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He was a legend of a whole generation. His name is Kurt Donald Cobain and he was the leader of the grunge band Nirvana, that redefined the sound of the nineties. Kurt was born on the 20th of February in year 1967 in Hoquaim, a small towm 140 kilometers south-west of Seattle. His mother was a cocktail-waitress and his father was an auto mechanic.
Bain had a very luckily childhood, cause he always walked around with a smiling face. Kurt Cobain used to be hyperactiv, so he got this medicine he couldn't sleep at night. So he got another medicine for this problem.
When he was eight Kurts parents divorced. After his parents divorce Cobain had drawed pictures and played the guitar that he got to his 14th birthday. By his aunt he discovered many punk and rock bands, like the Beatles, le4d Zeppelin, Black sabbath and the Pixies.
By 1985 when he was 18 Aberdeen was desd and Cobains next stop was the town Olympia. Kurt Cobain formed and reformed a series of bands before Nirvana came to be in 1986.
Smells Like teen Spirit became Nirvana highly acclaimed song and they sold ten million copies. The 24 years old Cobain was shockes. He diddn't want to be a hero. In the early 90's Cobain fell into heroin. He used his money to buy dope. In february 1992 Kurt skipped off to Hawai to marry the ex.stripper Courtney Love. Today the woman is an actress, but she still plays in her own rock band, called the Hole.
In August 1992 Kurt Donald Cobain had hospital treatment for heroin abuse, shortly after his daughter Frances Bean Cobain was born.
On March the 4th Cobain was rushed to hospital in a coma after an unsuccessful suicide. He took fifty prescription painkillers with champagne.
One year later on the 5the of April 1994 Cobains body was found on the floor in the garage behind his house. When the police broke down the door they found Kurt Cobain dead on the floor, a shotgun still pointed at his chin and they found a suicide note written in red ink adressed to the wife Courtney Love and his 19 month old daughter Frances bean. |
