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Kurt Cobain

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  • Birth

    Birth
    Kurt Cobain was born at Grays Harbor Hospital in Aberdeen,Washington on February 20,1967
  • Childhood

    Cobain developed an interest in music at a young age.When Cobain was nine years old, his parents divorced.  He later said the divorce had a profound effect on his life, while his mother noted that his personality changed dramatically.
  • His relationship with music

    His relationship with music
    On his 14th birthday on February 20, 1981, Cobain's uncle offered him either a bike or a used guitar: Kurt chose the guitar. Soon, he was trying to play Led Zeppelin's song "Stairway to Heaven". He also learned how to play "Louie Louie", Queen's "Another One Bites the Dust", and the Cars' "My Best Friend's Girl", before he began working on his own songs. Cobain played left-handed, despite being forced to write right-handed.
  • His friendship with Krist Novoselic

    His friendship with Krist Novoselic
    During high school, Cobain rarely found anyone with whom he could play music. While hanging out at the Melvins' practice space, he met Krist Novoselic, a fellow devotee of punk rock. Novoselic's mother owned a hair salon, and the pair occasionally practiced in the upstairs room of the salon. A few years later, Cobain tried to convince Novoselic to form a band with him by lending him a copy of a home demo recorded by Fecal Matter.
  • The born of Nirvana

    The born of Nirvana
    After months of asking, Novoselic finally agreed to join Cobain, forming the beginnings of Nirvana with his friend Dave Grohl
  • Marriage

    Kurt married Courtney Love on 1992 and had one child,Frances
  • Death

    Death
    On April 8,[85] Cobain's body was discovered at his Lake Washington Boulevard home by electrician Gary Smith,[86] who had arrived to install a security system. Apart from a small amount of blood coming out of Cobain's ear, the electrician reported no visible signs of trauma and initially believed that Cobain was asleep until he saw the shotgun pointing at his chin.