Kurt Cobain (1967

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Biography

Kurt Donald Cobain was an American musician. He was the lead vocalist, guitarist, primary songwriter, and a founding member of the grunge band Nirvana. Through his angsty songwriting and anti-establishment persona, he widened the thematic conventions of mainstream rock music. He was heralded as a spokesman of Generation X, and is widely recognized as one of the most influential rock musicians.

In Their Own Words (5)

Meat eating orchids forgive no one just yetCut myself on angel hair and baby's breathBroken hymen of your highness, I'm left blackThrow down your umbilical noose so I can climb right back.

Heart-Shaped Box. , 1993

She loves him more than he will ever knowHe loves her more than he will ever show

Swap Meet. , 1989

Come as you are, as you wereAs I want you to beAs a trend, as a friend, as a known enemyTake your time, hurry upThe choice is yours, don't be late.

Come As You Are. , 1991

Polly wants a crackerThink I should get off her firstThink she wants some waterTo put out the blow torch.

Polly. , 1991

Thank you, dear GodFor putting me on this EarthI feel very privilegedIn debt for my thirst

Downer , 1989

Timeline

The story of Kurt Cobain, told in moments.

1988 Life

Forms Nirvana with Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen. They play house parties and dive bars. Their first album, Bleach, costs $606.17 to record. Sub Pop releases it to modest sales.

$606.17 for Bleach. Did the budget feel like a statement? House parties and dive bars. Was that the real Nirvana?

1991 Event

Nevermind comes out on September 24. 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' is the first single. MTV puts it in heavy rotation. By January, the album has knocked Michael Jackson off the top of the Billboard chart. Cobain is 24. He hates being famous.

Knocking Michael Jackson off the top of the chart. Did you hate it? MTV putting Teen Spirit in heavy rotation. Did fame feel like a trap?

1992 Life

Marries Courtney Love in February on Waikiki Beach. Their daughter Frances Bean is born in August. He's using heroin. He tells Rolling Stone he has chronic stomach pain that nothing else treats. The pain and the addiction feed each other.

Chronic stomach pain and heroin feeding each other. Was there ever a way out? Marrying Courtney on Waikiki Beach. Was that a peaceful moment?

1994 Death

Found dead in the greenhouse above his garage in Seattle. A shotgun and a note. He's 27. Nirvana had played their last concert three weeks earlier in Munich. The note quotes Neil Young: 'It's better to burn out than to fade away.' Young later says he was angry about being quoted.

Quoting Neil Young in the note. Did you mean what Neil meant? Neil being angry about the quote. Would that surprise you?