Kurt Cobain
Biography
Kurt Donald Cobain (February 20, 1967 – c. April 5, 1994) was an American singer-songwriter, musician and artist, best known as the lead singer and guitarist of the grunge band Nirvana. Cobain formed Nirvana with Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen, Washington, in 1985 and established it as part of the Seattle music scene, having its debut album Bleach released on the independent record label Sub Pop in 1989. After signing with major label DGC Records, the band found breakthrough success with "Smells Like Teen Spirit" from its second album Nevermind (1991). Following the success of Nevermind, Nirvana was labeled "the flagship band" of Generation X, and Cobain hailed as "the spokesman of a generation". Cobain however was often uncomfortable and frustrated, believing his message and artistic vision to have been misinterpreted by the public, with his personal issues often subject to media attention. He challenged Nirvana's audience with its final studio album In Utero (1993). During the last ...
Known For
Top 40 Movies
All Apologies: Kurt Cobain 10 Years On
2006
The Britpop Story 'It Really, Really, Really, Could Happen'
2005
The Secret Lives of Bill Bartell
2025
25 Years of Punk
2001
Foo Fighters: One Less Hero
2022
1991: The Year Punk Broke
1992
Hype!
1996
Nirvana The Path from Incesticide to In Utero
2006
Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage
2021
(This Is Known as) The Blues Scale
2004
27: Gone Too Soon
2018
Kurt Cobain: About a Son
2007
Cobain: Montage of Heck
2015
Kurt & Courtney
1998
Nirvana: Unplugged In New York
1993
The Devil and Daniel Johnston
2006
Nirvana - Unplugged In New York (MTV Version)
1993
Nirvana: Live at the Paramount
2011
Soaked in Bleach
2015
RuPaul's Christmas Ball
1993
Nirvana: Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!
1994
The Work of Director Anton Corbijn
2005
Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos
1994
VH1 News Special: Grunge
2001
The Teacher
2023
Nirvana: Live in Amsterdam 1991
1991
Nirvana: Live And Loud
1993
Nirvana: Taking Punk to the Masses
2011
Nirvana: Live at Reading
2009
Kalvøyafestivalen - 50 år siden første riff
2021
Classic Albums: Nirvana - Nevermind
2005
Sub Pop Video Network Program 1
1991
Hit So Hard
2012
Grunge: A Story of Music and Rage
2021
Loki: Arnaldo Baptista
2009
Welcome to My Castle!
2007