Though Kurt would later claim that his graffiti messages were political, in fact, most of what he wrote was nonsensical. He enraged a neighbor with a boat by painting “Boat Ack” in red letters on the ship’s hull; on the other side he lettered, “Boat people go home.

Charles R. Cross
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Kurt Cobain wrote a lot of messages on walls. Some were political, some were simply nonsensical. One of his most famous messages was “Boat people go home.” What does this mean? It’s hard to say. Kurt also wrote other messages that were political, like “Peace,” but many of his messages were simply nonsensical.

Source: Heavier Than Heaven: A Biography Of Kurt Cobain

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