kurt cobainKurt Cobain

Kurt Donald Cobain

born Feburary 20, 1967

passed on April 5, 1994

first child of, eventually, 3

beautiful blue eyes

perfect blond hair

band: Nirvana *duh....*

writer, lead singer, and lead guitarist

one of the few guitarist to play left handed

married to Courtney Love

daughter, Frances Bean, born August 18, 1992

influenced by pain, love, and depression

is said to have "invented" the grunge era

favorite musicians: Huddie Leadbetter (also known as Leadbelly), the Frogs, Sonic Youth, Meat Puppets, the Raincoats, Hole... the list could go on

wrote "All Apologies" for his wife & daughter and first played it at the UK Reading Festival in 1992, when Frances was only 18 days old...

is said to have just wanted to play music... not be famous

cultural icon for the early 1990s...

...it's better to burn out than to fade away...

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