Date of birth: 20 February 1967
Birthplace: Hoquiam, Washington
Date of death: 5 April 1994
Place of death: Seattle, Washington, USA (suicide)

Kurt Cobain was born on February 20 1967, in Hoquaim, a small town southwest of Seattle. Kurt later moved to Aberdeen, where he had a happy childhood until his parents divorced. The divorce left Kurt's outlook on the world forever scared. He became withdrawn and anti-social. He was constantly placed with one relative to the next and at times even homeless, forcing him to sleep under a bridge. Kurt was not the most popular person in high school, getting picked on by "jocks" and being labeled as "queer". In 1985 Kurt left Aberdeen for Olympia where he formed the band Nirvana in 1986. In 1989 Nirvana recorded their debut album Bleach under the independent label Sub-Pop records. Nirvana became very popular in Britain and by 1991 they signed a contract with Geffen. Their next album Nevermind became a 90s masterpiece and made Kurt's Nirvana one of the most successful bands in the world. Kurt became trampled upon with success and found the new lifestyle hard to bear. In February 1992 Kurt married Courtney Love, the woman who was already pregnant with his child, Frances Bean Cobain. Nirvana released their next album Incesticide later that year. The album appealed to many fans due to the liner notes, which expressed Kurt's open-mindedness. In early 1993 Nirvana released their next album, In Utero, which topped the charts. They also released Incesticide and two live albums: MTV Unplugged in New York and From The Muddy Banks Of Wishka.On March 4, 1994, Kurt was taken to hospital in a coma. It was officially stated as an accident but many believe it to have been an unsuccessful suicide attempt. Family and friends convinced Kurt to seek rehabilitation. Kurt was said to have fled rehab after only a few days from a missing person's report filed by Courtney Love. On April 5th Kurt's body was found in his Seattle home. In his arms was a shotgun, which had been fired into his head. Near him laid what is thought to be a suicide note written in red ink. Two days after Kurt's body was discovered people gathered in Seattle, they began setting fires, chanting profanities, and fighting with police officers. They also listened to a tape of Courtney reading sections of the suicide note left by Kurt. The last few words were "I love you, I love you".

Facts about Kurt Cobain:

(18 August 1992) Daughter, Frances Bean Cobain, born.

Ashes scattered in the Wishkah River, Washington, USA.

Left-handed

R.E.M.'s 1994 song "Let Me In" is about him.

His songs have been covered by Tori Amos, Sinead O'Conner, Herbie Hancock, and Branford Marsalis.

Patti Smith's "About a Boy" is about Cobain, as is Neil Young's "Sleeps with Angels."

Played the guitar, piano, and drums.

Was of Irish, English, German, and French ancestry.

According to his widow, Courtney Love, Cobain left behind 109 unreleased, recorded songs when he died in 1994. Some are just song fragments, some music "collages", and about eight are acoustic numbers that Love deems good enough for release. 

Sister: Kim.

Half-sister: Brianne O'Conner.

Half-brother: Chad Cobain.

Personal quotes:

"The worst crime is faking it."
Kurt Cobain