Kurt Cobain

Kurt Donald Cobain (February 20, 1967 – April 5, 1994) was an American singer, songwriter, and musician. Cobain was the frontman of American rock band Nirvana. He is remembered as one of the most iconic and influential musicians in the history of alternative rock. Ten years after his death, Eric Olsen of MSNBC wrote "In the intervening decade, Cobain, a small, frail but handsome man in life, has become an abstract Generation X icon, viewed by many as the "last real rock star" [..] a messiah and martyr whose every utterance has been plundered and parsed."\n', '

Born in Aberdeen, Washington, Cobain formed the band Nirvana with Krist Novoselic and Aaron Burckhard in 1987 and established it as part of the Seattle music scene which later became known as grunge. Nirvana\'s debut album Bleach was released on the independent record label Sub Pop in 1989. After signing with major label DGC Recor…