Though the exact time of his death is unknown, Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain is thought to have killed himself on April 5, 1994. He was 27 years old.
Cobain had walked out of a rehab center in Los Angeles the previous week and had not been seen by his family and close friends for several days, including his wife, Hole frontwoman Courtney Love, with whom Cobain had a one-and-a-half-year-old daughter.
On April 8, Cobain's body was discovered at his home by an electrician. The singer had shot himself in the chin with a shotgun. He had long battled depression and drug addiction, and a suicide found near the body detailed dissatisfaction with his life and with the music business.
Nirvana had released just three studio albums during Cobain's life, but their second effort, 1991's "Nevermind," with its seminal grunge track "Smells Like Teen Spirit," solidified the Seattle music scene in the mainstream. The band released their debut effort “Bleach” in 1989. Their third studio effort, “In Utero,” was released in 1993.
Cobain had walked out of a rehab center in Los Angeles the previous week and had not been seen by his family and close friends for several days, including his wife, Hole frontwoman Courtney Love, with whom Cobain had a one-and-a-half-year-old daughter.
On April 8, Cobain's body was discovered at his home by an electrician. The singer had shot himself in the chin with a shotgun. He had long battled depression and drug addiction, and a suicide found near the body detailed dissatisfaction with his life and with the music business.
Nirvana had released just three studio albums during Cobain's life, but their second effort, 1991's "Nevermind," with its seminal grunge track "Smells Like Teen Spirit," solidified the Seattle music scene in the mainstream. The band released their debut effort “Bleach” in 1989. Their third studio effort, “In Utero,” was released in 1993.
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