Kurt Cobain and Nirvana Quiz

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Kurt Cobain was born in 1967 and died in 1994.
Cobain was the lead vocalist, guitarist, and primary songwriter for the rock band Nirvana.
Through his angst-fueled songwriting and anti-establishment persona, Cobain's compositions widened the thematic conventions of mainstream rock.
Cobain was heralded as a spokesman of Generation X and is considered one of the most influential musicians in the history of alternative rock.
Nirvana found global success with "Smells Like Teen Spirit" from their critically acclaimed second album Nevermind (1991).
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.
In addition to "Smells Like Teen Spirit", Cobain wrote many other 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".
Cobain was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, along with Nirvana bandmates Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl, in their first year of eligibility in 2014.
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.
He was ranked 7th by MTV in the "22 Greatest Voices in Music".

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