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    “Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they aren’t after you.” (Kurt Cobain, Kurt Cobain Quotes). Kurt Cobain was a singer and guitarist from the band “Nirvana”. During the last years of his life, he struggled with drug addiction and problems with his wife, Courtney Love. He was found dead in the greenhouse of his home in Seattle on April 8, 1994. The authorities classified his death as a suicide caused by a gunshot to the head, but some people think otherwise. The circumstances of his death

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    than loved for who I am not.” Kurt Cobain was legendary in music and he meant what he said. He never changed himself and that was seen throughout his life. His resistance to change made him the influential person he was and created the spokesman for so many young people that resented the culture of the day. Kurt was a fiery, impulsive, and rebellious person in his childhood, in his musical success, and in his explosive, memorable end. Everyone has a beginning, and for Kurt, his beginning was full of

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    Kurt Cobain was a man of many gifts. He wrote incredible lyrics, had amazing stage presence, and inspired an entire generation. He was also a man of many flaws. Whether it was his tragic relationship with Courtney Love, his loathing self-image, or his sensational appetite for drugs, there was definitely issues. Surprisingly, Cobain despised drugs, and once stated in an interview that “All drugs are a waste of time. They destroy your memory and your self-respect and everything that goes along

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    Kurt Cobain Kurt Cobain became a rock legend in the 1990s with his band Nirvana. He committed suicide at his Seattle home in 1994. He was born February 20, 1967, in Aberdeen, Washington. It was in 1988 when he started the grunge band. In 1991, the band signed the Geffen Records. Cobain began his addiction with heroin during this time. Childhood After his parents divorced when he was eight years old, Kurt Cobain spent the rest of his youth shuttling between the homes of both parents and relatives

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    front man Kurt Cobain. This began friendly enough but quickly spiraled into both my associate and I just being rude to each other. This started because back in June of this year a documentary was released entitled Soaked in Bleach, which was quite revealing. In it, the former Seattle, WA chief of police Norm Stamper stated that, "We should in fact have taken steps to study patterns involved in the behavior of key individuals who had a motive to see Kurt Cobain dead. If in fact Kurt Cobain was murdered

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    Kurt Cobain was born on February 20, 1967, in Washington, he had a happy childhood until his parents divorced when he was seven years old. The divorce affected Kurt's outlook on the world forever, He became withdrawn and antisocial. He was constantly living with relatives, friends, and at times even homeless. Kurt was not the most popular person in high school, he attended public school. He formed the band Nirvana in 1986. In 1989 Nirvana recorded their debut album Bleach while signed to independent

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    Kurt Cobain is the worlds greatest rock star of all time. He was a member of the band named Nirvana. Nirvana was a very successful band and they all worked very hard and well together to be as successful as they were. Kurt was the lead singer/ guitarist, his band members were very good but he was the lead man in his band so he got most of the fame. He was the greatest rock musician because he had a very successful music career, he had very good feedback from his fans, and his death made him legendary

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    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. Alongside him was a handwritten note. Suicide note? It's conceivable that it was his suicide note, but not all believe that. Kurt Cobain was a famous head singer of the popular 90’s grunge band Nirvana. He was notorious to have drug problems and addiction problems. He had frequently been

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    Witness/Narrative: Kurt Cobain (Chris H.) Hook: Hi, I'm world renowned lead singer for the band nirvana. I was known for many different things, mainly for my involvement in nirvana. Some however knew me as a father, a husband, a close friend, and others know me as the crazy guy who killed himself because of fame, this is my story. Background info (birthplace, birthdate, any relevant childhood info., relevant relationship info., etc.): I was born Kurt Donald cobain. My birthplace was in Aberdeen Washington

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    Kurt Donald Cobain was born on February 20th, 1967 in Aberdeen, Washington. His mom was 19 and his dad was 21 at the time of his birth. Kurt came from a family that didn’t have a lot money, but they were well known in their home town. Even as a young child, he showed an interest in art and music. The majority of his family was very musical. When he was 7, his parents got a divorce and ever since that he was very anti-social and picked on in his public school. After this he distanced himself from

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