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Kurt Cobain Accidentally Predicted Nirvana Becoming a ‘Household’ Name, but He Was Just Being Sarcastic

VICE·Lauren Boisvert·17 days ago
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By 1991, Nirvana was just about ready to break into major commercial success. They played Reading Festival that August, just a month before Nevermind came out and catapulted them to the top of the charts . Speaking to MTV News at the festival, Kurt Cobain claimed Nirvana would become a household name “in no time.” Of course, there’s an obvious air of sarcasm and even mocking in his tone as he suffers through a journalist asking about the meaning behind the band’s name. How many times did he get that question? Clearly way too many, if his disheveled look of dismissal is anything to go by. Videos by VICE The MTV reporter started by recalling the meaning of the word “Nirvana.” He said, “‘Nirvana’ means freedom from pain and—.” But before he could finish, Cobain finished for him, saying, “and pain and the external world. That’s just the Webster’s Dictionary,” Cobain added with obvious disdain.…

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