Kurt Cobain in History of Rock & Roll
Kurt Cobain (1967–1994) was a singer-songwriter and the frontman for the band Nirvana. The group's debut album, Nevermind, was a smash hit that ushered in a new trend in rock—coined "grunge" rock—based in the American Northwest.
On April 8th, 1994, the body of Kurt Cobain was discovered in the singer's home near Seattle, Washington. Autopsy reports concluded that Cobain died approximately three days earlier of a "self-inflicted shotgun wound to the head."
Cobain's suicide crushed a generation of rock fans who'd been inspired by the singer's introspective lyrics.