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Kurt Cobain

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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


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Born:
Feb 20, 1967 In Aberdeen, Washington, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
28
First Appeared:
In the movie Sub Pop Video Network Program 1 1991-01-01
Latest Project:
Movie The Secret Lives of Bill Bartell 2025-02-20
Known For
Filmography
Movie The Secret Lives of Bill Bartell Self 2025-02-20
Movie Nothing Compares Self (archive footage) 2022-09-23
Movie Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage Self (archive footage) 2021-07-23
Movie Kalvøyafestivalen - 50 år siden første riff Self (archive footage) 2021-12-13
Movie When Nirvana Came to Britain 2021-09-18
Movie Stupor Mundi: Livre 3, La plus dangereuse rencontre Self (archive footage) 2019-09-19
Movie 27: Gone Too Soon Self (archive footage) 2018-03-26
Movie Soaked in Bleach Self (archive footage) 2015-06-09
Movie Cobain: Montage of Heck Self (archive footage/voice) 2015-03-23
Movie Hit So Hard Self (archive footage) 2012-04-20
Movie Loki: Arnaldo Baptista Self (archive footage) 2009-06-19
Movie Welcome to My Castle! Self 2007-12-04
Movie The Last 48 Hours of Kurt Cobain Self (archive footage) 2007-02-18
Movie All Apologies: Kurt Cobain 10 Years On Self 2006-01-01
Movie Nirvana - the Definitive Critical Review Self 2006-10-30
Movie The Work of Director Anton Corbijn Self (segment "Heart-Shaped Box") 2005-09-13
Movie The Britpop Story 'It Really, Really, Really, Could Happen' Self (archive footage) 2005-08-15
Movie (This Is Known as) The Blues Scale Self 2004-09-12
Movie Kurt Cobain: The Early Life of a Legend Self 2004-11-15
Movie 25 Years of Punk Self (archive footage) 2001-04-19
Movie Kurt & Courtney Self (archive footage) 1998-02-27
Movie Hype! 1996-11-08
Movie Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos Self 1994-08-16
Movie Nirvana Unplugged In New York Original MTV Version Self 1993-12-16
Movie Nirvana: Unplugged In New York Self - Vocals, Guitar 1993-12-16
Movie RuPaul's Christmas Ball Self 1993-12-25
Movie 1991: The Year Punk Broke Self 1992-11-19
Movie Sub Pop Video Network Program 1 Self (archive footage) 1991-01-01