Who is Kurt Cobain

Kurt Donald Cobain (1967–1994) was an American musician, best known as the lead vocalist, guitarist and primary songwriter of the rock band Nirvana. Through his angst-fueled songwriting and anti-establishment persona, Cobain's compositions widened the thematic conventions of mainstream rock. He was heralded as a spokesman of Generation X and is considered one of the most influential musicians in the history of alternative rock.

Cobain formed Nirvana with Krist Novoselic and Aaron Burckhard in 1987 and established it as part of the Seattle music scene that later became known as grunge. After signing with major label DGC Records, Nirvana found global success with "Smells Like Teen Spirit" from their critically acclaimed second album Nevermind (1991). Although Cobain was hailed as ...
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Kurt Cobain Poems

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Kurt Cobain Quotes

• I was looking for something a lot heavier, yet melodic at the same time. Something different from heavy metal, a different attitude.
• If you die you're completely happy and your soul somewhere lives on. I'm not afraid of dying. Total peace after death, becoming someone else is the best hope I've got.
• Rather be dead than cool.
• If you die you're completely happy and your soul somewhere lives on. I'm not afraid of dying. Total peace after death, becoming someone else is the best hope I've got.
• It's okay to eat fish because they don't have any feelings.

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Comments about Kurt Cobain

• Manekadevin: if kurt cobain was still alive and we met i feel like the convo would go like this: me: …so you have crippling stomach issues too huh?
• Rgb_rocknroll: kurt cobain: when rock becomes religion, our gods are rendered mortal.
• Whosangitbot1: listen to the slowest song of the history of the world, 'physical' by kurt cobain, (1906). you will level up.
• Ramtorr01: i choose to ignore all negative signs just for my own sanity, or i’ll end up like kurt cobain
• Kalsismith: 20 year old at work just asked me who kurt cobain was then had the nerve to ask "was he in a band or something?"

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