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Kurt Cobain

Born

in Aberdeen, Washington, The United States

February 20, 1967

Died

April 05, 1994

Genre

Biographies & Memoirs, Poetry, Arts & Photography

Influences

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

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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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Average rating: 4.02 · 18,722 ratings · 884 reviews · 83 distinct works • Similar authors

	Journals 4.02 avg rating — 18,040 ratings — published 2002 — 49 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 4.35 avg rating — 81 ratings — published 1995	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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) 3.63 avg rating — 91 ratings — published 2000	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 - Nevermind: Revised Edition \| Guitar Songbook for Electric Guitar Players \| TAB Edition \| 12 Grunge Rock Sheet Music Transcriptions \| ... Guitar Music Book by Kurt Cobain (Artist), B. Aslanian 4.61 avg rating — 46 ratings — published 1993 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 Quotes 4.49 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 2010	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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: Unplugged in New York \| Guitar Recorded Versions Songbook \| Authentic Transcriptions with Notes and Tablature \| 14 Iconic Songs from MTV Session \| Grunge Guitar TAB Collection by Kurt Cobain, Steve Gorenberg, Pete Billmann 4.50 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 1995	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 In Utero: Guitar TAB Songbook \| Guitar Recorded Versions Sheet Music for Electric Guitar \| Grunge Rock Album Transcriptions for Intermediate and Advanced Players \| 12 Iconic Tracks Included 4.59 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 1994 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 4.71 avg rating — 17 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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: Unplugged in New York \| Guitar Recorded Versions Songbook \| Authentic Transcriptions with Notes and Tablature \| 14 Iconic Songs from MTV Session \| Grunge Guitar TAB Collection 4.75 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1995	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 4.44 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2003 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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

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“I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not.”
― Kurt Cobain

tags: inspirational

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“Wanting to be someone else is a waste of who you are.”
― Kurt Cobain

tags: individuality, inspirational, misattributed, self-acceptance

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“Nobody dies a virgin... Life fucks us all.”
― Kurt Cobain

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