William S. Burroughs, according to Nirvana: The Day-By-Day Chronicle by Carrie Borzillo.

Cobain was very shy, very polite, and obviously enjoyed the fact that I wasn’t awestruck at meeting him. There was something about him, fragile and engagingly lost.

— William S. Burroughs

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Cobain was very shy, very polite, and obviously enjoyed the fact that I wasn’t awestruck at meeting him. There was something about him, fragile and engagingly lost." in the context of "William S. Burroughs, according to Nirvana: The Day-By-Day Chronicle by Carrie Borzillo." to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Kurt Cobain

About Kurt Cobain

Kurt Donald Cobain (20 February 1967 – ca. 5 April 1994) was the lead singer, songwriter, and guitarist of the American grunge band, Nirvana.