Kurt Cobain

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born

in Aberdeen, Washington, The United States

February 20, 1967

died

April 05, 1994

gender

male

genre

Biographies & Memoirs, Poetry, Arts & Photography

influences

William S. Burroughs, John Lennon, K Records, Evel Knievel, Univox

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Kurt Donald Cobain, was an American musician who served as lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter for the Seattle-based rock band Nirvana.

Cobain formed Nirvana in 1987 with Krist Novoselic. Within two years, the band became a fixture of the burgeoning Seattle grunge scene. In 1991, the arrival of Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" marked the beginning of a dramatic shift of popular rock music away from the dominant genres of the 1980s (glam metal, arena rock, and dance-pop) and toward grunge and alternative rock. The music media eventually awarded the song "anthem-of-a-generation" status, and, with it, Cobain was labeled a "spokesman" for Generation X.

During the last years of his life, Cobain struggled with drug addiction and the media pre...more

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Kurt Cobain's Books

Average rating: 3.89 · 5,397 ratings · 258 reviews · 6 distinct works · Similar authors

	Journals 3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 5,314 ratings — published 2002 — 21 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Odeio-me e quero morrer by Kurt Cobain, João Lisboa (Translator) 3.7 of 5 stars 3.70 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 2000	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nirvana 4.27 of 5 stars 4.27 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1995	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Man Who Sold The World 4.67 of 5 stars 4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2008	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Artwork 4.5 of 5 stars 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kurt Cobain & Courtney Love: In Their Own Words by Nick Wise, Kurt Cobain 3.35 of 5 stars 3.35 avg rating — 55 ratings — published 1996 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars