Kurt Donald Cobain
born: 20-02-1967
birth place: Hoquaim, Washington, USA
died: 05-04-1994

The totemic front-man of early-nineties grunge band, Nirvana, Kurt Cobain was born in the small town Hoquaim, Washington State, on 20th February 1967, and he moved, at an early age, to the nearby logging town of Aberdeen. Cobain's parents divorced when he was aged seven, and he subsequently had a turbulent childhood, staying with relatives and reputedly spending periods living, as he was later to immortalise in one of his lyrics, under a bridge.

Cobain's early influences included the Sex Pistols and Joy Division; at the age of fourteen, he bought his first guitar, and began listening to Seattle punk bands, whilst acting as a roadie for local group The Melvins. After playing in a series of unsuccessful outfits, Cobain dropped out of High School, and formed Nirvana in 1986, with his friend Kris Novoselic on bass and Chad Channing on drums.

The trio recorded their first album, 1989's......

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