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Apr 8th 2012!⃝Let's look at some things here:
"Friend of a Friend"
- Dave's band had just broken up and he was looking for work. He called his friend from a band called "The Melvins", who mentioned that Kurt and Krist were looking for a new drummer and, thereby making Kurt a 'friend of a friend'
"He plays an old guitar"
- Kurt Cobain was the guitarist for Nirvana.
"He says nevermind"
- Nevermind was Nirvana's biggest album, and Dave joined Nirvana as drummer on the cusp of the release of Nevermind.
"He thinks he drinks too much"
- Kurt was a notorious alcoholic, amongst other things.
"Cause when he tells his two best friends"
- The two other members of Nirvana, Dave and Krist.
And finally, Dave originally released this song on a rare demo tape called Pocketwatch, under the pseudonym Late!, during his time with Nirvana. It was then recorded during their BBC Sessions in 1997 and it was finally released on an album that fans could easily get their hands on in 2005, In Your Honor.
So I think it's fairly obvious that this song is about Kurt Cobain, or at the very least, his time with Nirvana.
