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Name: Kurt Cobain
Date of birth: February 20, 1967
Zodiac Sign: Pisces Place of birth: Aberdeen, Washington, USA
Date of death: April 5, 1994 (27 years old)
Activity: Singer
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Kurt Cobain was born near Seattle.
Kurt had Scottish, English, Irish, German and French roots.
When Kurt was born, his father, 21 year old Donald Leland Cobain, worked as a mechanic at a service station.
His mother was 19 year old Wendy Elizabeth Cobain (maiden name Freudenberg).
She worked as a teacher, then as a secretary, and then as a waitress in a bar.
Kurt had a sister, Kim (Kimberly), who was born in April 1970.
At the age of two, Kurt showed an aptitude for music.
Kurt liked to listen to the songs of The Beatles and The Monkees.
As a child, Cobain was fond of The Beatles.
Later he discovered AC/DC, Aerosmith, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Queen, Joy Division and Kiss.
As a teenager, Kurt became interested in punk.
He often went to rehearsals with his aunt and uncle, who performed in a country ensemble.
At the age of seven, Aunt Marie Earl gave Kurt a Mickey Mouse drum kit.
In 1975, when Kurt was 8 years old, the Cobains divorced.
This had a very strong effect on the boy.
He became sullen, angry, cynical, and withdrawn.
Kurt lived with his mother for a while, but then moved to his father in Montesano.
At this time, Kurt's uncle, whom he loved very much, committed suicide.
Soon his father married Jenny Westby, with whom Kurt also did not get along, so he left his father and lived with Don's parents, then with relatives on his mother's side.
At the age of 14, Kurt began learning to play the guitar.
His first teacher was Warren Mason, a musician of the band The Beachcombers.
Soon Kurt met the members of the Aberdeen band Melvins.
Kurt has had a musical talent since childhood
After graduating from high school, Kurt wandered a little, but then got a job.
On May 18, 1986, Kurt was arrested for illegal entry into someone else's territory, as well as alcohol consumption.
He served eight days in prison.
Cobain's favorite authors were Leo Tolstoy, Laura Wilder, Salinger and Laurence van der Post.
The book by Patrick Suskind "The Perfumer.
The story of a murderer "inspired Kurt to create the song" Scentless Apprentice.
Nirvana
In 1985, Kurt Cobain formed the band Fecal Matter, which included bass guitarist Dale Crover, drummer Greg Hokanson and Kurt Cobain himself vocalist and guitarist.
A year later, the team broke up.
Kurt wanted to create a new band, so he started distributing a demo of Fecal Matter.
The recording got to Chris Novoselic, a friend of Kurt.
The new team, which soon had a third member drummer Aaron Burkhard, changed several names: "Skid Row", "Ted Ed Fred", "Bliss", "Pen Cap Chew".
As a result, the choice was stopped on "Nirvana".
In 1988, the first single of the group was released- "Love Buzz/Big Cheese", and in 1989, the first Nirvana album "Bleach"appeared on sale.
In 1991, the 2nd album Nirvana — Nevermind appeared, which was very popular.
With the release of Nevermind, Nirvana gained worldwide fame and commercial success, and Kurt Cobain was proclaimed the "voice of a generation".
In 1993, the band released a new album In Utero.
Family life
Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love met in 1989.
They immediately took a mutual liking to each other.
In 1991, Corti Love met Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl.
Then they met Kurt again.
Cobain and Courtney showed mutual interest in each other and the couple began an affair.
In 1992, Kurt and Courtney got married.
At this time, Love was already pregnant with their child.
Frances Bean Cobain was born on August 18, 1992, the daughter of Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love.
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Shortly before the birth of her daughter, Courtney gave an interview where she mentioned that she used heroin during pregnancy.
But when she found out about the pregnancy, she stopped using drugs.
After the birth of Frances, the Cobains had to face law enforcement agencies.
The Los Angeles Department of Children's Affairs has filed a case against the parents for the deprivation of their parental rights.
The trial lasted several months, as a result, the Cobains won the case, but they were required to undergo drug tests.
Kurt was a loving husband and a caring father, although this did not fit in with his image in any way.
Health problems
Cobain has had poor health since childhood.
He suffered from chronic bronchitis and severe stomach pains.
From the age of 13, Cobain used marijuana, smoked, took drugs and hallucinogenic drugs such as LSD.
On March 4, 1994, Cobain almost died of an overdose of rohypnol in Rome.
He took about fifty pills and then washed them down with champagne.
Courtney found him lying unconscious and called an ambulance.
Then Kurt said that it was an accident, but many are sure that it was a suicide attempt.
In March 20, 1994, Cobain once again decided to undergo a course of therapy at the Exodus rehabilitation center in California.
Kurt agreed, and seemed ready to start treatment.
On March 30, Kurt flew to Los Angeles to begin his treatment.
However, on April 1, 1994, he escaped from the hospital by jumping over a fence.
Death
On April 8, 1994, at 08: 30, electrician Gary Smith arrived at the Cobain house at 171 Lake Washington Blvd East in Seattle to install a security system.
Smith rang the bell, but no one answered the door.
Kurt had a lot of fans
Smith went into the garage, and climbed the stairs to the greenhouse.
Through the glass door, the electrician saw the body of Kurt Cobain lying on the floor.
There was blood near his left ear and a gun.
The musician left a suicide note.
After the cremation, part of Cobain's ashes were scattered over the River Wishka in his native Aberdeen, and part was left to Courtney.
An unofficial place of worship in memory of the singer is the memorial bench in Viretta Park, which is located near Cobain's last home in Seattle.
The greenhouse over the garage where Kurt's body was found was demolished in 1997, and the house was sold.
Movies about Kurt Cobain
In 1997, they made a documentary film "Kurt and Courtney", where the authors tried to find out whether Kurt Cobain's death was suicide or he was killed.
In 2003, comics about the life of Kurt Cobain appeared in Britain, the plot of which became real facts from his life.
In 2004, the documentary "Blessing or Curse" was made, where they tried to comprehend the spiritual side of Kurt's life and death.
The film features interviews with Kurt's relatives and friends, his mother, sister, and wife.
In 2005, the film "The Last Days" was shot, which tells the story of the last days of the life of a rock musician.
The plot of "The Last Days" is very similar to the biography of Kurt Cobain.
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The last 48 hours
In 2006, the Discovery Channel broadcast the film "The Last 48 Hours of Kurt Cobain".
In 2007, a documentary film "Kurt Cobain About a Son" appeared in the United States, which included previously unreleased fragments of audio recordings of Cobain's interviews, and views of the cities where Cobain lived Aberdeen, Seattle and Olympia.
In addition, a huge number of books have been written about Kurt's biography.
One of the latest is Heavier Than Heaven by Charles Cross.
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