Kurt Cobain

Kurt Cobain (20 Feb. 1967 - 5 April 1994) was the lead singer, guitarist and song writer for the grunge band Nirvana, which had its roots in Seattle. Born in the small town of Aberdeen, Washington, he lived through a difficult childhood during which his parents got divorced, he dropped out of high school and his rebellion caused him to be shuffled between relatives and friends. He began to immerse himself in the grunge rock scene of the day. After the breakup of his first band, Fecal Matter, Cobain persuaded Krist Novoselic into forming the band Nirvana. The band was active from 1987 till 1994. The first recorded album was called Bleach, yet they only became hugely successful and popular with the album Nevermind. Two other albums, In Utero and Insecticide, were released after. The Band’s most popular songs were ‘Smells like Teen Spirit’ and ‘Come as you are’. Cobain resented the popularity and mass marketing of his music by the media; he felt that people weren’t getting the point of the intention of his music.
Kurt Cobain married Courtney Love, singer for the band Hole, on February 24 1992 and their daughter, Frances Bean Cobain, was born August 18th. Throughout his career he suffered from severe stomach pains that no doctor could find the origin of. These pains led him to serious drug, specifically heroin, abuse; he claimed it was the only way of numbing the pain. When he knew he was going to be a father he attempted to become clean, yet failed even after several attempts.
Kurt Cobain was found dead in his Lake Washington home on April 8th, 1994, apparently 3 days after his actual death. He had been in very bad health the month before. The cause of death was a gunshot to the head. In his suicide note he quotes Neil Young’s song My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue): “It is better to burn out than fade away.”