On April 5, 1994, Kurt Cobain died at the age of 27 and 30 years after his death he remains one of the most emblematic faces of the 1990s and perhaps the most important musician of the Grunge scene, which originated in Seattle. . His blonde hair, his particular broken voice and his sad look, identified an entire youth generation that was looking for answers to the nihilism and unease that was experienced three decades ago in society. As a way out of that vulnerability, he offered an escape route through his music through loud, distorted guitar sounds.
©GettyImagesKurt Cobain died on April 5, 1994
But those ghosts that haunted his generation ended up suffocating him and he took his life. Cobain, known for his rebellious spirit, was found in his Seattle home with a gunshot wound, a shotgun in his chest, and a posthumous letter near him. The autopsy indicated that he died around 11:30 in the morning.
Kurt Donald Cobain suffered from physical and mental health problems that were evident to everyone. Later, he developed a severe dependence on hard drugs.
Since he was little, his inclination towards art and music manifested itself quickly. At just 4 years old, he learned to play the piano and when he turned 14 he got his first guitar. At just 20 years old he formed the rock band Nirvana, which would change the course of music forever by provoking a true cultural revolution at the time.
©GettyImagesHis band, Nirvana, changed the course of music in the 90s
Thus, he burst onto the music scene and in January 1992 Nirvana achieved the unthinkable, when their album “Nevermind” toppled Michael Jackson from the popularity charts. The achievement coincided with the band’s first performance on Saturday Night Live.
His lyrics broke with the musical fashion established in the 1980s by addressing topics such as mental health and machismo, the latter one of his most powerful speeches. Cobain and his band, Nirvana, released three studio albums: Bleach (1989), Nevermind (1991) and In Utero (1993).
©GettyImagesHe married Courtney Love and they had a daughter, Frances.
His daughter’s emotional message
When he died, the late artist was married to Courtney Love, with whom he had his only daughter: Frances Bean Cobain. She was only two years old when her father took his own life; However, she has it very much in mind and has remembered it through an emotional message on her social networks, accompanied by a series of photos taken from the trunk of her memories.
“30 years ago my father’s life ended,” his daughter Frances, who is now 32 years old, wrote this Friday. Likewise, she expressed how she has experienced the physical absence of her parent these years and how much she would have liked to meet him. “Kurt wrote me a letter before I was born. The last line said: ‘Wherever you go or wherever I go, I will always be with you.’ He kept this promise because he is present in many ways.”