KURT COBAIN
Name: Kurt Cobain
Birth name: Kurt Donald Cobain
Born: 20 February 1967 Aberdeen, Washington, USA
Died: 5 April 1994 Seattle, Washington, USA
Kurt Donald Cobain (February 20, 1967 - April 5, 1994), was an American
musician who served as lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter for the Seattle-based
rock band Nirvana.
Cobain formed Nirvana in 1987 with Krist Novoselic. Within two years, the band
became a fixture of the burgeoning Seattle grunge scene. In 1991, the arrival of
Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" marked the beginning of a dramatic shift of
popular rock music away from the dominant genres of the 1980s (glam metal, arena
rock, and dance-pop) and toward grunge and alternative rock. The music media
eventually awarded the song "anthem-of-a-generation" status, and, with it,
Cobain was labeled a "spokesman" for Generation X.
During the last years of his life, Cobain struggled with drug addiction and the
media pressures surrounding him and his wife, Courtney Love. On April 8, 1994,
Cobain was found dead in his home in Seattle, the victim of what was officially
ruled a self-inflicted shotgun wound to the head. In ensuing years, the
circumstances of his death became a topic of fascination and debate.
Name: Kurt Cobain
Birth name: Kurt Donald Cobain
Born: 20 February 1967 Aberdeen, Washington, USA
Died: 5 April 1994 Seattle, Washington, USA
Kurt Donald Cobain (February 20, 1967 - April 5, 1994), was an American
musician who served as lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter for the Seattle-based
rock band Nirvana.
Cobain formed Nirvana in 1987 with Krist Novoselic. Within two years, the band
became a fixture of the burgeoning Seattle grunge scene. In 1991, the arrival of
Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" marked the beginning of a dramatic shift of
popular rock music away from the dominant genres of the 1980s (glam metal, arena
rock, and dance-pop) and toward grunge and alternative rock. The music media
eventually awarded the song "anthem-of-a-generation" status, and, with it,
Cobain was labeled a "spokesman" for Generation X.
During the last years of his life, Cobain struggled with drug addiction and the
media pressures surrounding him and his wife, Courtney Love. On April 8, 1994,
Cobain was found dead in his home in Seattle, the victim of what was officially
ruled a self-inflicted shotgun wound to the head. In ensuing years, the
circumstances of his death became a topic of fascination and debate.