Biography
Because the lead singer and guitarist of Nirvana, Kurt Cobain’s music achievement began in his twenties and was heightened when he formed the music group Nirvana. Hits such as for example “HAS THE AROMA OF Teenager Spirit,” “Arrive when you are,” and “Center Shaped Container” helped the group accomplish international achievement. Cobain was created in Aberdeen, Washington. Hyperactive mainly because a young child, he was presented with Ritalin to greatly help him focus in college and sedatives to greatly help him sleep during the night. At age seven, his parents got divorced. He became so hard to reside with this his parents delivered him to reside with relatives. This era in his existence is shown in songs such as for example “Sliver.” Having a dislike for college, Cobain spent his period painting and performing. He paid attention to the Beatles as well as the Monkees, but transformed to bands such as for example Kiss, Dark Sabbath, the Sex Pistols, as well as the Clash in 1979. On his 14th birthday, Cobain bought his 1st guitar and began tinkering with different musical designs. He also was a roadie to get a Seattle group known as the Melvins. He slipped out of senior high school a couple weeks before graduation to obtain a work, but his initiatives had been unsuccessful because he couldn’t keep employment for lengthy. In 1986 the group Nirvana was shaped with Cobain on vocals and electric guitar, Krist Novaselic on bass electric guitar, and different drummers. Their initial album, Bleach, premiered in 1989. They toured the U.S. and got their initial worldwide concert in Newcastle, Britain. Their second one was unsuccessful, therefore they transformed record businesses. After putting your signature on with Geffen Information in 1991, and adding long lasting drummer Dave Grohl, they created their second record, Nevermind, which received rave testimonials using the strikes “HAS THE AROMA OF Teen Nature,” “Arrive when you are,” and “Lithium.” Their reputation grew following the group produced performances on MTV’s Headbanger’s Ball and NBC’s Sunday Evening Live. The achievement of the music group was intimidating to Cobain, who loved the intimate establishing of nightclubs; it had been the amount of money that led them to accomplish concerts and displays in the rock and roll arena. It had been in the first ’90s that Cobain started doing heavy medicines such as for example morphine and heroin, however in 1992 his personal existence brightened as he wedded Courtney Like in Hawaii, and their union brought a child, Frances Bean. Having a wife and child, Cobain calmed a little, as well as the group released Incesticide. Points took a change for the worse in 1993 when Cobain overdosed on heroin. After looking for rehabilitation for a while in a middle, he remaining without completing this program. During this time period the band performed on. In 1993, the music group released In Utero, their last studio-recorded record. Nirvana performed an MTV Unplugged concert along with a concert in Munich in 1994. Seven days following the concert in Munich, Kurt Cobain was hospitalized within a coma. After getting up and departing voluntarily, he was reported lacking and was discovered three days afterwards in his home, dead of the gunshot wound. On the next 2 decades, Cobain’s star only grew, thanks a lot partly to posthumous Nirvana recordings. The live albums MTV Unplugged in NY and In the Muddy Banks from the Wishkah made an appearance in 1994 and 1996, respectively, and in 2002, an eponymous ideal strikes album made an appearance. Two years afterwards, the rarities and outtakes package With the Lamps Out saw launch which was the last main archival launch until 2015, when Brett Morgen aimed the documentary Montage of Heck. The film was associated with the release of the soundtrack album, comprising house recordings and demos by Cobain; it had been the first-ever recording to be acknowledged to Cobain only.
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1 | During a Nirvana concert, he witnessed a girl being groped in the audience. Without missing a beat, he threw his guitar to the ground (a Martin D-18E electric guitar, one of the rarest electric guitars ever made and worth a significant amount of money), dived into the audience and angrily confronted the man who groped the woman. Upon returning to the stage, Cobain and the other band members openly mocked the man as he was being forcibly led out by security. |
2 | Rose Cobain has been the subject of over a dozen Nirvana songs including "Smells Like Teen Spirit", "Lithium", "Come As You Are", "In Bloom", "Dumb", "Pennyroyal Tea", "Milk It", "All Apologies", "I Hate Myself and Want To Die," and "You Know You're Right" as well as several Hole songs from the Live Through This album that Cobain authored. Nirvana's "Radio Friendly Unit Shifter" song was Kurt's proposal to Rose, with the line "I love you for what I'm not... I do not want what I've got...". |
3 | His death was similar to that of Kenny MacLean and Layne Staley in that nobody found him until 3 days after he died. |
4 | Subject of the song "Shotgun Suicide" by El Duce. |
5 | Strong supporter of LGBT equality and similar causes. He emphatically stated in an interview that if someone was homophobic, racist or misogynistic, then they could do the band a huge favor and refrain from buying a Nirvana album or attending any their concerts because he didn't want their money and wanted nothing to do with them. |
6 | His body was discovered on April 8, 1994 - a day on which he was originally scheduled to perform at the Point Theatre in Dublin, Ireland. |
7 | The song "Tearjerker" by Red Hot Chili Peppers was written about him. |
8 | Died at 27 years old, making him a member of the "27 Club"; The 27 Club is a group of prominent musicians who died at the age of 27. Other members include Rolling Stones co-founder Brian Jones, guitarist Jimi Hendrix, singer Janis Joplin, The Doors frontman Jim Morrison and Amy Winehouse. |
9 | In a 2008 NME magazine interview, Courtney Love claimed that Cobain turned down the role of Lance in Pulp Fiction (1994). The part was eventually taken by Eric Stoltz. |
10 | "Bleach", the first Nirvana album, spells his first name as "Kurdt". All subsequent releases use the more familiar "Kurt". |
11 | Despite Nirvana's popularity, the group only released three studio albums. |
12 | One of the last songs he ever recorded was entitled "I Hate Myself and Want to Die." It was released on the "Beavis and Butt-Head Experience" compilation album. |
13 | Very frequently changed up the words or the order of lines or verses of his songs when performing them live, rarely if every singing them the same from show to show. |
14 | Bob Dylan, a fan of Nirvana, counted "Polly" as his favorite song by the band. |
15 | The last movie he watched before his death was The Piano (1993). |
16 | Ranked #49 on VH1's 100 Sexiest Artists. |
17 | John Lennon's song "In my Life" was played at his funeral. |
18 | Surpassed Elvis Presley to become the world's top-earning dead celebrity. He raked in £26.3 million from beyond the grave during 2006, according to US business website Forbes.com. |
19 | Nirvana won the 1993 Brit Award for International Breakthrough Act. |
20 | Said he eventually wanted to experiment with filmmaking. He even wrote a script for a horror movie. |
21 | Has said in interviews that he always wanted to give acting a try and be in a movie. |
22 | Has been voted as "the greatest rock'n'roll hero of all time" by the readers of "NME" magazine (10 May 2006). |
23 | "Thank you all from the pit of my burning, nauseous stomach for your letters of concern over the past years. I don't have the passion anymore and so remember, it's better to burn out than fade away" (addressed to Nirvana fans in his suicide note). |
24 | Son of Donald Cobain and Wendy Fradenburg. Grandson of Leland Cobain and Iris Cobain née LaBrot and Charles Fradenburg and Peggy Fradenburg née Irving. His parents married in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho on July 31, 1965. They had a son and a daughter while they were married to each other. Kurt, born February 20, 1967 and Kimberly, born on April 24, 1970. They divorced in 1976. |
25 | Drew Barrymore is the godmother of his daughter Frances Bean Cobain. |
26 | He wore blue-plaid pajamas and a woven Guatemalan purse to his wedding to Courtney Love. |
27 | The song "About a Girl" was about his one-time girlfriend Tracey Marander. |
28 | Suffered chronic stomach pain from stomach ulcers and back pain from scoliosis (curvature of the spine). |
29 | His 3 favorite films were Paris, Texas (1984), - as stated on the "Nevermind - It's An Interview" CD; Over the Edge (1979); and Rear Window (1954). |
30 | Was a left-handed guitarist and a right-handed drummer. |
31 | His songs have been covered by bands ranging from Evanescence to hard rock supergroup Velvet Revolver to female Japanese duo Cibo Matto. |
32 | His death marked the end of the Grunge era. |
33 | Posthumous album "Nirvana: MTV Unplugged" earned he and Nirvana a 1995 Grammy. It was the only Grammy they won. |
34 | Daughter Frances Bean Cobain looks almost exactly like him. She has the distinct blue eyes, and nose. |
35 | At one time sang in the choir at a Baptist church. |
36 | Is mentioned in the song "Innocent" by Our Lady Peace. |
37 | Nirvana were voted the 27th Greatest Rock 'n' Roll Artists of all time by Rolling Stone. |
38 | His parents divorced when he was 7. |
39 | Obsessed with vinyl, he had a substantially expensive record collection. |
40 | His mom was 19 and his dad was 21 when he was born. |
41 | Cher composed the song "The Fall", after learning about his suicide. The song is included on her album "Not.Comm.ercial", which was for sale only on the Internet. |
42 | He is mentioned in the song "Californication" by Red Hot Chili Peppers. |
43 | He wrote a song for his friend Mark Lanegan, who sang for the Screaming Trees. The song was never recorded because Mark said not only would it be like digging up the grave of an old friend, but the song simply didn't fit with the rest of the "Dust" album in a lyrical sense. |
44 | The song "Mighty K.C." by For Squirrels was written about him. |
45 | Was runner-up for Best Songwriter of 1994 in "Rolling Stone" magazine's annual critics' poll. He ranked between Freedy Johnston and Sam Phillips, who placed 1st and 3rd in the poll, respectively. |
46 | Samples of Cobain-penned song lyrics: "I'm a negative creep and I'm stoned" ("Negative Creep," 1989)... "She keeps it pumpin' straight to my heart" ("Aneurysm," 1990)... "And I forget just why I taste/oh yeah, I guess it makes me smile/I found it hard, it's hard to find/oh well, whatever, nevermind" ("Smells Like Teen Spirit," 1991)... "My heart is broke/but I have some glue/help me inhale/and mend it with you/we'll float around/and hang out on clouds/then we'll come down/and have a hangover" ("Dumb," 1993)... "I'll keep fighting jealousy/until it's fucking gone" ("Lounge Act," 1991)... "The animals I've trapped/have all become my pets" ("Something in the Way," 1991)... "Things have never been so swell/I have never failed to feel pain" ("You Know You're Right," 1994)... "All in all is all we all are" ("All Apologies," 1993). |
47 | Named 12th greatest guitar player of all-time by Rolling Stone magazine in 2003. |
48 | Played a trick on the MTV brass when he began Nirvana's appearance at the 1992 MTV Video Music Awards by playing the first few chords of the song "Rape Me" and singing the first verse. He then quickly switched to playing "Lithium", the song the band had agreed to play in the show as a compromise with MTV executives. Cobain had wanted to sing the then-new song "Rape Me", while MTV's bigwigs wanted the band to lead off the show with their signature song, "Smells Like Teen Spirit". The two sides settled on a mid-show rendition of "Lithium". |
49 | His death is referred to in the lyrics of the Damon Gough song "You Were Right". |
50 | Recent biography is written by Charles Cross, an influential icon in the Seattle music scene. The biography, "Heavier Than Heaven", is said to be the most comprehensive biography of one of the most mysterious artists in music history. |
51 | The original title for "Heart-Shaped Box" was "Heart-Shaped Coffin." |
52 | The Nirvana song "Scentless Apprentice" is based on a book called "Perfume" by Patrick Süskind. |
53 | His most popular songs include "About a Girl", "Been a Son", "Negative Creep", "Aneurysm", "Dive", "Sliver", "Smells Like Teen Spirit", "Lithium", "In Bloom", "Polly", "Something in the Way", "Heart-Shaped Box", "Rape Me", "Dumb", "Pennyroyal Tea", "All Apologies" and "You Know You're Right" (written and recorded shortly before his death but not officially released until October 2002). |
54 | According to his widow, Courtney Love, Cobain left behind 109 unreleased, recorded songs when he died in 1994. Some are just song fragments, some music "collages", and about eight are acoustic numbers that Love deems good enough for release. One song, "Stinking of You", which he wrote with Love, includes the line "Stinking of you...I don't care if my life is shattered, it's my point of view..." |
55 | Half-brother: Chad Cobain. |
56 | Half-sister: Brianne O'Conner. |
57 | Sister: Kim. |
58 | Was of Irish, English, German, and French ancestry. |
59 | His most famous song, "Smells Like Teen Spirit", was voted by Rolling Stone Magazine and MTV as the 3rd best pop song out of 100 of all time. |
60 | His songs have been covered by Tori Amos, Sinéad O'Connor, Herbie Hancock, and Branford Marsalis. |
61 | After his death, many musicians recorded tribute songs to him. Some of the better known of these include R.E.M.'s "Let Me In", Patti Smith's "About a Boy", Neil Young's "Sleeps with Angels", and Cher's "The Fall". |
62 | Although Cobain's death was officially ruled a suicide, certain aspects about his death have led to speculation that he was murdered: He had entirely too much heroin in his system at the time of his death to have been able to operate a shotgun; he would have been incapacitated within seconds of injecting it. Also, the so-called "suicide note" may have been a letter to his fans expressing his desire to quit both Nirvana and the music business altogether. In addition, one of Cobain's credit cards was being used a few days AFTER his death. |
63 | Guitar and vocals for the legendary grunge band Nirvana. |
64 | Ashes were scattered in McLane Creek in Olympia, Washington. A handful were scattered under the willow at the front of 171 Lake Washinton Boulevard in Seattle, and another handful was given to a Buddhist to make a "tsatsu" (a memorial sculpture). |
65 | Daughter, Frances Bean Cobain, born. [August 1992] |
Soundtrack
Soundtrack
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Drugaí Marú II | Short writer: "Dive" filming | ||
The Voice | 2012-2016 | TV Series writer - 2 episodes | |
Land Van Lubbers | TV Mini-Series lyrics - 1 episode, 2016 music - 1 episode, 2016 | ||
The Big Short | 2015 | writer: "Lithium" | |
Pan | 2015 | writer: "Smells Like Teen Spirit" | |
The Gallows | 2015 | writer: "Smells Like Teen Spirit" | |
The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World | 2015 | TV Movie documentary writer: "Smells Like Teen Spirit Live on The Word", "Heart-Shaped Box" - uncredited | |
World Championship Snooker | 2015 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
ZombieCollege | 2015 | Short writer: "Aero Zeppelin" | |
În Trecere | 2015 | Short writer: "Smells Like Teen Spirit" | |
Cobain: Montage of Heck | 2015 | Documentary performer: "Floyd the Barber Live", "Breed", "Been a Son", "Sappy", "Opinions", "Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle" / writer: "Territorial Pissings", "All Apologies", "Something in the Way", "Scentless Apprentice", "Smells Like Teen Spirit", "School", "Mr. Moustache", "Hairspray Queen", "Dive Evergreen Demo", "About a Girl", "Lithium", "Floyd the Barber Live", "Breed", "Been a Son", "Endless, Nameless Live", "Polly", "Blew", "Heart-Shaped Box", "Lithium Alt. Take", "Bre | |
American Horror Story | 2014 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
Serial Zavod | 2014 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
Cássia | 2014 | Documentary writer: "Smells Like Teen Spirit" | |
Atop the Fourth Wall | 2009-2014 | TV Series writer - 25 episodes | |
Srok | 2014 | Documentary lyrics: "Smells Like Teen Spirit" / music: "Smells Like Teen Spirit" | |
One Hit Wonderland | 2012-2014 | TV Series documentary writer - 4 episodes | |
Daily Ukulele | 2014 | TV Series short writer - 2 episodes | |
Born to Be Wild: The Golden Age of American Rock | 2014 | TV Series documentary writer - 1 episode | |
Great American Rock Anthems: Turn It Up to 11 | 2013 | TV Movie documentary writer: "Smells Like Teen Spirit" | |
Zdravstvuyte, ya vasha Pyatnitsa! | 2013 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
Levenslied | TV Series lyrics - 1 episode, 2013 music - 1 episode, 2013 | ||
The Voice UK | 2013 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
Divorce | 2013 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
Sound City | 2013 | Documentary writer: "Smells Like Teen Spirit", "In Bloom", "Lithium", "Breed", "Something in the Way" | |
Australia's Got Talent | 2012 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
Anton Corbijn Inside Out | 2012 | Documentary writer: "Heart-Shaped Box" | |
Metal Evolution | 2011 | TV Series documentary writer - 1 episode | |
Generació D | 2011 | TV Movie documentary writer: "Smells Like Teen Spirit" | |
Tu cara me suena | 2011 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
The Muppets | 2011 | writer: "Smells Like Teen Spirit" | |
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 2011 | TV Series writer - 2 episodes | |
PianOwned | 2011 | TV Series short writer - 2 episodes | |
When Rock Goes Acoustic | 2011 | TV Movie documentary writer: "Smells Like Teen Spirit" uncredited, "All Apologies MTV Unplugged", "About A Girl MTV Unplugged" | |
Ruisrock - 40 vuotta rockia ja rakkautta | 2011 | TV Movie documentary writer: "Smells Like Teen Spirit" | |
Movin' on Up | 2011 | TV Movie writer: "Smells Like Teen Spirit" | |
Music Nuggets | 2011 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
A Heartbeat Away | 2011 | writer: "Smells Like Teen Spirit" | |
Foo Fighters: Back and Forth | 2011 | Documentary writer: "Smells Like Teen Spirit", "Lithium", "All Apologies" | |
Getaway | 2010 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
Lamastalgia | 2010 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
Independent Lens | TV Series documentary performer - 1 episode, 2010 writer - 1 episode, 2010 | ||
eXploitation CinemA | 2009 | Documentary short writer: "Smells Like Teen Spirit" | |
Ruby & the Rockits | 2009 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
Guitar Hero 5 | 2009 | Video Game writer: "Lithium", "Smells Like Teen Spirit" | |
Madden NFL 2010 | 2009 | Video Game writer: "Breed" | |
Casal Rock | 2009 | TV Series writer - 3 episodes | |
Marley & Me | 2008 | writer: "Lithium" | |
Californication | 2008 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
Guitar Hero World Tour | 2008 | Video Game writer: "About a Girl Unplugged" | |
60/90 | 2008 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
Parashat Ha-Shavua | TV Series lyrics - 1 episode, 2008 music - 1 episode, 2008 writer - 1 episode, 2008 | ||
Definitely, Maybe | 2008 | writer: "Come As You Are" 1992 | |
The Singing Bee | 2007 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
Tony Hawk's Proving Ground | 2007 | Video Game writer: "Breed" | |
SingStar Amped | 2007 | Video Game writer: "Come As You Are" | |
Skate. | 2007 | Video Game writer: "Lounge Act" | |
Shoot 'Em Up | 2007 | writer: "Breed" | |
Lost | 2007 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
La tele de tu vida | 2007 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
Cover Art | 2007 | TV Series short writer - 1 episode | |
The Last 48 Hours of Kurt Cobain | 2007 | TV Movie documentary writer: "Smells Like Teen Spirit" uncredited, "Negative Creep" uncredited, "Heart-Shaped Box" | |
Rock Band | 2007 | Video Game writer: "In Bloom" | |
Guitar Hero II | 2006 | Video Game "HEART SHAPED BOX" | |
20 to 1 | 2006 | TV Series documentary writer - 1 episode | |
Ha-Shminiya | 2006 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
The World's Greatest Gigs | 2005 | TV Movie documentary writer: "Smells Like Teen Spirit Live at Reading 92" - uncredited | |
Jarhead | 2005 | writer: "Something in the Way" | |
The Work of Director Anton Corbijn | 2005 | Video documentary writer: "Heart Shaped Box" | |
The Devil and Daniel Johnston | 2005 | Documentary writer: "Lithium" | |
S.P.U.N.G | TV Series lyrics - 2 episodes, 2002 - 2004 music - 2 episodes, 2002 - 2004 | ||
Idol | 2003 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
'Weird Al' Yankovic: The Ultimate Video Collection | 2003 | Video writer: "Smells Like Nirvana" | |
Idool 2003 | 2003 | TV Series writer - 2 episodes | |
Rage | 2003 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
Shabatot VeHagim | 2001 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
Moulin Rouge! | 2001 | writer: "ZIDLER'S RAP Medley" | |
Cássia Eller: Com Você Meu Mundo Ficaria Completo - Ao Vivo | 2000 | Video writer: "Smells Like Teen Spirit" | |
'Weird Al' Yankovic Live! | 1999 | Video writer: "Smells Like Nirvana" | |
Daria | 1999 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
Mystery Science Theater 3000 | 1994-1997 | TV Series writer - 2 episodes | |
Jerry Maguire | 1996 | writer: "Something in the Way" | |
T.V. Kaiser | 1996 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
Hype! | 1996 | Documentary writer: "Negative Creep", "Smells Like Teen Spirit" | |
The Epic of Detective Mandy: Book Four - Spoof of the Living Dead II | 1995 | TV Movie writer: "Serve the Servants" | |
Eastern Championship Wrestling | 1995 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
Nirvana Live! Tonight! Sold Out!! | 1994 | Video documentary writer: "Aneurysm", "About a Girl", "Dive", "Breed", "Smells Like Teen Spirit", "Negative Creep", "Come as You Are", "Territorial Pissings", "Something in the Way", "Lithium", "Drain You", "Polly", "Sliver", "On a Plain", "Endless, Nameless", "Lounge Act" | |
Dead at 21 | 1994 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
Beavis and Butt-Head | 1993-1994 | TV Series writer - 2 episodes | |
Saturday Night Live | 1992-1993 | TV Series writer - 2 episodes | |
Inyan Shel Zman | 1993 | TV Series writer - 1 episode |
Composer
Composer
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Nirvana: With the Lights Out | 2004 | Video | |
Unplugged | 1993 | TV Series documentary 1 episode |
Music Department
Music Department
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Cobain: Montage of Heck | 2015 | Documentary music by |
Thanks
Thanks
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Pop Note | 2015 | Short thanks | |
Serial Zavod | 2014 | TV Series dedicatee - 1 episode | |
Aqua Seafoam Shame | 2012 | Documentary in memory of | |
Last Days | 2005 | dedicatee |
Self
Self
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Nirvana: Live at the Paramount | 2011 | Documentary | Himself |
Kurt Cobain About a Son | 2006 | Documentary | Himself - Interviewee |
The Work of Director Anton Corbijn | 2005 | Video documentary | Himself (segment "Heart-Shaped Box") (as Nirvana) |
(This Is Known as) The Blues Scale | 2004 | Documentary short | Himself |
Nirvana Live! Tonight! Sold Out!! | 1994 | Video documentary | Himself (as Kurdt Kobain) |
Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos | 1994 | TV Movie | Himself |
Unplugged | 1993 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
Saturday Night Live | 1992-1993 | TV Series | Himself |
MTV Video Music Awards 1993 | 1993 | TV Special | Himself - Performer (as Nirvana) |
Raw Power | 1992-1993 | TV Series | Himself |
Nirvana: In Bloom | 1992 | Video short | Himself |
1991: The Year Punk Broke | 1992 | Documentary | Himself - Nirvana |
MTV Video Music Awards 1992 | 1992 | TV Special | Himself - Nirvana Guitarist and Vocalist |
Nirvana: Come As You Are | 1992 | Video short | Himself |
Top of the Pops | 1991 | TV Series | Himself |
Nirvana: Smells Like Teen Spirit | 1991 | Video short | Himself - Lead Singer, Lead Guitar (uncredited) |
Tonight with Jonathan Ross | 1990 | TV Series | Himself |
Archive Footage
Archive Footage
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Impact: Songs That Changed the World | 2007 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
20 to 1 | 2006 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
All Apologies: Kurt Cobain 10 Years On | 2006 | Documentary | Himself |
NotNa | 2005 | Documentary short | Himself |
The Britpop Story | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Himself (as Nirvana) |
Musikprogrammet - programmet om musik | 2004-2005 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
The Cobain Case | 2005 | Video documentary | Himself |
Nirvana: With the Lights Out | 2004 | Video | Himself |
Dateline NBC | 2004 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment | 2003 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
Sendung ohne Namen | 2002-2003 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
The Greatest | 2001 | TV Series documentary | |
25 Years of Punk | 2001 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
SNL: 25 Years of Music | 1999 | TV Movie | Himself |
Kurt & Courtney | 1998 | Documentary | Himself |
Rock Babylon | 1998 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
Hype! | 1996 | Documentary | Himself - Nirvana |
Raw Power | 1994 | TV Series | Himself |
Headbangers Ball | 1994 | TV Series | Himself |
The Glamour & the Squalor | 2015 | Documentary | Himself |
Soaked in Bleach | 2015 | Documentary | Himself |
Provokation | 2015 | Documentary short | Himself |
Cobain: Montage of Heck | 2015 | Documentary | Himself |
Too Young to Die | 2012 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
Pearl Jam Twenty | 2011 | Documentary | Himself |
When Rock Goes Acoustic | 2011 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
Fantástico | 2011 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
Movin' on Up | 2011 | TV Movie | Himself - Nirvana |
Hit So Hard | 2011 | Documentary | Himself |
Biography | 2009 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs | 2008 | TV Movie | Himself |
Loki: Arnaldo Baptista | 2008 | Documentary | Himself |
60/90 | 2008 | TV Series | Himself |
Seven Ages of Rock | 2007 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
La tele de tu vida | 2007 | TV Series | Himself |
The Last 48 Hours of Kurt Cobain | 2007 | TV Movie documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
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# | Quote |
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1 | I would like to get rid of the homophobes, racists and sexists in our audience. I know they're out there, and it really bothers me. So at this point I have a request for our fans: If any of you in any way hate homosexuals, people of a different color, or women, please do this one favor for us... Don't come to our shows and don't buy our records. |
2 | None of you will ever know my true intent. |
3 | [on his Irish ancestry] They came from County Cork, which is a really weird coincidence, because when we toured Ireland, we played in Cork and the entire day I walked around in a daze. I'd never felt more spiritual in my life. It was the weirdest feeling and I have a friend who was with me who could testify to this. I was almost in tears the whole day. Since that tour, which was about two years ago, I've had a sense that I was from Ireland. |
4 | It just so happens that there's a bunch of people that are concerned with what I have to say. I find that frightening at times because I'm just as confused as most people. |
5 | I didn't know how to deal with success. If there was a Rock Star 101, I would have liked to take it. It might have helped me. |
6 | I never wanted to sing. I just wanted to play rhythm guitar - hide in the back and just play. |
7 | When I heard the Pixies for the first time, I connected with that band so heavily I should have been in that band - or at least in a Pixies cover band. |
8 | The music comes first. Lyrics are second. (When asked how he writes his songs.) |
9 | If I went to jail, at least I wouldn't have to sign autographs. |
10 | I'm not gay, but I wish I was just to piss off the homophobes. |
11 | "I stared into his eyes and told him that I thought he was a respectable human. I did tell him straight out that I think his band still sucks." - on his encounter with Pearl Jam lead singer Eddie Vedder. |
12 | [To 'Weird Al" Yankovic', when asked for permission to do a parody of "Smells Like Teen Spirit"] "It isn't going to be about food, is it?". |
13 | I think people who glamorize drugs are f**king *ssholes and if there's hell they'll go there. |
14 | I'd rather be hated for who I am than loved for who I am not. |
15 | I'm not a death rocker, and I don't wear black. |
16 | I'm not well-read, but when I read, I read well. |
17 | Wanting to be someone else is a waste of the person you are. |
# | Trademark |
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1 | Bright blue eyes |
2 | Ripped Jeans |
3 | Nihilistic & deeply personal Lyrics |
4 | Shoulder-length blonde hair |
5 | Fender guitars |
6 | Garbled,Incomprehensible Singing |
7 | Smashing instruments and stage equipment after shows |
8 | Raw agonizing voice |
9 | His unclean hair and unshaven appearance |