my cousin planned the same, my cousin is not here, when he passed i really got into kurt and Nirvana because of it and will forever play in both their memories and honor.
RIP Kurt and Trevor❤❤
Gallons of Rubbing Alcohol Flow through the Strip is played weekly in my house. Has a very Melvin’s and throwaway vibe to it. All Nirvana B sides are awesome!
Of Rubbing Alcohol* !!!
ONE MORE SOLO ! (?)
The book Steve alludes to is 'Perfume' by Patrick Suskind.
I’m sure Krist and Dave will never read this but I truely can’t thank you enough for sitting and talking like this! These guys were the biggest reason and biggest influence in my life! I’m 44 and Nirvana and Kurt and these 2 idols of my life still are what I hold to the gold standard of everything I do musically! It’s the only band I can listen to and love every song! This band was my life in high school! I’m a drummer and Dave was who I emulated every day! Kurt was everything I wanted to be like musically and nirvana was everything I wanted to be and be like! I could sit and listen to these guys talk about nirvana and Kurt everyday of my life! Thank you for hold him and nirvana close and still giving us these snippets of what he was like! Especially Krist who was with Kurt long before fame and being apart of it right from the very start! It must be very different for Krist to do these talks then Dave! Thank you for doing this guys….. I know it means a lot to me! 🤘🔥🤘
having lost a close best friend and seeing that smile krist gave conan when he said "and his anger..." and rubbing his mustache and chin in reflection, that was a true happy smile filled with a lifetime of memories.
Krist seems to be doing better these days talking about Kurt. It's taken 30 years but he seems to be moving away from grief at long last. He's carried this guilt that wasn't his for too long. God bless Krist.
Suicide leaves a wake of destruction behind for the people who love you the most. Their pain is gone but ours is immeasurable sadness and grief 💔
Probably the realest way they could put it together!
Being a listener of Nirvana for my whole life. People really misinterpret how things really were and just look at the lyrics and think that that was just it.
But the perspective that we have been given as listeners, is just a small piece of a much grander puzzle. Each piece having its own image of how it really was.
Such great work Conan, the section from 8 mins. on was such a profound set of statements.
After watching some of the Howard stern interviews, this is a beautiful chat. Thanks for letting the guys speak and be so eloquent!
I know they don't want to talk about Kurt in every interview until they pass, but it shows what he means to them and what he meant to rock that they are still open after all the time.
4:48 “Scentless Apprentice, a track on In Utero” idk why that made me laugh. Like, yes, Conan, that is a track on In Utero
30 years later and you still tell these men have such a difficult time talking about the death of their close friend and bandmate. That's real brotherhood right there.
Hello from the UK, just subscribed, and thanks.
Great interview! 👍🇬🇧......
I love Dave grohl so much for so many reasons. What an amazing human. Loved this-thanka Conan!
He doesn’t believe HIV causes AIDS. It really bothers me they raised money for that cause
Dave Grohl is the OG of grunge! True artists, Kurt will always be loved and missed 🙏🏻
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Love that the interview happend at Steve's Electrical Audio studio…Was very lucky seeing Nirvana in 1989 live…First it was strange then it morphed into a great live set…Kurt was very happy at that day though…
My honest feelings right now are happy that this popped up in my algorithm. And pissed off because i didnt know about this little shing ding you started talking to guests like this. I've been a fan since the beginning but took myself off alot of social media. I'm truly happy to see how you and your show has progressed over the years. Great conversation. Keep doing what you do. All love from Maine 🤙
when krist said "You can do it with soundgarden lyrics too" I was like yup, absolutely.
Man I love krist. He's such a good dude and friend. I'd love to meet him someday.
I could listen to these guys talk about nirvana for hours. Nirvana were such a formative band for me and so many ppl. They showed me how to be in a band, I’ll love them forever for that gift.
Thanks for your unconditional love and support dear 😘 your comment draw my attention and I decided to text you privately.. I guess you should send me your WhatsApp number here or email so we might talk
THANKS for this video. I love In Utero. It's an album where I feel sad listening to it, but it's also visceral and profound.
Oddly enough , In Utero was the first Nirvana album I listened too. Back in South Africa , we were a little shut off from the rest of the world at the time . When Nirvana broke big, I was into other sorts of bands and being a typical teenager , I conflated popularity with pretention and with all the hub hub around them , I refused to listen . Then one night , at home , MTV unplugged viewed on TV . I was blown away and the next day went to my local record store to buy their albums . The store only had In Utero . At first it seemed a little heavy for me but there was something that resonated and I continued to listen and fell in love . Still my favourite Nirvana album and one of my favorites of all time .
That story Dave tells about his daughter asking what Kurt was like got me choked up.
To me Kurt was the perfect filter for youth sentiments, pop culture, music that was both mainstream and underground, news and politics and somehow he blended that with personal feelings and stories in an abstract way. The best artists in any medium are also the ones who can contrast high and low culture, can toggle between opposing emotions and fuse new and old in a way that feels natural.
Thanks for your unconditional love and support dear 😘 your comment draw my attention and I decided to text you privately.. I guess you should send me your WhatsApp number here or email so we might talk