Kurt Cobain
American rock musician (1967–1994)
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Kurt Donald Cobain was an American musician who was the lead vocalist, guitarist, primary songwriter, and a founding member of the grunge band Nirvana. Through his angsty songwriting and anti-establishment persona, his compositions widened the thematic conventions of mainstream rock music. He was heralded as a spokesman of Generation X and is widely recognized as one of the most influential alternative rock musicians.
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Kurt Cobain With Courtney Love in Previously Unseen Pics 30 Years After DeathIt's been exactly 30 years since we lost Kurt Cobain -- and even all this time later, there are some photos of the late rocker you haven't seen ... including these ones with Courtney Love. To mark 3..TMZ.com - Published | |
Kurt Cobain's Purported Autopsy Report Leaked, Details About SuicideKurt Cobain died nearly 30 years ago -- but one man has been following the case since, and published what he claims is the official autopsy report ... unviewed publicly until now. A private..TMZ.com - Published | |
Frances Bean Cobain & Riley Hawk Seen for First Time Since WeddingFrances Bean Cobain and her new hubby, Riley Hawk, are bonded by matrimony -- and now it appears they're getting ready to call a new spot home for their early years. Kurt Cobain's only daughter and..TMZ.com - Published | |
Kurt Cobain's Daughter, Frances Bean Cobain, Marries Tony Hawk's Son, Riley HawkKurt Cobain's daughter and Tony Hawk's son are now husband and wife, with a celeb musician acting as their wedding day officiant ... TMZ has learned. Frances Bean Cobain and Riley Hawk tied the knot..TMZ.com - Published | |
Smashed Kurt Cobain guitar sells for almost £500,000An electric guitar smashed by Kurt Cobain in a recording studio has sold for almost £500,000 at auction.Sky News - Published | |
Kurt Cobain's Smashed Guitar Sells For Nearly $600K At AuctionKurt Cobain smashed his Fender Stratocaster back in the '90s, but the move only jacked up the price of the guitar ... going for a whopping 10 times the estimated amount at auction. The late Nirvana..TMZ.com - Published | |
Lennon's glasses and Cobain's guitar to headline rock 'n' roll icons auctionA pair of John Lennon's glasses and a guitar played, smashed and signed by Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain are to go under the hammer at a music memorabilia auction later this month.Sky News - Published | |
Kurt Cobain's Smells Like Teen Spirit electric guitar sold for £3.5m at auctionKurt Cobain's 1969 Fender Mustang guitar which he used in Nirvana's video of Smells Like Teen Spirit has sold for $4.5m (£3.5m) at auction.Sky News - Published | |
Kurt Cobain's 'favourite guitar in the whole world' could fetch more than £600,000 at auctionThe guitar Kurt Cobain used on the video of Smells Like Teen Spirit - which he described as his favourite "in the whole world" - could fetch more than £600,000 at auction.Sky News - Published | |
Robert Pattinson's Bruce Wayne Inspired by Kurt Cobain, Director SaysMatt Reeves really said "come as you are" to Robert Pattinson for his new Batman movie -- and he meant it in every sense of the word ... because Kurt Cobain is on his brain. The 'Batman' director..TMZ.com - Published | |
Nirvana's Nevermind was the 'reinvention of rock', Kurt Cobain's friend saysThirty years on, and Kurt Cobain's "scream" is the reason people are still listening to Nirvana's iconic album Nevermind, according to friend of the band Everett True.Sky News - Published | |
Nirvana, Kurt Cobain's Estate Sued by Baby On 'Nevermind' Album CoverThe baby from Nirvana's famous "Nevermind" album art is all grown up ... and now he's suing the band for child sexual exploitation. A man named Spencer Elden claims he's the naked baby famously..TMZ.com - Published | |
'I don't give a hoot': Kurt Cobain's self-drawn caricature sells for more than $281,000A self-portrait caricature drawing by Kurt Cobain has sold at auction for more than $281,000 (£199,000).Sky News - Published |