Kurt Cobain(1967-1994)
- Music Artist
- Actor
- Composer
Kurt Cobain was born on February 20 1967, in Aberdeen, Washington. Kurt
and his family lived in Hoquiam for the first few months of his life
then later moved back to Aberdeen, where he had a happy childhood until
his parents divorced. The divorce left Kurt's outlook on the world
forever scarred. He became withdrawn and anti-social. He was constantly
placed with one relative to the next, living with friends, and at times
even homeless. Kurt was not the most popular person in high school as
he was in public school. In 1985 Kurt left Aberdeen for Olympia where he formed the
band Nirvana in 1986. In 1989 Nirvana recorded their debut album Bleach
under the independent label Sub-Pop records. Nirvana became very
popular in Britain and by 1991 they signed a contract with Geffen.
Their next album Nevermind became a 90s masterpiece and made Kurt's
Nirvana one of the most successful bands in the world. Kurt became
trampled upon with success and found the new lifestyle hard to bear. In
February 1992 Kurt married Courtney Love,
the woman who was already pregnant with his child,
Frances Bean Cobain. Nirvana
released their next album Incesticide later that year. The album
appealed to many fans due to the liner notes, which expressed Kurt's
open-mindedness. In September 1993 Nirvana released their next album,
'In Utero', which topped the charts. On March 4, 1994, Kurt was taken
to hospital in a coma. It was officially stated as an accident but many
believe it to have been an unsuccessful suicide attempt. Family and
friends convinced Kurt to seek rehab. Kurt was said to have fled rehab
after only a few days from a missing person's report filed by
Courtney Love. On April 8th Kurt's body
was found in his Seattle home. In his arms was a shotgun, which had
been fired into his head. Near him laid a suicide note written in red
ink. It was addressed to his wife
Courtney Love and his daughter
Frances Bean Cobain. Two days after
Kurt's body was discovered people gathered in Seattle, they began
setting fires, chanting profanities, and fighting with police officers.
They also listened to a tape of Courtney reading sections of the
suicide note left by Kurt. The last few words were "I love you, I love
you".