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Kurt Cobain

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27 Years Old

Kurt Donald Cobain (February 20, 1967 – c. April 5, 1994) was an American singer-songwriter, musician and artist, best known as the lead singer and guitarist of the grunge band Nirvana. Cobain formed Nirvana with Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen, Washington, in 1985 and established it as part of the Seattle music scene, having its debut album Bleach released on the independent record label Sub Pop in 1989. After signing with major label DGC Records, the band found breakthrough success with "Smells Like Teen Spirit" from its second album Nevermind (1991). Following the success of Nevermind, Nirvana was labeled "the flagship band" of Generation X, and Cobain hailed as "the spokesman of a generation". Cobain however was often uncomfortable and frustrated, believing his message and artistic vision to have been misinterpreted by the public, with his personal issues often subject to media attention. He challenged Nirvana's audience with its final studio album In Utero (1993). During the last years of his life, Cobain struggled with heroin addiction, illness and depression, his fame and public image, as well as the professional and lifelong personal pressures surrounding himself and his wife, musician Courtney Love. On April 8, 1994, Cobain was found dead at his home in Seattle, the victim of what was officially ruled a suicide by a self-inflicted shotgun wound to the head. The circumstances of his death have become a topic of public fascination and debate. Since their debut, Nirvana, with Cobain as a songwriter, has sold over 25 million albums in the US alone, and over 50 million worldwide. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kurt Cobain, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Born

Aberdeen, Washington, USA on 20th February 1967

Died

5th April 1994

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Saturday Night Live Image
Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest
MTV Video Music Awards Image
MTV Video Music Awards
Self
The UnXplained Image
The UnXplained
Self (archive footage)
The Nineties Image
The Nineties
Self (archive footage)
Too Young to Die Image
Too Young to Die
Self (archive footage)
Classic Albums Image
Classic Albums
Self (archive footage)
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment Image
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
70 Years of Youth Revolt Image
70 Years of Youth Revolt
Self (archive footage)
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music Image
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self (archive footage)
Cobain: Montage of Heck Image
Cobain: Montage of Heck
Self (archive footage/voice)
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage Image
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
Self (archive footage)
The Devil and Daniel Johnston Image
The Devil and Daniel Johnston
Self (Archival footage)
27: Gone Too Soon Image
27: Gone Too Soon
Self (archive footage)
Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos Image
Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos
Self
Hype! Image
Hype!
Soaked in Bleach Image
Soaked in Bleach
Self (archive footage)
1991: The Year Punk Broke Image
1991: The Year Punk Broke
Self
Nirvana: Unplugged in New York - Rehearsal Image
Nirvana: Unplugged in New York - Rehearsal
Self - Lead Vocals, Guitars
Nirvana: Live at the Paramount Image
Nirvana: Live at the Paramount
Self - Vocals, Guitar
Kurt & Courtney Image
Kurt & Courtney
Self (archive footage)
Kurt Cobain: About a Son Image
Kurt Cobain: About a Son
Self
The Secret Lives of Bill Bartell Image
The Secret Lives of Bill Bartell
Self (Archival Footage)
Nirvana: Live! Tonight! Sold Out!! Image
Nirvana: Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!
Self - Vocals, Guitar
THE HISTORY OF ROCK MUSIC. What is Rock Music? (Documentary) Image
THE HISTORY OF ROCK MUSIC. What is Rock Music? (Documentary)
Nirvana: Live And Loud Image
Nirvana: Live And Loud
Self - Vocals, Guitar
Nirvana: Live at Reading Image
Nirvana: Live at Reading
Self - Vocals, Guitar
Hit So Hard Image
Hit So Hard
Self (archive footage)
RuPaul's Christmas Ball Image
RuPaul's Christmas Ball
Self
Kalvøyafestivalen - 50 år siden første riff Image
Kalvøyafestivalen - 50 år siden første riff
Self (archive footage)
The Britpop Story 'It Really, Really, Really, Could Happen' Image
The Britpop Story 'It Really, Really, Really, Could Happen'
Self (archive footage)
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The Last 48 Hours of Kurt Cobain
Self (archive footage)
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Nirvana - In Utero: Under Review
Self (archive footage)
Nirvana: Unplugged In New York Image
Nirvana: Unplugged In New York
Self - Vocals, Guitar
25 Years of Punk Image
25 Years of Punk
Self (archive footage)
The Work of Director Anton Corbijn Image
The Work of Director Anton Corbijn
Self (segment "Heart-Shaped Box")
Nirvana: With the Lights Out Image
Nirvana: With the Lights Out
Kurt Cobain: The Early Life of a Legend Image
Kurt Cobain: The Early Life of a Legend
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All Apologies: Kurt Cobain 10 Years On
Self
Nirvana: Taking Punk to the Masses Image
Nirvana: Taking Punk to the Masses
Self
The Teacher Image
The Teacher
Self (archive footage)
Loki: Arnaldo Baptista Image
Loki: Arnaldo Baptista
Self (archive footage)
When Nirvana Came to Britain Image
When Nirvana Came to Britain
(This Is Known as) The Blues Scale Image
(This Is Known as) The Blues Scale
Self
Nirvana: Live in Amsterdam 1991 Image
Nirvana: Live in Amsterdam 1991
Self - Lead Vocals, Guitars
Nirvana: Live at the Paradiso Image
Nirvana: Live at the Paradiso
Self
Nirvana The Path from Incesticide to In Utero Image
Nirvana The Path from Incesticide to In Utero
Foo Fighters: One Less Hero Image
Foo Fighters: One Less Hero
Self (archive footage)
Nirvana - Live At Estadio José Amalfitani Image
Nirvana - Live At Estadio José Amalfitani
I Hate Myself and I Want to Die Image
I Hate Myself and I Want to Die
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Nirvana - the Definitive Critical Review
Self
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Stupor Mundi: Book 3, The Most Dangerous Encounter
Self (archive footage)
Nirvana: Smells Like Teen Spirit Image
Nirvana: Smells Like Teen Spirit
Sub Pop Video Network Program 1 Image
Sub Pop Video Network Program 1
Self (archive footage)
Nirvana Unplugged In New York Original MTV Version Image
Nirvana Unplugged In New York Original MTV Version
Self
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Nirvana: [1991] Rome, Italy
Self
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Nirvana: Live in Dallas
Self
Welcome to My Castle! Image
Welcome to My Castle!
Self
Nirvana - Live on Leeds Polytechnic, UK, 1990 Image
Nirvana - Live on Leeds Polytechnic, UK, 1990
Self - Vocals, Guitar
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Nirvana: Live On Air
Self
Kurt Everywhere Image
Kurt Everywhere
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Kurt Cobain's Horror Movie
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