Kurt Cobain, the tortured genius. best known as the lead singer, guitarist, and primary songwriter of the grunge band Nirvana, the band that redefined the sound of the nineties . 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 Uetro (1993). It did not match the sales figures of Nevermind but was still a critical and commercial success.
He died at the age of 27, by a supposedly self inflicted shot gun wound, leaving behind a musical legacy, Here is one of the few interviews he ever gave.
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