"It is one of the strangest of show business traditions—a young star dead far too soon, usually from drugs or violence. And devoted fans, unwilling to let him go, decide the star must still be alive. There are people who swear that Elvis is still around, just waiting to make the greatest of all comebacks. Jim Morrison, lead singer of The Doors, has been dead almost 30 years, but don’t tell that to a small cult of his followers. What’s happening now with Tupac Shakur, the slain rap superstar, is part of all that. In his case, though, it may cut even deeper. His music provided a voice for a lot of people who don’t feel anyone’s listening to them. They call him their poet, even their prophet. And more than 2 years after his murder, some of them still don’t want to let go."—Chris Wallace, ABC Nightline, February 2, 1999.
"I have done many websites in the past but this has by far been the hardest to do. Even now, just thinking of Kurt saddens me, but I felt it necessary to share how I feel with others. During his life, he influenced pretty much everything I did; his attitude towards others was not that dissimilar to mine in a lot of respects and I’ve always hoped that one day, I would see things the way he did, thus understanding his reasons behind taking his life that tragic day. Thank you for everything Kurt."— from the Kurt Cobain Internet Shrine, www.kurt-cobain.com.
