-- Dave Grohl

"Kurt was definately a big influence and inspiration. When I first moved up to Washington state, I lived with Kurt in this tiny apartment. For the longest time, we didn't have a television. We didn't have anything to do. We'd spend these gray Olympia, Washington afternoons just playing guitars and messing around with a 4-track, or working on harmonies. Through Kurt, I was the beauty of minimalism and the importance of music that's stripped down. That's more powerful because it's just so... almost desperate, you know? So in a way, yeah, Kurt was a great influence.

When you're in a band with somebody like Kurt, who was an amazing songwriter, you do anything you can to keep from polluting the songwriting process. I thought "I don't want to be the person responsible for ruining these songs." There's a famous old joke: What was the last thing the drummer said before they kicked him out of the band? "Hey guys, I got a new song I just wrote." Why fix it, if it ain't busted? I was in awe of what was happening. I was in awe of Kurt's songs. And intimidated. I felt it was best to keep my songs to myself."