Everyone basically agrees that John Lennon and Kurt Cobain are two of the biggest names in rock. Yoko Ono had no interest in those comparisons — but Cobain himself did! Everyone basically agrees that John Lennon and Kurt Cobain are two of the biggest names in classic rock. Yoko Ono, on the other hand, had…
The Beatles and Nirvana are two of the most acclaimed and essential rock bands ever. Ringo Starr revealed what he thought when he first heard Nirvana and his opinion of Kurt Cobain in particular. In the same vein, Cobain named his favorite Beatle. In a 2019 Rolling Stone article, Ringo and Nirvana’s Dave Grohl interviewed…
One of the most exciting collaborations in the 2010s was when Paul McCartney teamed up with the remaining members of Nirvana. While Nirvana was a legendary band of the 90s, the grunge-rock band couldn’t compare with the iconic status of The Beatles. So, it makes perfect sense that Nirvana’s bass guitarist Krist Novoselic was horrified…
The writer Graham Greene once said that “there is always one moment in childhood when the door opens and lets the future in“. For Kurt Cobain, as for millions of people, that Promethean moment arrived when a certain band illuminated a brighter future. “At a really early age, I wanted to be a rock ‘n’…
John Lennon, a member of the legendary Beatles band, had a complex and often scrutinized relationship with his fellow bandmate Paul McCartney. Despite any personal differences that made headlines, Lennon did not shy away from praising McCartney’s songwriting skills. Among the vast catalog of Beatles’ hits, a few stood out for Lennon as McCartney’s best…
In an oddball metaphor, John Lennon compared The Beatles to flags on top of a boat. However, he said that the Fab Four weren’t the ones getting the boat to move. In other words, he felt the band were products of their society as much as they were trendsetters. Paul McCartney made some similar remarks…