Kurt Cobain
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Born: 1967-02-20 in Aberdeen, Washington, USA
Biography
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.
Known For
MTV Video Music Awards
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Classic Albums
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The UnXplained
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The Word
The Nineties
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Too Young to Die
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Cobain: Montage of Heck
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Kurt Everywhere
The Devil and Daniel Johnston
Self (Archival footage)
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
Self (archive footage)
70 Years of Youth Revolt
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RuPaul's Christmas Ball
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Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt
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VH1 News Special: Grunge
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Soaked in Bleach
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Nirvana: Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!
Self - Vocals, Guitar (archive footage)
The Britpop Story 'It Really, Really, Really, Could Happen'
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Nirvana: Live at the Paramount
Self - Lead Vocals, Guitar
MTV Unplugged: Nirvana
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27: Gone Too Soon
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When Nirvana Came to Britain
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Nirvana: Live at Reading
Self - Vocals, Guitar
Nirvana: Unplugged In New York
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Nirvana: Live and Loud
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25 Years of Punk
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Kurt & Courtney
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Kurt Cobain: About a Son
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Kalvøyafestivalen - 50 år siden første riff
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1991: The Year Punk Broke
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Hype!
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Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos
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Welcome to My Castle!
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Nirvana: Live at the Paradiso
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The Work of Director Anton Corbijn
Self (segment "Heart-Shaped Box")
The Secret Lives of Bill Bartell
Self (archive footage)
Nirvana: With the Lights Out
Grunge: A Story of Music and Rage
Self (archive footage)
Nirvana: Smells Like Teen Spirit
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