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I don’t have the passion anymore, and so remember, it’s better to burn out than to fade away.

Kurt Cobain

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Kurt Cobain
Age: 27 †
Born: 1967
Born: February 20
Died: 1994
Died: April 8
Composer
Diarist
Guitarist
Lyricist
Musician
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Writer
Aberdeen
Washington
Kurt Donald Cobain
Kurdt Kobain
Fade
Fades
Burn
Anymore
Passion
Away
Remember
Better

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