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Kurt Cobain
Born
in Aberdeen, Washington, The United States February 20, 1967
Died
April 05, 1994
Genre
Influences
William S. Burroughs,John Lennon, K Records,Evel Knievel, UnivoxWilliam S. Burroughs,John Lennon, K Records,Evel Knievel, Univox...more
Kurt Donald Cobain, 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 preKurt Donald Cobain, 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.
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 | Journals 4.01 avg rating — 17,372 ratings — published 2002 —48 editions | |
 | Nirvana 4.35 avg rating — 77 ratings — published 1995 | |
 | Odeio-me e quero morrer by 3.60 avg rating — 86 ratings — published 2000 | |
 | Nirvana - Nevermind: Revised Edition by 4.59 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 1993 —13 editions | |
 | Kurt Cobain Quotes 4.47 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 2010 | |
 | Nirvana: Unplugged in New York [Recorded Versions/Guitar: Authentic Transcriptions with Notes and Tabulature] by 4.46 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 1995 —2 editions | |
 | Nirvana - In Utero 4.56 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 1994 —4 editions | |
 | Artwork 4.69 avg rating — 16 ratings | |
 | Nirvana - Unplugged in New York Songbook 4.85 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1995 | |
 | Nirvana 4.36 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2003 —4 editions |
Quotes by Kurt Cobain (?)
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“I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not.”
― Kurt Cobain
― Kurt Cobain
“Wanting to be someone else is a waste of who you are”
― Kurt Cobain
― Kurt Cobain
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