Kurt Cobain: Difference between revisions
Content added Content deleted
m (update links) |
No edit summary |
||
(8 intermediate revisions by 3 users not shown) | |||
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{ |
{{creator}} |
||
[[File:Nirvana around 1992 (cropped).jpg|frame|Kurt Cobain with Nirvana around 1992]] |
|||
'''Kurt Donald Cobain''' (1967-1994) was the lead singer and guitarist of [[Nirvana]]. Known for getting deeply into drugs and finally [[Ate His Gun|offing]] [[Driven to Suicide|himself]]. Much of the fandom [[Yoko Oh No|blames his wife]], [[Courtney Love]]. |
'''Kurt Donald Cobain''' (1967-1994) was the lead singer and guitarist of [[Nirvana]]. Known for getting deeply into drugs and finally [[Ate His Gun|offing]] [[Driven to Suicide|himself]]. Much of the fandom [[Yoko Oh No|blames his wife]], [[Courtney Love]]. |
||
{{Needs More Info}} |
|||
⚫ | |||
⚫ | |||
'''Fecal Matter''' |
|||
* Illiteracy Will Prevail |
* Illiteracy Will Prevail |
||
⚫ | |||
⚫ | |||
* Sub Pop 200 (1988) |
* Sub Pop 200 (1988) |
||
* Bleach (1989) |
* Bleach (1989) |
||
Line 43: | Line 45: | ||
'''The Go Team''' |
|||
* Scratch It Out/Bikini Twilight (1989) |
* Scratch It Out/Bikini Twilight (1989) |
||
'''Mark Lanegan''' |
|||
* The Winding Sheet (1990) |
* The Winding Sheet (1990) |
||
'''Earth''' |
|||
* Extra-Capsular Extraction (1991) |
* Extra-Capsular Extraction (1991) |
||
* A Bureaucratic Desire For Revenge (1991) |
* A Bureaucratic Desire For Revenge (1991) |
||
Line 58: | Line 60: | ||
''' William S. Burroughs''' |
|||
* The "Priest" They Called Him (1992) |
* The "Priest" They Called Him (1992) |
||
'''Melvins''' |
|||
* Houdini (1993) |
* Houdini (1993) |
||
{{creatortropes|His life and work contain the following tropes:}} |
|||
* [[Ascended Fanboy]]: Helped his favorite obscure [[Alternative Rock]] and [[Punk Rock]] bands (like The Vaselines) reach a larger audience. |
* [[Ascended Fanboy]]: Helped his favorite obscure [[Alternative Rock]] and [[Punk Rock]] bands (like The Vaselines) reach a larger audience. |
||
* [[Ate His Gun]]: How he (officially) died. There's a large chunk of his fandom, as well as Love's own father, that believe otherwise. |
* [[Ate His Gun]]: How he (officially) died. There's a large chunk of his fandom, as well as Love's own father, that believe otherwise. |
||
Line 89: | Line 91: | ||
{{reflist}} |
{{reflist}} |
||
{{Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Guitarists}} |
|||
⚫ | |||
{{Total Guitar's 100 greatest guitarists of all time}} |
|||
[[Category:Kurt Cobain]] |
|||
[[Category: |
[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]] |
||
⚫ |
Latest revision as of 15:09, 20 April 2024
Kurt Donald Cobain (1967-1994) was the lead singer and guitarist of Nirvana. Known for getting deeply into drugs and finally offing himself. Much of the fandom blames his wife, Courtney Love.
This page needs a better description. You can help this wiki by expanding or clarifying the information given. |
Discography:
Fecal Matter
- Illiteracy Will Prevail
Nirvana
- Sub Pop 200 (1988)
- Bleach (1989)
- Blew (1989)
- Teriyaki Asthma, Vol. 1 (1989)
- The Grunge Years (1991)
- Kill Rock Stars (1991)
- Nevermind (1991)
- Heaven And Hell: A Tribute To The Velvet Underground, Volume 1 (1990)
- Hard to Believe: KISS Covers Compilation (1992)
- Hormoaning (1992)
- Incesticide (1992)
- Where Were You In '89 (1992)
- In Utero (1993)
- No Alternative (1993)
- The Beavis and Butthead Experience (1993)
- Eight Songs for Greg Sage and The Wipers (1993)
- MTV Unplugged in New York (1994)
- Singles (1995)
- Fender 50th Anniversary Guitar Legends (1996)
- Home Alive: The Art of Self Defense (1996)
- From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah (1996)
- Saturday Night Live: The Musical Performances Vol. 2 (1999)
- Downtrodden (2000)
- Music of the Millennium (canadian release only) (2001)
- Nirvana (2002)
- With the Lights Out (2004)
- Sliver: The Best of the Box (2005)
- Jarhead Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2005)
- Live at Reading (2009)
- Theme Time Radio Hour Season 3 With Your Host Bob Dylan (2010)
- Icon (2010)
- Nevermind: The Singles (2011)
The Go Team
- Scratch It Out/Bikini Twilight (1989)
Mark Lanegan
- The Winding Sheet (1990)
Earth
- Extra-Capsular Extraction (1991)
- A Bureaucratic Desire For Revenge (1991)
- 10.1990 (2000)
- Sunn Amps and Smashed Guitars (2001)
William S. Burroughs
- The "Priest" They Called Him (1992)
Melvins
- Houdini (1993)
His life and work contain the following tropes:
- Ascended Fanboy: Helped his favorite obscure Alternative Rock and Punk Rock bands (like The Vaselines) reach a larger audience.
- Ate His Gun: How he (officially) died. There's a large chunk of his fandom, as well as Love's own father, that believe otherwise.
- Broken Ace: A rock star adored by millions of fans who suffered from a depression that lead him to suicide.
- Byronic Hero
- Cute but Troubled
- Deadpan Snarker: Had a dry, sarcastic sense of humor apparent in most his interviews.
- Dreadful Musician: In his early days.
- Driven to Suicide: Most sane theories of his death.
- Fake Ultimate Hero: Was well aware he was this, despite what his fans thought.
- Freudian Excuse: Blamed many of his psychological and emotional problems on his bitterly unhappy childhood.
- Goodbye, Cruel World: His famous suicide note (which quotes Neil Young).
- Grunge: Well, duh.
- I Want My Beloved to Be Happy: Believed his family would be better off without him.
- Never Suicide, Always Murder: What the worst of the Fan Dumb thinks.
- Perma-Stubble
- Snark Knight: A good real life example.
- Someone to Remember Him By: Left behind his daughter, Frances Bean Cobain.
- Testosterone Poisoning: He wrote songs mocking Macho culture, and he publicly lambasted those who epitomized it.
- The Southpaw: He played left-handed.
- Three Chords and the Truth
- Word Salad Lyrics: He even admitted he was more concerned about the music.