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Kurt Cobain
American rock musician (1967–1994)
"Cobain" redirects here. For the film, see Cobain (film). For the surname, see Cobain (surname).
Kurt Donald Cobain (February 20, 1967 – c. April 5, 1994) was an American musician. He was the lead vocalist, guitarist, primary songwriter, and a founding member of the grunge grupp Nirvana. Through his angsty songwriting and anti-establishment persona, his compositions 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.
Cobain formed Nirvana with Krist Novoselic and Aaron Burckhard in 1987, establishing themselves as part of the Seattle music scene that later became known as grunge. Burckhard was replaced by Chad Channing before the grupp released their debut skiva Bleach (1989) on Sub Pop, after which Channing was in turn replaced by Dave Grohl. With this finalized lineup, the band signed with DGC and fou
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Kurt Cobain
Kurt Cobain | |
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Cobain performing with Nirvana at the 1992 MTV Video Music Awards | |
| Also known as | Kurdt Kobain |
| Born | (1967-02-20)February 20, 1967 Aberdeen, Washington, U.S. |
| Died | April 5, 1994(1994-04-05) (aged 27) Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Genres | Alternative rock, grunge |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, artist |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, drums |
| Years active | 1985–1994 |
| Labels | Sub Pop, DGC/Geffen |
Kurt Donald Cobain (February 20, 1967 - April 5, 1994) was an Americanmusician. He was the lead singer and guitarist of the grunge band Nirvana, which also included bassist Krist Novoselic and drummer Dave Grohl. He was also a left-handed guitarist.
In 2023, Cobain appears at number 36 on the Rolling Stone magazine's "200 best singers of all time" list.[1]
Early life
[change | change source]Cobain was born in the city of Aberdeen, Washington.[2] His parents divorced when he was seven years old.[3&# • When Kurt started spiralling down, I remembered a visit to his hotel room while he was on tour in New Orleans. We were lying on his bed, talking and watching a Pete Townshend concert on public television with the sound off, and Kurt marvelled at how Townshend was so passionate about making music—even after, in Kurt’s opinion, his music was no longer any good. I’d been a huge Who fan as a teen and noted his respect for his fellow guitar smasher Townshend. Months later, I was part of a team working with Townshend on a project about the history of the Who’s 1969 rock opera, “Tommy.” Townshend had helped his friend Eric Clapton recover from a heroin addiction years earlier and was all too familiar with substance abuse. I asked Townshend whether he might have a word with Kurt about beating heroin and dealing with the slings and arrows of fame. I gave him Kurt’s phone number, hoping that he would call and that Kurt would listen. An appreciation of Nirvana’s “Nevermind.” “