Rolling Stone included Cobain in its lists of the 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time, 100 Greatest Guitarists, and 100 Greatest Singers of All Time. On April 8, 1994, Cobain was found dead in his Seattle home at the age of 27 police concluded he had died on April 5 from a self-inflicted shotgun wound to the head.Ĭobain was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, alongside Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic and drummer Dave Grohl, in their first year of eligibility in 2014. In March 1994, Cobain overdosed on a combination of champagne and Rohypnol, and he subsequently entered an intervention and underwent a detox program.
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He also struggled with the personal and professional pressures of fame, and he had a tumultuous relationship with his wife, fellow musician Courtney Love. ĭuring the last years of his life, Cobain struggled with a heroin addiction and chronic health problems such as depression. In addition to "Smells Like Teen Spirit", Cobain wrote many other hit songs for Nirvana, including " Come as You Are", " Lithium", " In Bloom", " Something in the Way", " Heart-Shaped Box", " All Apologies", " About a Girl", " Aneurysm", and " You Know You're Right". Although Cobain was hailed as the voice of his generation following Nirvana's sudden success, he resented this, believing his message and artistic vision had been misinterpreted by the public. After signing with DGC Records, Nirvana found commercial success with the single " Smells Like Teen Spirit" from their critically acclaimed second album Nevermind (1991). He was heralded as a spokesman of Generation X and is highly recognized as one of the most influential alternative rock musicians.Ĭobain formed Nirvana with Krist Novoselic and Aaron Burckhard in 1987 and established it as part of the Seattle music scene that later became known as grunge. Through his angst-fueled songwriting and anti-establishment persona, Cobain's compositions widened the thematic conventions of mainstream rock.
April 5, 1994) was an American musician who was the founder, lead vocalist, guitarist and primary songwriter of the rock band Nirvana.
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