Birthday: 20 February 1967, Aberdeen, Washington, USA
Birth Name: Kurt Donald Cobain
Height: 175 cm
Kurt Cobain was born on February 20 1967, in Aberdeen, Washington. Kurt and his family lived in Hoquiam for the first few months of his life then later moved back to Aberdeen, where he had a happy childhood until his parents divorced. The divorce left Kurt's outlook on the world forever scarred. He became withdrawn and anti-social. He was cons...
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Kurt Cobain was born on February 20 1967, in Aberdeen, Washington. Kurt and his family lived in Hoquiam for the first few months of his life then later moved back to Aberdeen, where he had a happy childhood until his parents divorced. The divorce left Kurt's outlook on the world forever scarred. He became withdrawn and anti-social. He was constantly placed with one relative to the next, living with friends, and at times even homeless. Kurt was not the most popular person in high school as he was in public school. In 1985 Kurt left Aberdeen for Olympia where he formed the band Nirvana in 1986. In 1989 Nirvana recorded their debut album Bleach under the independent label Sub-Pop records. Nirvana became very popular in Britain and by 1991 they signed a contract with Geffen. Their next album Nevermind became a 90s masterpiece and made Kurt's Nirvana one of the most successful bands in the world. Kurt became trampled upon with success and found the new lifestyle hard to bear. In February 1992 Kurt married Courtney Love, the woman who was already pregnant with his child, Frances Bean Cobain. Nirvana released their next album Incesticide later that year. The album appealed to many fans due to the liner notes, which expressed Kurt's open-mindedness. In September 1993 Nirvana released their next album, 'In Utero', which topped the charts. On March 4, 1994, Kurt was taken to hospital in a coma. It was officially stated as an accident but many believe it to have been an unsuccessful suicide attempt. Family and friends convinced Kurt to seek rehab. Kurt was said to have fled rehab after only a few days from a missing person's report filed by Courtney Love. On April 8th Kurt's body was found in his Seattle home. In his arms was a shotgun, which had been fired into his head. Near him laid a suicide note written in red ink. It was addressed to his wife Courtney Love and his daughter Frances Bean Cobain. Two days after Kurt's body was discovered people gathered in Seattle, they began setting fires, chanting profanities, and fighting with police officers. They also listened to a tape of Courtney reading sections of the suicide note left by Kurt. The last few words were "I love you, I love you". Show less «
If I went to jail, at least I wouldn't have to sign autographs.
If I went to jail, at least I wouldn't have to sign autographs.
I would like to get rid of the homophobes, racists and sexists in our audience. I know they're out t...Show more »
I would like to get rid of the homophobes, racists and sexists in our audience. I know they're out there, and it really bothers me. So at this point I have a request for our fans: If any of you in any way hate homosexuals, people of a different color, or women, please do this one favor for us... Don't come to our shows and don't buy our records. Show less «
I'd rather be hated for who I am than loved for who I am not.
I'd rather be hated for who I am than loved for who I am not.
I'm not a death rocker, and I don't wear black.
I'm not a death rocker, and I don't wear black.
I think people who glamorize drugs are f**king *ssholes and if there's hell they'll go there.
I think people who glamorize drugs are f**king *ssholes and if there's hell they'll go there.
None of you will ever know my true intent.
None of you will ever know my true intent.
When I heard the Pixies for the first time, I connected with that band so heavily I should have been...Show more »
When I heard the Pixies for the first time, I connected with that band so heavily I should have been in that band - or at least in a Pixies cover band. Show less «
Wanting to be someone else is a waste of the person you are.
Wanting to be someone else is a waste of the person you are.
I didn't know how to deal with success. If there was a Rock Star 101, I would have liked to take it....Show more »
I didn't know how to deal with success. If there was a Rock Star 101, I would have liked to take it. It might have helped me. Show less «
The music comes first. Lyrics are second. (When asked how he writes his songs.)
The music comes first. Lyrics are second. (When asked how he writes his songs.)
I'm not gay, but I wish I was just to piss off the homophobes.
I'm not gay, but I wish I was just to piss off the homophobes.
I never wanted to sing. I just wanted to play rhythm guitar - hide in the back and just play.
I never wanted to sing. I just wanted to play rhythm guitar - hide in the back and just play.
It just so happens that there's a bunch of people that are concerned with what I have to say. I find...Show more »
It just so happens that there's a bunch of people that are concerned with what I have to say. I find that frightening at times because I'm just as confused as most people. Show less «
[on his Irish ancestry] They came from County Cork, which is a really weird coincidence, because whe...Show more »
[on his Irish ancestry] They came from County Cork, which is a really weird coincidence, because when we toured Ireland, we played in Cork and the entire day I walked around in a daze. I'd never felt more spiritual in my life. It was the weirdest feeling and I have a friend who was with me who could testify to this. I was almost in tears the whole day. Since that tour, which was about two years ago, I've had a sense that I was from Ireland. Show less «
"I stared into his eyes and told him that I thought he was a respectable human. I did tell him strai...Show more »
"I stared into his eyes and told him that I thought he was a respectable human. I did tell him straight out that I think his band still sucks." - on his encounter with Pearl Jam lead singer Eddie Vedder. Show less «
I'm not well-read, but when I read, I read well.
I'm not well-read, but when I read, I read well.
[To 'Weird Al" Yankovic', when asked for permission to do a parody of "Smells Like Teen Spirit"] "It...Show more »
[To 'Weird Al" Yankovic', when asked for permission to do a parody of "Smells Like Teen Spirit"] "It isn't going to be about food, is it?". Show less «