Kurt Cobain
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kurt Cobain, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known For
Self (archive footage)
When Nirvana Came to Britain
Self
Kurt Cobain: About a Son
Self - Vocals, Guitar
Nirvana: Live at Reading
Self - Vocals, Guitar
Nirvana: Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!
Nirvana: With the Lights Out
Self
1991: The Year Punk Broke
Self (archive footage)
Kurt & Courtney
Self - Vocals, Guitar
Nirvana: Unplugged In New York
Self
Nirvana Unplugged In New York Original MTV Version
Self - Vocals, Guitar
Nirvana: Live at the Paramount
Self (archive footage)
The Teacher
Self (archive footage)
Loki: Arnaldo Baptista
Self (archive footage)
Kalvøyafestivalen - 50 år siden første riff
Self (archive footage)
Stupor Mundi: Livre 3, La plus dangereuse rencontre
Self
Kurt Cobain: The Early Life of a Legend
Self (archive footage)
Nirvana - In Utero: Under Review
Nirvana The Path from Incesticide to In Utero
Self - Lead Vocals, Guitars
Nirvana: Live in Amsterdam 1991
Self (archive footage)
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
Self (archive footage)
Soaked in Bleach
Self (archive footage/voice)
Cobain: Montage of Heck
Self
Nirvana: Live at the Paradiso
Self - Vocals, Guitar
Nirvana: Live And Loud
Self (archive footage)
The Secret Lives of Bill Bartell
Self (archive footage)
The Britpop Story 'It Really, Really, Really, Could Happen'
Self
Nirvana - the Definitive Critical Review
Self
Nirvana: [1991] Rome, Italy
Self
Nirvana: Live in Dallas
Self
Nirvana: Live On Air
Self (archive footage)
The Last 48 Hours of Kurt Cobain
Self (archive footage)
Foo Fighters: One Less Hero
Self
All Apologies: Kurt Cobain 10 Years On
Nirvana: Smells Like Teen Spirit
Self
Nirvana: Taking Punk to the Masses
Hype!
Self
Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos
Self - Lead Vocals, Guitars
Nirvana: Unplugged in New York - Rehearsal
Self (archive footage)
Sub Pop Video Network Program 1
Self (segment "Heart-Shaped Box")
The Work of Director Anton Corbijn
Self
(This Is Known as) The Blues Scale
Kurt Everywhere
Self (archive footage)
27: Gone Too Soon
Self (archive footage)
25 Years of Punk
Self
RuPaul's Christmas Ball
Self
Welcome to My Castle!
Self (archive footage)
Hit So Hard
Self - Vocals, Guitar
Nirvana - Live on Leeds Polytechnic, UK, 1990
Nirvana - En vivo en Buenos Aires (Rock Festival 1992, Estadio Vélez)
Self (Archival footage)
The Devil and Daniel Johnston
Self (archive footage)
I Hate Myself and I Want to Die
In screen
Kurt's Bloody Suicide
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
51
Gender
Male
Birthday
1967-02-20
Place of Birth
Aberdeen, Washington, USA
Also Known As
Nirvana