lyrics by Jackson Dawes

The three Sublime albums are all we have and that output alone makes him a legend. But he pissed it all away. He pissed it all away He could have been the best musician ever He would have been the best musician ever He should have been the best musician ever But he pissed it all away Let me make an argument for which I will be in the minority. Kurt Cobain, like Brad Nowell, made music for about 5 years also in the early 90's Actually, Sublime t-shirts and Nirvana t-shirts are next to each other at Walmart which I think both Bradley and Kurt would have found amusing in different ways. But back to the comparison Brad was a better singer a better songwriter, and a much better guitarist. His lyrics may not have been as sharp but they fit the band's ethos just as well. They died within two years of each other He could have been the best musician ever He would have been the best musician ever He should have been the best musician ever But he pissed it all away So how to explain the disparity in critical acclaim why is Nirvana considered to have changed the world? Well, Cobain was outwardly tortured while Bradley Nowell was inwardly tortured Cobain explicitly let his demons out through the music While Nowell could only allude to them I forgot where this was going Anyway, Bradley Nowell threw it all away. yeah, he did