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'''Kurt Donald Cobain''' (1967-1994) was the lead singer and guitarist of [[Nirvana (Music)|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]].


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'''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]].
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== Discography ==


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== Fecal Matter ==
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* Illiteracy Will Prevail


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{{Discography}}
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'''Fecal Matter'''
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* Illiteracy Will Prevail


== Nirvana ==
'''Nirvana'''
* Sub Pop 200 (1988)
* Sub Pop 200 (1988)
* Bleach (1989)
* Bleach (1989)
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* Kill Rock Stars (1991)
* Kill Rock Stars (1991)
* Nevermind (1991)
* Nevermind (1991)
* Heaven And Hell: A Tribute To The [[Velvet Underground (Music)|Velvet Underground]], Volume 1 (1990)
* Heaven And Hell: A Tribute To The [[Velvet Underground]], Volume 1 (1990)
* Hard to Believe: [[KISS (Music)|KISS]] Covers Compilation (1992)
* Hard to Believe: [[KISS]] Covers Compilation (1992)
* Hormoaning (1992)
* Hormoaning (1992)
* Incesticide (1992)
* Incesticide (1992)
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* In Utero (1993)
* In Utero (1993)
* No Alternative (1993)
* No Alternative (1993)
* The [[Beavis and Butthead (Animation)|Beavis and Butthead]] Experience (1993)
* The [[Beavis and Butthead]] Experience (1993)
* Eight Songs for Greg Sage and The Wipers (1993)
* Eight Songs for Greg Sage and The Wipers (1993)
* MTV Unplugged in New York (1994)
* MTV Unplugged in New York (1994)
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* [[Jarhead]] Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2005)
* [[Jarhead]] Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2005)
* Live at Reading (2009)
* Live at Reading (2009)
* Theme Time Radio Hour Season 3 With Your Host [[Bob Dylan (Music)|Bob Dylan]] (2010)
* Theme Time Radio Hour Season 3 With Your Host [[Bob Dylan]] (2010)
* Icon (2010)
* Icon (2010)
* Nevermind: The Singles (2011)
* Nevermind: The Singles (2011)




== The Go Team ==
'''The Go Team'''
* Scratch It Out/Bikini Twilight (1989)
* Scratch It Out/Bikini Twilight (1989)




== Mark Lanegan ==
'''Mark Lanegan'''
* The Winding Sheet (1990)
* The Winding Sheet (1990)




== Earth ==
'''Earth'''
* Extra-Capsular Extraction (1991)
* Extra-Capsular Extraction (1991)
* A Bureaucratic Desire For Revenge (1991)
* A Bureaucratic Desire For Revenge (1991)
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== William S. Burroughs ==
''' William S. Burroughs'''
* The "Priest" They Called Him (1992)
* The "Priest" They Called Him (1992)




== Melvins ==
'''Melvins'''
* Houdini (1993)
* Houdini (1993)


== His life and work contain the following tropes: ==
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* [[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.
* [[Broken Ace]]: A rock star adored by millions of fans who suffered from a depression that lead him to suicide.
* [[Broken Ace]]: A rock star adored by millions of fans who suffered from a depression that lead him to suicide.
* [[Byronic Hero]]
* [[Byronic Hero]]
* [[Cute but Troubled]]
* [[Cute but Troubled]]
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Had a dry, sarcastic sense of humor apparent in most his interviews.
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Had a dry, sarcastic sense of humor apparent in most his interviews.
* [[Dreadful Musician]]: In his early days.
* [[Dreadful Musician]]: In his early days.
* [[Driven to Suicide]]: Most sane theories of his death.
* [[Driven to Suicide]]: Most sane theories of his death.
* [[Fake Ultimate Hero]]: Was well aware he was this, despite what his fans thought.
* [[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.
* [[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 (Music)|Neil Young]]).
* [[Goodbye, Cruel World]]: His famous suicide note (which quotes [[Neil Young]]).
* [[Grunge]]: [[Trope Codifier|Well, duh.]]
* [[Grunge]]: [[Trope Codifier|Well, duh.]]
* [[I Want My Beloved to Be Happy]]: Believed his family would be better off without him.
* [[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.
* [[Never Suicide]], [[Always Murder]]: What the worst of the [[Fan Dumb]] thinks.
* [[Perma Stubble]]
* [[Perma-Stubble]]
* [[Snark Knight]]: A good real life example.
* [[Snark Knight]]: A good real life example.
* [[Someone to Remember Him By]]: Left behind his daughter, [[Awesome McCoolname|Frances Bean Cobain]].
* [[Someone to Remember Him By]]: Left behind his daughter, [[Awesome McCoolname|Frances Bean Cobain]].
* [[Testosterone Poisoning]]: He wrote songs mocking Macho culture, and he publicly lambasted those who [[Rated Mfor Manly|epitomized it]].
* [[Testosterone Poisoning]]: He wrote songs mocking Macho culture, and he publicly lambasted those who [[Rated "M" for Manly|epitomized it]].
* [[The Southpaw]]: He played left-handed.
* [[The Southpaw]]: He played left-handed.
* [[Three Chords and The Truth]]
* [[Three Chords and the Truth]]
* [[Word Salad Lyrics]]: He even admitted he was more concerned about the music.
* [[Word Salad Lyrics]]: He even admitted he was more concerned about the music.


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{{Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Guitarists}}
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[[Category:Musicians]]
{{Total Guitar's 100 greatest guitarists of all time}}
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[[Category:Male suicides]]

Latest revision as of 15:09, 20 April 2024

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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 offing himself. Much of the fandom blames his wife, Courtney Love.

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:
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