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After his parents divorced when he was 8 years old, Kurt Cobain spent the rest of his youth shuttling between the homes of both parents and various relatives.
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Kurt Cobain greatly admired The Melvins, a local underground band from his hometown. He befriended the group and even auditioned for them before starting his own band.
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Nirvana was a little known band opening for alternative rock group Sonic Youth before they gained worldwide fame with the release of their second album 'Nevermind' in 1991.
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Courtney Love began dating Kurt Cobain in 1991 and they tied the knot in Hawaii on February 24th the following year.
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Because of Nirvana’s reputation for trashing the stage after performances, the 'Saturday Night Live' crew reportedly replaced stage equipment with cheaper models in anticipation of the band’s smashing finale in 1992.
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Courtney Love and Kurt Cobain briefly lost custody of their newborn daughter when an article is published in Vanity Fair in which Courtney Love admits to using heroin while pregnant.
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Kurt Cobain struggled with chronic stomach and back pains most of his life, and often cited his drug use as a form of self-medication.
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Recognized as a prolific lyricist, Kurt Cobain’s earliest attempt at songwriting is remembered by family members who recount when, at four years old, Cobain made up a song about a trip to the park.
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Kurt Cobain once said of his rocky marriage to musician Courtney Love, 'I’m married and I’m more attracted to Courtney than I ever have been toward a person.'
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Kurt Cobain was greatly influenced by his maternal aunt who had minor success as a singer, and his maternal uncle who bought him a guitar for his 14th birthday.
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Kurt Cobain was inspired to name his daughter Frances Bean by The Vaselines’ Frances McKee, and the sonogram in which he says his unborn daughter looked like a bean.
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Nirvana delivers an emotional and raw performance on 'MTV Unplugged' in November of 1993. The acoustic recording is released as an album after Kurt Cobain’s death in 1994.
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Thousands of fans gather at the Seattle Center park on April 10th 1994 to mourn Kurt Cobain’s death. They listen to audio taped messages from Courtney Love and Nirvana band member Krist Novoselic.
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A recording of Courtney Love reading Kurt Cobain’s suicide note is played to the thousands of mourners gathered at Seattle Center park on April 10th 1994. Courtney Love shows up later and distributes some of Cobain’s clothing to the mourners.
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In honor of the grunge legend, The Kurt Cobain Memorial Committee is formed in 2004 and successfully annexes the 'Welcome to Aberdeen' sign in Washington with 'Come as You Are' in 2005 – a reference to Nirvana’s hit single from the 1991 album 'Nevermind.'
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Even though her parents are rockstars Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love, Frances Bean keeps everything in perspective: she was quoted in a 2008 Harper’s Bazaar article, 'I’m famous by default….People need to wait until I’ve done something valid with my life.'