Kurt Donald Cobain

Died: 04-05-1994

Cause of death: suicide

Born: 02-20-1967

Death Summary: Kurt Cobain was found dead in his Seattle home, after apparently shooting himself in the head with a shotgun. A suicide note was found at the place. That's the official version, but there are other versions of his death. Some think he was murdered.

Who was Kurt Donald Cobain: Kurt Cobain was the lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter for the Seatlle-based band Nirvana and husband of Hole frontwoman Courtney Love.

Cobain formed Nirvana back in 1987 with Krist Novoselic in their home state of Washington. Within a very short time span the band became a fixture in the up and coming grunge scene.

In 1991 Nirvana released "Smells Like Teen Spirit", the song marked the dawning of a new age for rock music and the death of glam metal, arena rock, and hair bands. Eventually the song would become known as the "anthem-of-a-generation". You can check out the video for "smeels like teen spirit below".