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What was Kurt Cobain's primary role in Nirvana?
What was Kurt Cobain's primary role in Nirvana?
Which music genre is Nirvana associated with?
Which music genre is Nirvana associated with?
When was Nirvana's debut album 'Bleach' released?
When was Nirvana's debut album 'Bleach' released?
Who replaced Aaron Burckhard as the drummer in Nirvana?
Who replaced Aaron Burckhard as the drummer in Nirvana?
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What year did Kurt Cobain marry Courtney Love?
What year did Kurt Cobain marry Courtney Love?
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Which label did Nirvana release their debut album 'Bleach' under?
Which label did Nirvana release their debut album 'Bleach' under?
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Which song from Nirvana's second album became a commercial success?
Which song from Nirvana's second album became a commercial success?
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What substance did Kurt Cobain overdose on in March 1994?
What substance did Kurt Cobain overdose on in March 1994?
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Who was Kurt Cobain's daughter?
Who was Kurt Cobain's daughter?
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What was the cause of Kurt Cobain's death according to the police report?
What was the cause of Kurt Cobain's death according to the police report?
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In which year was Kurt Cobain posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
In which year was Kurt Cobain posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
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What rank did MTV give Kurt Cobain in their '22 Greatest Voices in Music' list?
What rank did MTV give Kurt Cobain in their '22 Greatest Voices in Music' list?
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Study Notes
Kurt Cobain's Life and Career
- Born on February 20, 1967, in Aberdeen, Washington, U.S.
- Formed Nirvana with Krist Novoselic and Aaron Burckhard in 1987, becoming part of the Seattle music scene known as grunge.
- Released debut album Bleach (1989) on Sub Pop with Chad Channing, who replaced Aaron Burckhard.
- Signed with DGC and achieved commercial success with the single "Smells Like Teen Spirit" from the critically acclaimed second album Nevermind (1991).
- Wrote many hit Nirvana songs, including "Come as You Are", "Lithium", "In Bloom", "Heart-Shaped Box", "All Apologies", "About a Girl", "Aneurysm", "You Know You're Right", and "Something in the Way".
Personal Life and Struggles
- Married fellow musician Courtney Love in 1992 and had a daughter named Frances.
- Struggled with heroin addiction and chronic depression.
- Faced personal and professional pressures of fame, including a tumultuous marriage to Courtney Love.
Death and Legacy
- Found dead on April 8, 1994, in the greenhouse of his Seattle home at the age of 27.
- Police concluded that he had died around three days earlier from a self-inflicted shotgun wound to the head.
- Posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame alongside Nirvana bandmates Novoselic and Grohl in 2014.
- Ranked highly on various lists, including Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time, 100 Greatest Guitarists, and 100 Greatest Singers of All Time.
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Test your knowledge about the life and career of Kurt Cobain, the lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter of the band Nirvana. Learn more about his early life, music career, personal relationships, and tragic death.
