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Kurt Cobain

カート・コバーン　/　かーと・こばーん

American guitarist

February 20, 1967 – April 5, 1994　・　Aberdeen, Washington, United States

Washington
guitarist
singer
songwriter

My Take

Kurt Cobain remains, for me, one of the most quietly devastating figures in modern music. From small-town Aberdeen he wrote Smells Like Teen Spirit and Nevermind and accidentally redefined an entire decade, then exited at twenty-seven. What moves me is his discomfort with the very success he created; that tension between rage and tenderness is exactly why his voice still cuts through to listeners born long after he died. I do not romanticize his end, but I deeply admire the honesty of his work. He was flawed and unguarded, and that vulnerability is precisely what made him immortal.

Overview

Kurt Donald Cobain (February 20, 1967 – c. April 5, 1994) was an American musician and songwriter. He was the lead vocalist, guitarist, primary songwriter, and a founding member of the grunge band Nirvana. Through his angsty songwriting and anti-establishment persona, he widened the thematic conventions of mainstream rock music.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Kurt Cobain
Name (Japanese): カート・コバーン
Reading: かーと・こばーん
Born: February 20, 1967 – April 5, 1994
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Pisces / Goat
Origin: Aberdeen, Washington, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: guitarist / singer / songwriter / visual artist / composer

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Aberdeen High School
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

5. Works & records

Category	Title	Role	Year
Notable work	Smells Like Teen Spirit	—
Notable work	Nevermind	—

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B3%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3

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