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Kurt Cobain

Kurt Cobain. By: Connor Judd. Kurt Donald Cobain. Born February 20, 1967 in Aberdeen, Washington Early interest in art and music Learned to play piano by ear Parents divorced when he was 9 Received beat up guitar from his uncle, for his 14 th Birthday. Teenage Cobain.

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Kurt Cobain

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  1. Kurt Cobain By: Connor Judd

  2. Kurt Donald Cobain • Born February 20, 1967 in Aberdeen, Washington • Early interest in art and music • Learned to play piano by ear • Parents divorced when he was 9 • Received beat up guitar from his uncle, for his 14th Birthday

  3. Teenage Cobain • Experimented with drugs in his early teens • Bounced around living with different relatives and friends • Developed his artistic talents (music and drawing) • Started his first band, Fecal Matter • Recorded a few songs, but never played any gigs

  4. Nirvana • Formed in 1987 • Formed by Kurt Cobain and KristNovoselic • Signature sound had elements of punk and heavy metal • Relied on dynamic contrast between quiet verses and loud, heavy choruses • “Grunge” • Debut album… Bleach • About a Girl

  5. Blowing Up! • Signed to DGC records in 1991 • Released first major label album… Nevermind • Hit single “Smells Like Teen Spirit” • Sold over 7 million copies in the U.S. • Released compilation album Incesticide in December 1992 • In Utero was released September 1993

  6. Kurt & Courtney • Cobain met Courtney Love in 1990 at a show in Portland,Oregon • Married in February 1992 • Had a baby girl Frances Bean Cobain in August 1992 • Drug problems lead to custody battle with social services • Wild couple!

  7. Drugs • His first drug experience was with marijuana in 1980 at age 13 • Consumed notable amounts of LSD • Suffered from alcoholism • Started using Heroin in the early 1990’s • Provided escape and relief from chronic stomach problems • Possible suicide attempt from overdose on the prescription drug Rohypnol on March 4, 1994

  8. R.I.P. • On April 8, 1994 after a long struggle with drugs, Kurt Cobain was found with a shotgun wound in the head. A high concentration of heroin and traces of Valium were found in Cobain's bloodstream. He was identifiable only by his fingerprints.

  9. Legacy • One of the most iconic musicians in rock history • Ranked by Rolling Stone as the 73rd greatest guitarist and 45th greatest singer of all time • Voice/icon of Generation X • Numerous posthumous releases

  10. Sources • http://www.cobain.com/bio_aboutkurt.html • http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001052/bio • http://www.biography.com/people/kurt-cobain-9542179 • http://www.burntout.com/kurt/biography/ • http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/29902832/ns/today-entertainment/t/after-years-kurt-cobains-light-still-shines/

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