“You laugh at me because I'm different, I laugh at you because you're all the same.”

— Jonathan Davis

The quote "You laugh at me because I'm different, I laugh at you because you're all the same." is famous quote attributed to Jonathan Davis (1971), Heavy metal singer, frontman for Korn.

Also sometimes attributed to Kurt Cobain
Variant: You laugh at me because I'm different, I laugh at you because you're all the same.

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Heavy metal singer, frontman for Korn 1971

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