Kurt Donald Cobain born February 20th 1967, died April 5th 1994 was an American musician and artist, best known as the lead singer, guitarist and primary songwriter of the grunge band Nirvana. Cobain formed Nirvana with Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen, Washington, in 1985 and established it as part of the Seattle music scene, having its debut album Bleach released on the independent record label Sub Pop in 1989.
After signing with major label DGC Records, the band found breakthrough success with "Smells Like Teen Spirit" from its second album Nevermind(1991). Following the success of Nevermind, Nirvana was labeled "the flagship band" of Generation X, and Cobain hailed as "the spokesman of a generation". Cobain, however, was often uncomfortable and frustrated, believing his message and artistic vision to have been misunderstood by the public, with his personal issues often subject to media attention. He challenged Nirvana's audience with its final studio album in Utero (1993). It did not match the sales figures of Nevermind but was still a success.
During the last years of his life, Cobain struggled with heroin addiction, illness and depression. He also had difficulty dealing with his fame and public image, and the professional and lifelong personal problems surrounding himself and his wife, musician Courtney Love. On April 8th 1994, Cobain was found dead at his home in Seattle, the victim of what was officially ruled a suicide by a self-inflicted shotgun wound to the head. The circumstances of his death at age 27 have become a topic of public fascination and debate. Since their debut, Nirvana, with Cobain as a songwriter, has sold over 25 million albums in the US, and over 75 million worldwide.
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