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Kurt Cobain

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Recent Role:
Himself (archive) on Classic Albums
Gender:
Male
Born:
2-20-1967
Died:
04-05-1994
Birthplace:
Aberdeen, Washington, USA
Birth Name:
Kurt Donald Cobain
Cobain was born on the 20th of February 1967 in Aberdeen, Washington. His mother was a cocktail waitress and his father was an auto mechanic. Cobain soon moved to nearby Aberdeen, a depressed and dying logging town.






Cobain was a happy child, always smiling, not being able to wait till the next day. But then matters were made worse when Cobain's parent's divorced when he was seven and by his own account Cobain said he never felt loved or secure again. He became increasingly difficult, anti-social and withdrawn after his parent's divorce. Cobain also





More said that his parent's traumatic split fueled a lot of the anguish in Nirvana's music






Cobain was distressed to find out that what he wrote and how it was interpreted could quite often be miles apart. He was appalled when he found out that Polly a heavily ironic anti-rape song had been sung by two men as they raped a young girl. He later appealed to fans on the Incesticide liner notes "If any of you don't like gays or women or blacks, please leave us alone." Cobain was worried about the band possibly selling out and attracting the wrong kind of fans such as the kind that use to beat him up as a kid.

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    Kurt Cobain was an absolute musical genius. He was the singer/guitarist for my favorite band Nirvana. I have so much respect for this guy it's not even funny. I love all of his songs. Especially "Smells Like Teen Spirit" which is Nirvana's biggest song and ranked #1 on VH1's top 100 songs of the 90's as well as #1 on some others. The thing I like the most about Kurt was that he came out when no one else would and started making his music, which at the time would've been frowned upon because the big thing was glam rock. He was a pioneer, he put so much emotion into his songs and his singing. His song writing was excellent as well as his guitar playing. He was very good with Grohl and Novoselic. It's a shame what happened to him :( and I don't think it was suicide. He is my all time favorite.

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    Kurt was a great musician very talented and original ....he was sad thar ppl couldn't get the meaning of his songs ....some believe that he didn't commited suicide but they are not sure about who killed him ....the truth is that his spirit stays alive trhough his songs .... his voice express the new music style he created, a generation who loved him .... Kurt is alive in our hearts and he will be forever as a cursed idol who predected his end .... He is never gonna die! he is in our hearts and as we hear his music we' ll never forget him ....

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    One of the most inspiring musicians ever. hide show

    Kurt Cobain was an all time great musician.He was the frontman of Nirvana one the greatest bands ever.

    Nirvana was the music group that changed how rock and roll sounded in the 90s.I don't really remember how old I was when I first saw Smells Like Teen Spirit on Beavis and Butthead. I just remember thinking that it was the greatest song I have ever heard.

    There were so many other songs like Lithium, In Bloom, All Apologies that stand out as some of my favorite songs ever.He left the world the he wanted to so even though he is dead he will never be forgotten and Nirvana will always be regarded as one the greatest bands ever.

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    One of the greatest and most influential men in music hide show

    Kurt was famous for being the lead singer and guitarist in Nirvana. He was a great singer and a songwriter. Nirvana changed music and got rid of all the rubbish around at the time. I have all of Nirvana's cds and I love them all and there all very different from each other, but great. He was amazing but crazy and completley messed up. He was also gorgeous too and he probably did not even realise. It annoys me when people like my mum, think of Kurt of a useless druggy when he was so much more then that. It's such a shame now that alot of msuic today has gone rubbish again. Rest in peace.

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    Kurt Cobain is one of the best, whose life ended far too short. hide show

    Kurt Cobain was an amazing person. He was very talented, and as the frontman for Nirvana, he led a band that changed the face of rock and roll forever. Nirvana is one of my favorite bands, and I love the songs Smells Like Teen Spirit, The Man Who Sold The World, and Heart Shaped Box. When I was having some tough times, Smells Like Teen Spirt helped me through them. Nevermind and In Utero are both amazing albums. Nirvana and Kurt Cobain shaped Rock and punk music into the scene that it is today. Without them, our world may be quite different. April 8th 1994 was a day that the world lost one of its most talented individuals... far too soon. Kurt Cobain should never be forgotten.

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