LIVE NIRVANA INTERVIEW ARCHIVE September 25, 1990 - Olympia, WA, US
Personnel
- Interviewer(s)
- Calvin Johnson
- Interviewee(s)
- Kurt Cobain
Sources
| Publisher | Title | Transcript |
|---|---|---|
| KAOS Radio | Boy Meets Girl | Yes |
| HBO Documentary Films/Universal Pictures | Kurt Cobain: Montage Of Heck | Yes |
Transcript
Calvin Johnson - Hey, Kids! Got a special treat for you today - Kurt Cobain's here. You know, Kurt Cobain from Aberdeen… What's going on, Baby?
Kurt Cobain - Not a damn thing.
Calvin Johnson - I see.
Kurt Cobain - How are you?
Calvin Johnson - I'm pretty groovy.
Kurt Cobain - Do a lot of people ask you that?
Calvin Johnson - Umm, not really.
Kurt Cobain - Oh.
Calvin Johnson - Umm, I was, uh, I was fine. I was just hanging out here on the Boy Meets Girl Show, and, umm, you called up and said, "I wanna play some songs."
Kurt Cobain - This is true.
Calvin Johnson - So I said, "Rockin' good news."
Kurt Cobain - Bloody brilliant!
Calvin Johnson - So, uhh, what's going on. You got some new tunes? You gonna share 'em with us or what?
Kurt Cobain - Yes, I'm gonna share some new tunes with you…
Calvin Johnson - Cool.
Kurt Cobain - …And everyone else. Umm, I just wrote most of the lyrics this evening.
Calvin Johnson - On the… In the car on the way up here?
Kurt Cobain - While I was driving with one foot.
Calvin Johnson - Uh huh!
Kurt Cobain - I wanted it to be as spontaneous as possible, you know? So, umm. Umm. Yeah, that's what I did. I just, thought I'd just come here and say "Hi."
Calvin Johnson - Well, let 'er rip.
Kurt Cobain - OK… uhh, this song's called "Opinion."
[Cobain performs Opinion]
Kurt Cobain - Don't you think that song sounds like Taxman?
Calvin Johnson - Nothing sounds like Taxman after I heard the Jam doing, um, Start. You heard that song?
Kurt Cobain - Uhh…
Calvin Johnson - Sounds exactly like Taxman. So I mean… You couldn't even come close to sounding like Taxman like the The Jam sound like Taxman.
Kurt Cobain - Oh well you know there is a song called Mr. Cigarette Man by Herman's Hermits.
Calvin Johnson - I haven't heard that one.
Kurt Cobain - Boy oh boy… Oh, and here's a song that was… that's gonna be on… our new album.
Calvin Johnson - Whose new album?
Kurt Cobain - On Nirvana's new album. And it's called "Lithium". And I'll play it.
[Cobain plays the first chords of "Lithium"]
Kurt Cobain - Is it soundin' okay?
Calvin Johnson - It sounds really good.
Kurt Cobain - Good…
[Cobain performs "Lithium"]
Kurt Cobain - It's a rip off!
Calvin Johnson - Only steal from the best.
[Kurt Cobain performs "Dumb"]
[Kurt Cobain performs "Been A Son"]
© KAOS FM, 1990
Transcript
Calvin Johnson - Kurt Cobain's here. You know, Kurt Cobain from Aberdeen… What's going on, Baby?
Kurt Cobain - Not a damn thing.
Calvin Johnson - You called up and said, "I wanna play some songs."
Kurt Cobain - This is true.
Calvin Johnson - So I said, "Rockin' good news."
Kurt Cobain - Bloody brilliant! Umm, I just wrote most of the lyrics this evening.
Calvin Johnson - In the car on the way up here?
Kurt Cobain - While I was driving with one foot.
Calvin Johnson - Uh huh!
Kurt Cobain - Umm. Yeah, that's what I did. I just, thought I'd just come here and say "Hi."
Calvin Johnson - Well, let 'er rip.
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