"I don't know... between the drugs and record label frustrations, Kurt was definitely not in focus towards the end. However, the bootlegs of demos and box set extras from the post-In Utero sessions point to the kind of growth that could have been interesting artistically. That's not to say Nirvana wouldn't have gone the Stone Temple Pilots route and Kurt would have gone through rehab 3 or 4 times, but I like to cling to the idea that his artistic compass was stronger than what eventually happened to grunge."
- Sam Harrelson