Cold War Kids' Nathan Willett: "I Just Want to Eat Lunch"

Rolling Stone's Jenny Eliscu hung out with Cold War Kids frontman Nathan Willett at the Outside Lands festival over the weekend, and he talked about how much he loved the San Francisco weather and his band's new album Loyalty to Loyalty. But mostly, he talked about hunger. "I want some good food," he told Eliscu when asked what he was looking for at a festival. "I'm not that excited about seeing bands. I just want to eat lunch." Click above for the complete interview.

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Song Stories

“Smells Like Teen Spirit”

Nirvana | 1991

"Smells Like Teen Spirit," named after a brand of deodorant marketed to girls, was Kurt Cobain's attempt to "write the ultimate pop song," he said, using the soft-loud dynamic of his favorite band, the Pixies. Cobain "had that dichotomy of punk rage and alienation," the song’s producer, Butch Vig, told Rolling Stone, "but also this vulnerable pop sensibility. In 'Teen Spirit,' a lot of that vulnerability is in the tone of his voice." Sadly, by the time of Nirvana's last U.S. tour, in late '93, Cobain was tortured by the obligation to play "Teen Spirit" every night. "There are many other songs that I have written that are as good, if not better," he claimed.

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