# “Pissing me off so much”: the bands Kurt Cobain wanted to “completely throw away”

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/pissing-me-off-so-much-the-bands-kurt-cobain-wanted-to-completely-throw-away/
- Published: 2026-10-28T19:30:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-28T20:35:03+00:00
- Original publisher: Far Out
- Original article: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/bands-kurt-cobain-wanted-to-completely-throw-away/
- Topics: Entertainment, Music

## Key points

- Cobain criticised sexist themes in some hard rock lyrics.
- Punk led him to reject his earlier hard rock collection.
- He later returned to appreciate parts of those influences.

## Summary

Kurt Cobain said he became uncomfortable with some of the hard rock he had once enjoyed because its lyrics often centred on sex and reflected casual sexism. His changing perspective helped push him towards punk, shaping the musical direction that later defined Nirvana.

In a 1992 interview, Cobain told Rolling Stone that Aerosmith and Led Zeppelin had appealing melodies, but their writing about sex had bothered him during his final school years. He recalled selling his records by those bands for $12 and turning to punk groups MDC and Black Flag; later, he came to appreciate some of his hard rock influences again.

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