Kurt Cobain
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 years of his life, Cobain struggled with heroin addiction, illness and depression, his fame and public image, as well as the professional and lifelong personal pressures surrounding himself and his wife, musician Courtney Love. On April 8, 1994, Cobain was found dead at his home in Seattle, the victim of what was officially ruled a suicide by a self-inflicted shotgun wound to the head. The circumstances of his death have become a topic of public fascination and debate. Since their debut, Nirvana, with Cobain as a songwriter, has sold over 25 million albums in the US alone, and over 50 million worldwide. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kurt Cobain, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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- 2023 · The Teacher as Self (archive footage)
- 2022 · THE HISTORY OF ROCK MUSIC. What is Rock Music? (Documentary) as
- 2022 · Foo Fighters: One Less Hero as Self (archive footage)
- 2021 · Kalvøyafestivalen - 50 år siden første riff as Self (archive footage)
- 2021 · When Nirvana Came to Britain as
- 2021 · Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 · 70 Years of Youth Revolt as Self (archive footage)
- 2019 · Stupor Mundi: Livre 3, La plus dangereuse rencontre as Self (archive footage)
- 2019 · The UnXplained as Self (archive footage)
- 2018 · 27: Gone Too Soon as Self (archive footage)
- 2018 · Kurt Everywhere as
- 2017 · The Nineties as Self (archive footage)
- 2015 · Soaked in Bleach as Self (archive footage)
- 2015 · Cobain: Montage of Heck as Self (archive footage/voice)
- 2012 · Too Young to Die as Self (archive footage)
- 2012 · Hit So Hard as Self (archive footage)
- 2011 · Nirvana: Live at the Paramount as Self - Vocals, Guitar
- 2010 · Nirvana: Live On Air as Self
- 2009 · Nirvana: Live at Reading as Self - Vocals, Guitar
- 2009 · Loki: Arnaldo Baptista as Self (archive footage)
- 2007 · Welcome to My Castle! as Self
- 2007 · Kurt Cobain: About a Son as Self
- 2007 · The Last 48 Hours of Kurt Cobain as Self (archive footage)
- 2006 · Nirvana - In Utero: Under Review as Self (archive footage)
- 2006 · Nirvana The Path from Incesticide to In Utero as
- 2006 · Nirvana - the Definitive Critical Review as Self
- 2006 · All Apologies: Kurt Cobain 10 Years On as Self
- 2005 · The Work of Director Anton Corbijn as Self (segment "Heart-Shaped Box")
- 2005 · The Britpop Story 'It Really, Really, Really, Could Happen' as Self (archive footage)
- 2004 · Nirvana: With the Lights Out as
- 2004 · Kurt Cobain: The Early Life of a Legend as Self
- 2004 · (This Is Known as) The Blues Scale as Self
- 2001 · 25 Years of Punk as Self (archive footage)
- 1998 · Kurt & Courtney as Self (archive footage)
- 1997 · Classic Albums as Self (archive footage)
- 1996 · Hype! as
- 1994 · Nirvana: Live! Tonight! Sold Out!! as Self - Vocals, Guitar
- 1994 · Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos as Self
- 1993 · Nirvana: Live And Loud as Self - Vocals, Guitar
- 1993 · RuPaul's Christmas Ball as Self
- 1993 · Nirvana: Unplugged In New York as Self - Vocals, Guitar
- 1993 · Nirvana Unplugged In New York Original MTV Version as Self
- 1993 · Nirvana: Unplugged in New York - Rehearsal as Self - Lead Vocals, Guitars
- 1992 · 1991: The Year Punk Broke as Self
- 1991 · Nirvana: Live in Amsterdam 1991 as Self - Lead Vocals, Guitars
- 1991 · Nirvana Live at the Paradiso as Self
- 1991 · Nirvana: [1991] Rome, Italy as Self
- 1991 · Nirvana: Live in Dallas as Self
- 1991 · Nirvana: Smells Like Teen Spirit as
- 1991 · Sub Pop Video Network Program 1 as Self (archive footage)
- 1990 · Nirvana - Live on Leeds Polytechnic, UK, 1990 as Self - Vocals, Guitar
- 1984 · MTV Video Music Awards as Self
- 1984 · Kurt's Bloody Suicide as
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Musical Guest
- Future · The Secret Lives of Bill Bartell as Self
- Future · Nirvana: Taking Punk to the Masses as Self