Kurt Cobain Research Paper

Nevermind, the second studio album by Nirvana, was released on September 24, 1991. Controversial frontman Kurt Cobain eschewed the “Seattle grunge scene” and sought set Nirvana apart from its confines. Using such techniques as Pixies’ "loud/quiet" dynamic, the album went on to be named number one on the Billboard’s 100 in 1992.

Kurt had a very connecting relationship with his fans, through his music, a task that not many artists do today with their music. Even though Kurt was a “heroin user who suffered from depression, Cobain’s suicide note mourned his emotional distance from his fans, even as he connected with them in a way few stars had before” (Frizell 49). After his death he is still emotionally connecting with his fans through his work, and many people still talk about how great he was. Many people to this day debate on if he actually committed suicide, or if he was murdered by his wife. Lots of the articles over his death say that “Kurt Cobain committed suicide at the age of 27, he was found dead in his Seattle home” (Frizell 49).

This album by my favorite band of all time nirvana with band members consisting of Kurt Cobain,Dave Grohl,Krist Novoselic,and Pat Smear.The band went from 1987 to 1994.The band ended when Kurt Cobain was found dead in his apartment in his home in Seattle washington on April 5th,1994.But enough about the band's history we are here to talk about their album titled Nevermind.The album cover is a picture of a baby in a swimming pool with a dollar.

The ten people involved included musician friends, record company executives, and one of Cobain's closest friends, Dylan Carlson. The intervention was unsuccessful, which resulted in Kurt gets angry and eventually locking himself in the upstairs bedroom. However, by the end of the day, he had agreed to undergo a detox program. He arrived at the Exodus Recovery Center in Los Angeles, California on March 30, 1994. The staff at the facility were unaware of his history of depression and prior attempts at suicide. When visited by friends, there was no indication to them that he was in any negative or suicidal state of mind. He spent the day talking to counselors about his drug abuse and personal problems, happily playing with his daughter Frances. These interactions were the last time Cobain saw his daughter. Kurt went outside to smoke a cigarette the following night, he climbed over a 6 foot fence and escaped the facility. He caught a cab back to Los Angeles and flew back to Seattle. On the flight, he sat next to Duff Mckagan of Guns N' Roses. Despite Kurt's own personal animosity towards Guns N' Roses, Kurt "seemed happy'' according to Duff Mckagan. Most of his close family and friends didn't know Kurt's whereabouts. On April 2 and 3, Kurt was spotted in numerous locations around Seattle. On April 3, Courtney contacted the private investigator Tom Grant, and hired him to find Kurt. He

He played with Scream for years before even meeting the crew of Nirvana in 1990 at a Melvins concert. Grohl was friends with Buzz Osborne, of the Melvins, and in 1990 he put Grohl in touch with Kurt Cobain of Nirvana for a chance to try out for a drumming part. Nirvana is one of the most popular 1990’s grunge bands and bridged the gap between punk and rock. Nirvana had many drummers, but Grohl was the one who finished the band with them and joined just in time for Nirvana’s “Nevermind” album. Kurt Cobain died in 1994 of a drug overdose and the band separated due to his death. The government has recently reopened his case for a more thorough investigation.

Kurt Donald Cobain, the lead singer for the band Nirvana was born on February 20, 1967, and committed suicide on April 5, 1994. The talented performer became a rock legend when he started his band Nirvana in 1988. The night of April 5, 1994, Cobain committed suicide in the guest house behind his Seattle home.

With Kurt’s life seemingly becoming worthless, he began to pursue music and that led to his most memorable success, Nirvana. Prior to Nirvana Kurt had very little to no musical success, his first band, Fecal Matter, was started in 1986 and was really nothing more than a small, insignificant Seattle garage band (McDougall 34). Fecal Matter quickly

Kurt Donald Cobain. Born February 20th, 1967. Died April 8th, 1994. Married to his killer Courtney Love. Kurt’s death was ruled instantaneously by police as suicide, but not everyone is so cursory to believe that.

He was fined and sentenced. He was also in trouble with the law a year later when he was drunk and wandering an abandoned building, which resulted in a few days in jail. Ever since Kurt was a young child, he hated the cops, and no one knew why. He even wrote a song about how he hated them. All in all Kurt’s life was a trainwreck soon after his parents divorced. Kurt was bullied pretty much all of his short life. He had always wanted a maternal figure in his life after his parents had divorced, even after staying with an aunt and a few girlfriends.  Him and his band “Nirvana” played for a gay rights movement and he had received death threats as soon as he walked on stage. In 1988, Kurt’s health started to decline. He had visited doctor after doctor with no luck in a cure for his out of the ordinary stomach pains. After not finding any solutions, Kurt began to self medicate. His main choice was illegal drugs, usually heroin. He said it was the only thing after three days of using it stopped the pain. Then he got addicted and claimed he liked the way it made him

2). After the divorce he went to live with his dad and would visit his mother and sister on weekends. In his teen years, he experimented with marijuana and heroin and started pushing himself away from his father. Then soon left his father 's place and stayed with different relatives. Cobain also spent time living with friends when he could and sleeping in apartment building hallways and a hospital waiting room when he did not have any other place to crash for the night. But, long after trying heroin he became addicted to it. Cobain eventually went to drug rehab but his sobriety didn’t last long. He survived a relapses on a heroin overdose a few months later. But he did not seek more treatment for his drug addiction nor his bipolar disorder. Avoiding treatment is the worst thing you can do with bipolar disorder because it tends to get worse if it 's not treated. To improve your prognosis Kurt needed go see a doctor and have him prescribed a treatment.

These six artists were: Green River, Soundgarden, Melvins, Malfunkshun, Skin Yard, and The U-Men and for the most of them it was their first record appearance. All of the songs featured on this album had an aggressive, angry sound than at could not be categorized into a sub-genre. Later that year (1986) the band Green River released the “Dry as A Bone” EP and in a pop magazine a musical critic described the music as “ultra-loose GRUNGE that destroyed the morals of a generation”, this is when the term “grunge” was officially coined and stuck. It was only a few years after the release of the EP “Deep Six” that grunge started to become mainstream. This was sparked by the first signing of a grunge band to a major record label with the band Soundgarden and A&M Records. It was three years after Soundgarden’s huge signing that the music industry was changed forever. Soon after the Soundgarden signed, so did Nirvana and within a year or two, the music industry would be changed forever. It was Nirvanas first major release, the “Nevermind” album and as one of my favorite albums of all time it completely shook the grounded underneath current day music. The success of “Nevermind” was mostly due the frequent play of the albums most famous song titles “Smells

In 1992, Michael Jackson’s Dangerous fell from the number one spot on the Billboard music charts, replaced by grunge rock band Nirvana’s sophomore album, Nevermind, bringing alternative rock to mainstream and commercial success. Nirvana had started out in Seattle’s underground music scene and consisted of lead singer and songwriter Kurt Cobain, bassist Krist Novoselic and drummer Dave Grohl. Their sound was a subgenre of alternative rock known as grunge, a combination of punk rock and heavy metal characterized by heavy feedback and nihilistic lyrics. Their first album, Bleach, was released under independent label Sub-pop and found moderate success in the underground punk scene, but it was not until they were bought out by major label DCG Records that Nirvana was able to reach commercial success. This was significant for two reasons; one, it introduced a completely different sound of music to the mainstream audience and two, the songs were written by and represented Generation X. For these very reasons, Nevermind was able to reach the top of the music charts.

Cobain became more open about his drug habits with the media, and had multiple police visits to his home for drug related incidents. While on tour in Europe in 1994, Cobain overdosed in a hotel room, a clear attempt at suicide, as Cobain had left a note (“Kurt Cobain”, 2015). After waking up from a coma, Cobain entered a rehab facility in Los Angeles, but checked himself out after a few days (“Kurt Cobain”, 2015).

Despite being almost twenty years in between the time of their fame Kurt Cobain and Jim Morrison are more often than not compared to each other. They had fame, fortune and depression. Both were considered to be poets instead of just musicians. Cobain and Morrison has a lot going for them musically. Kurt was not only the lead of a phenomenal band but a guitarist, song writer and an icon to the masses. Morrison was a writer, film maker and icon as well.

As a child, Cobain’s main influence was Evel Knievel, and he was determined to be reckless and fearless like his hero. As Cobain grew older, however, his influences became primarily musical, and included Neil Young, nicknamed the “Godfather of Grunge,” the Beatles, and various alternative bands (DeRogatis, para. 8). His major accomplishments were his recordings, as Cobain was known as a lyricist more than a musician, despite his short-lived career.