The Best of 27 Club
Personal Life - Kurt Cobain
Birth name : Kurt Donald Cobain
Born : February 20, 1967 Aberdeen, Washington, U.S.
Died : c. April 5, 1994 (aged 27) Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Cause of death : Gunshot wound
Occupation : Musician singer songwriter guitarist visual artist
Spouse(s) : Courtney Love (m. 1992; his death 1994)
Children : Frances Bean Cobain
Genres : Alternative rock grunge
Instruments : Vocals guitar
Early Cobain was born on February 20, 1967, at Grays Harbor Hospital in Aberdeen, Washington, to a waitress, Wendy Elizabeth (née Fradenburg) (born 1948), and an automotive mechanic, Donald Leland Cobain (born 1946). His parents were married on July 31, 1965 in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. His ancestry included Irish, English, Scottish, Dutch, French, and German.
Cobain's Irish ancestors migrated from Carrickmore, County Tyrone, in Northern Ireland in 1875. Researchers found they were shoemakers, originally named "Cobane", who came from Inishatieve, a townland within Carrickmore parish. As migrants, they first settled in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada, and then in Washington.Kurt himself believed his family came from County Cork in southern Ireland. Cobain's younger sister, Kimberly, was born on April 24, 1970.
Cobain's family had a musical background: his maternal uncle, Chuck Fradenburg, played in a band called The Beachcombers; his aunt, Mari Earle, played guitar and performed in bands throughout Grays Harbor County; and his great-uncle, Delbert, had a career as an Irish tenor, making an appearance in the 1930 film, King of Jazz. Kurt was described as being a happy and excitable child, who also exhibited sensitivity and care. His talent as an artist was evident from an early age, as he would draw his favorite characters from films and cartoons, such as the Creature from the Black Lagoon and Donald Duck, in his bedroom. This enthusiasm was encouraged by his grandmother, Iris Cobain, who was a professional artist herself.
Kurt cobain & Courtney love
In January, 1992 Courtney Love found out she was pregnant and on a Nirvana tour stop in Hawaii, the couple became married.
Relationships and family Love and Cobain met on January 12, 1990, in Portland's Satyricon nightclub, when they both still led ardent underground rock bands. Love made advances, but Cobain was evasive. Early in their interactions, Cobain broke off dates and ignored Love's advances because he was unsure if he wanted a relationship. Cobain noted, "I was determined to be a bachelor for a few months. But I knew that I liked Courtney so much right away that it was a really hard struggle to stay away from her for so many months". Love first saw Cobain perform in 1989 at a show in Portland, Oregon. They talked briefly after the show and Love developed a crush on him.
Cobain was already aware of Love through her role in the 1987 film Straight to Hell. According to True, the pair were formally introduced at an L7 and Butthole Surfers concert in Los Angeles, U.S., in May 1991. In the weeks that followed, after learning from Grohl that Cobain shared mutual interests with her, Love began pursuing Cobain. In late 1991, the two were often together and bonded through drug use.
Frances Bean Cobain (born August 18, 1992) is an American visual artist, and only child of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain and Hole frontwoman Courtney Love.
Nirvana was an American rock band that was formed by singer and guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen, Washington, in 1987. Nirvana went through a succession of drummers, the longest-lasting being Dave Grohl, who joined the band in 1990. Despite releasing only three full-length studio albums in their seven-year career, Nirvana has come to be regarded as one of the most influential and important rock bands of the modern era. In the late 1980s Nirvana established itself as part of the Seattle grunge scene, releasing its first album Bleach for the independent record label Sub Pop in 1989. The band eventually came to develop a sound that relied on dynamic contrasts, often between quiet verses and loud, heavy choruses. After signing to major label DGC Records, Nirvana found unexpected success with "Smells Like Teen Spirit", the first single from the band's second album Nevermind (1991). Nirvana's sudden success widely popularized alternative rock as a whole, and the band's frontman Cobain found himself referred to in the media as the "spokesman of a generation", with Nirvana being considered the "flagship band" of Generation X. In response, Nirvana's third studio album, In Utero (1993), featured an abrasive, less-mainstream sound and challenged the group's audience. The album did not match the sales figures of Nevermind, but was still a commercial success and critically acclaimed.
Nirvana's brief run ended following the death of Kurt Cobain in 1994, but various posthumous releases have been issued since, overseen by Novoselic, Grohl, and Cobain's widow Courtney Love. Since its debut, the band has sold over 25 million records in the United States alone, and over 75 million records worldwide, making them one of the best-selling bands of all time. Nirvana was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014, in its first year of eligibility.
Krist Anthony Novoselic born May 16, 1965 is an American rock musician. He was the bassist and co-founder of the grunge band Nirvana.
David Eric "Dave" Grohl born January 14, 1969 is an American rock musician, multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, and producer who is best known as the former drummer for the grunge band Nirvana.
Georg Albert Ruthenberg (born August 5, 1959), better known as Pat Smear, is an American guitarist. He was also a founding member of the influential punk band Germs, and was the additional live rhythm guitarist for the grunge band Nirvana.
