“Hope I die before I turn into Pete Townshend.”

— Kurt Cobain

As quoted in BAM (1992-01-10).
Interviews (1989-1994), Print

Adopted from Wikiquote. Last update May 19, 2022. History

Help us to complete the source, original and additional information

Do you have more details about the quote "Hope I die before I turn into Pete Townshend." by Kurt Cobain?

Kurt Cobain 158

American musician and artist 1967–1994

Related quotes

“Well tonight I'm gonna live for today, so come along for the ride,
I hope I'm old before I die.”

Robbie Williams (1974) British singer and entertainer

Old Before I Die
Life Thru a Lens (1997)

“The world is turning,
I hope it don't turn away.”

Neil Young (1945) Canadian singer-songwriter

On the Beach
Song lyrics, On the Beach (1974)

“i hope i die
warmed
by the life that i tried
to live”

Nikki Giovanni (1943) American writer and academic

Source: The Collected Poetry, 1968-1998

“Because I do not hope to turn again
Because I do not hope
Because I do not hope to turn
Desiring this man's gift and that man's scope
I no longer strive to strive towards such things”

T.S. Eliot (1888–1965) 20th century English author

Ash-Wednesday (1930)
Context: Because I do not hope to turn again
Because I do not hope
Because I do not hope to turn
Desiring this man's gift and that man's scope
I no longer strive to strive towards such things
(Why should the agèd eagle stretch its wings?)
Why should I mourn
The vanished power of the usual reign?

“Before I die, I want to fight for life.”

Paulo Coelho (1947) Brazilian lyricist and novelist

“When I die, I hope to go to Heaven, whatever the Hell that is.”

Ayn Rand book Atlas Shrugged

Variant: When I die I hope to go to heaven--whatever that is--and I want to be able to afford the price of admission.
Source: Atlas Shrugged

“I hate that Alex and Damon. I hope they catch AIDS and die.”

Noel Gallagher (1967) British musician

Noel Gallagher cited in " Timeline: Blur v Oasis after Britpop http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4151510.stm" at news.bbc.co.uk, 14 August, 1995: Referring to Damon Albarn and Blur
Controversy with other artists