Kurt Cobain's Biography Essay

Although they only had seven years together as a band, Nirvana is thought of as one of the most influential bands of all time. Before Kurt Cobain's death in 1994, the band only recorded three studio albums, Bleach, Nevermind, and In Utereo. Combined, their estimated total record sales are over 75 million worldwide, with Nevermind and In Utereo reaching Diamond status. Nirvana solidified their place in rock history by bringing alternative rock to the mainstream, expressing raw emotion in their music that had never been heard before and probably not since. (“Nirvana

Cobain decided that he would leave the house. He packed up his stuff and occasionally stayed with his friends or on the streets. He eventually found an apartment that he rented, and while occupying the building he went to many rock concerts. Around this time, he met Krist Novoselic who he eventually befriended and started a band with. Together, they created “Nirvana”. The first few years of the band were hard as they had trouble gathering crowds to watch their shows. They released one album in 1989 entitled “Bleach” with drummer Chad

     A week after Kirk Hammet entered Metallica, they began to record their first album, “Kill ‘Em All”. The album was released in the fall of 1983 on Mega Force Records. At first, people had no idea of how to act when they heard Metallica. To help promote the album, Metallica did relentless touring to show that they knew the real meaning of Rock.

After his parents divorce we went to live with his father, his stepmother and step siblings. He later came to not get along with his new family and resented his parents ever since. What helped him go through that rough time in his life was a guitar his uncle chuck gave him, which inspired him to play and start his love for music. In 1988 he started a band named Nirvana, with their first single “love buzz”. Three years later he was signed to a major label named Greffen, soon after Kurt was being called one of the best songwriters of his

Kurt Cobain was one of rock’n’rolls most well known musicians. He was the main founder of the band Nirvana, Kurt was the lead singer and guitarist. He's most known for his song ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ which was released in 1998. Kurt had a rough adult life which was influenced by his rocky childhood. When he was in his early teens he began experimenting with drugs, which he continued to use in his adult life. On April 5, 1994 Kurt was found dead in his home where he had overdosed on heroin and shot himself with a shotgun, it was ruled a suicide by officials but many think that his wife, Courtney Love, had something to do with it. Kurt Cobain is an example of a tragic hero because he was a very dedicated musician, who tragically took his life during the height of his career

Kurt Cobain was the singer and guitarist for Nirvana. He was born in Hoquiam (population 9,000) and after six months of life moved to Aberdeen (pop. 16,500), an old lumber town at the eastern-most point of Grays Harbor. The town is about four miles wide and three miles long. On the northern and eastern sides of town are steep hills where the richer families live in Victorian-style houses. At the foot of the

Kurt Cobain is the frontman of the 90’s rock band Nirvana. He was married to Courtney Love for two years before he died in 1994. The Seattle Police Department say that he had committed suicide but conspiracy theorists say otherwise. Some say that the police are wrong and he did not commit suicide but was, in fact, murdered. They say that Courtney Love was behind it. After a documentary called Soaked In Bleach was released in

Kurt Cobain was the lead singer of the Seattle based grunge rock band Nirvana. As Nirvana's lead songwriter, guitarist, and singer, Cobain took the music industry by surprise and is considered the godfather of the grunge rock movement. Cobain and his band had a prevalent influence on young teenagers of the 1990s and were considered idols by numerous individuals. Nirvana took the popular music industry by storm when they were able to revamp the genre of grunge rock and cause a dramatic shift in music, away from the dominant genres of the 1980s. The success of Kurt Cobain was overshadowed by numerous of his psychological problems including drug addiction, his unstable marriage to music celebrity Courtney Love, and constant pressure from the

Everybody knows who the Beatles are --John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr-- but many people are unaware of just how long they were together and improving before even coming to the United States. For the sake of brevity, we will start in 1960 (3 years after Lennon and McCartney began playing together [48]). The Beatles consisted of Lennon, McCartney, Harrison, then-drummer Pete Best, and then-bassist Stuart Sutcliffe. They were a mere high school band at that point, until they were invited to play at clubs in Hamburg, Germany (48). They would arrive in Hamburg, stay in hotels and play in clubs every night. Here is the real kicker though; between 60’ and the end of 62’, they went there 5 times. First, playing 106 nights. Next, 92 times. After that, 48 times. 90 hours of performing went into their last two gigs in Hamburg. That adds up to 270 performances in a little over 18 months. When their first major success came, they had performed live approximately twelve hundred times

There was so much speculation as to what the band would open with for their 25th anniversary show, and in the most spectacular fashion, they opened with one for their oldest songs, The Song That Jane likes. To make that moment even more special, Dave's sister Jane was in the crowd watching the show. After a stellar opener, the band was no doubt feeding off the crowd's energy. 6 songs into the set list was when the audience was caught off guard by the 1st of the 3 new songs to be debuted that night. The 3 new songs played that night held the titles of, Samurai Cop, Bob Law, and Bismarck. All of them were very highly received by an ecstatic crowd. The band did a fantastic job of blending old classics in with their new age material to keep the energy up. In another surprising turn of events, the band liberated 2 songs that had not been played in years, the 1st of the 2 being a fan favorite, Sugar Will, and the 2nd being the legendary song, The Last Stop.

After he learned how to play his father gave him a electric guitar and an acoustic. Shortly thereafter, he began performing with his band, the Rocking Kings. In 1959, he dropped out of high school and began working at odd jobs while continuing to follow his musical aspirations.

Jimmy Hendrix was born November 27, 1942, Seattle, Washington. His father then changed his name to, James Marshall Hendrix.

The Beatles had been touring virtually nonstop since they came to America. The band decided to call it quits after their 1966

Kurt was born in Indianapolis, Indiana on November 11, 1922. His parents, Kurt Sr. and Edith Sophia were 3rd generation Germans. Kurt jr. never got to experience his German roots, because of the anti-German attitudes in America. He grew up with two siblings. His sister Alice and brother Bernard. They may seem familiar, as Kurt spoke of them often in his books. During the great depression the Vonnegut

John Winston Lennon was born on October 9, 1940 in Liverpool, England (“John” 1). At the time, World War II was going on (Burlingame, John Lennon: Imagine 14). His parents, Alfred “Alf” Lennon and Julia Lennon divorced when he was a child (Burlingame, John Lennon: Imagine 21) and he had to move in with his aunt and uncle (Burlingame, John Lennon: Imagine 25). In elementary school, he played guitar and harmonica, always enjoying music (Burlingame, John Lennon: Imagine 32). The first song he ever learned was “That’ll be the Day” by Buddy Holly (Burlingame, John Lennon: Imagine 33). As music took over his life, John got distracted and his aunt told him that he could not make a living by playing guitar (Burlingame, John Lennon: Imagine 36). When John was teenager, he started writing and composing music (Canale 1) as well as drawing and writing books. He wrote two books, “In His Own Write” and “A Spaniard in the Works” (Watson 2). Similarly to Lennon, another musician got their inspiration at a young age. Kurt Donald Cobain was born on February 20, 1967 in Aberdeen, Washington to Wendy and Don Cobain (Burlingame, Kurt Cobain: Oh Well… 11). He came from a musical family and was introduced to music at an early age. When he was three years old, he wrote his first song, “Corn on the Cops.” When he started playing guitar, he held it backwards because he was left-handed, and played popular Beatles’ songs like “Hey Jude” (Burlingame, Kurt Cobain: Oh Well… 12). He was fourteen years old when he received his first electric guitar (Burlingame, Kurt Cobain: Oh Well… 18). Like John, Kurt was involved with the visual arts and enjoyed drawing, whittling, and painting (Burlingame, Kurt Cobain: Oh Well… 13). The two musicians’ background allowed them to prosper in the future.