Kurt Cobain
Kurt Donald Cobain (February 20, 1967 – c. April 5, 1994) was an American singer-songwriter, musician and artist, best known as the lead singer and guitarist of the grunge band Nirvana.
Cobain formed Nirvana with Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen, Washington, in 1985 and established it as part of the Seattle music scene, having its debut album Bleach released on the independent record label Sub Pop in 1989. After signing with major label DGC Records, the band found breakthrough success with "Smells Like Teen Spirit" from its second album Nevermind (1991). Following the success of Nevermind, Nirvana was labeled "the flagship band" of Generation X, and Cobain hailed as "the spokesman of a generation". Cobain however was often uncomfortable and frustrated, believing his message and artistic vision to have been misinterpreted by the public, with his personal issues often subject to media attention. He challenged Nirvana's audience with its final studio album In Utero (1993).
During the last years of his life, Cobain struggled with heroin addiction, illness and depression, his fame and public image, as well as the professional and lifelong personal pressures surrounding himself and his wife, musician Courtney Love. On April 8, 1994, Cobain was found dead at his home in Seattle, the victim of what was officially ruled a suicide by a self-inflicted shotgun wound to the head. The circumstances of his death have become a topic of public fascination and debate. Since their debut, Nirvana, with Cobain as a songwriter, has sold over 25 million albums in the US alone, and over 50 million worldwide.
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Films (61)
Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt
2026 · Self (archive footage)
BUSCANDO MI NIRVANA
2025
The Secret Lives of Bill Bartell
2025 · Self (archive footage)
Hippo
2024 · Music
I Hate Myself and I Want to Die
2023 · Self (archive footage)
The Teacher
2023 · Self (archive footage)
Foo Fighters: One Less Hero
2022 · Self (archive footage)
Kalvøyafestivalen - 50 år siden første riff
2021 · Self (archive footage)
Grunge: A Story of Music and Rage
2021 · Self (archive footage)
When Nirvana Came to Britain
2021 · Self (archive footage)
Woodstock 99 - Peace, Love, and Rage
2021 · Self (archive footage)
Stupor Mundi: Book 3, The Most Dangerous Encounter
2019 · Self (archive footage)
27 ans partis trop tôt
2018 · Self (archive footage)
Kurt Everywhere
2018
Qui A Tué Kurt Cobain ?
2015 · Self (archive footage)
Cobain: Montage of Heck
2015 · Self (archive footage)
Hit So Hard
2012 · Self (archive footage)
Nirvana: Live at the Paramount
2011 · Self - Lead Vocals, Guitar, Author
Nirvana: Taking Punk to the Masses
2011 · Self
Nirvana: Live On Air
2010 · Self
Nirvana: Live at Reading
2009 · Self - Vocals, Guitar
Loki: Arnaldo Baptista
2009 · Self (archive footage)
Welcome to My Castle!
2007 · Self
Kurt Cobain: About a Son
2007 · Self
The Last 48 Hours of Kurt Cobain
2007 · Self (archive footage)
Nirvana - In Utero: Under Review
2006 · Self (archive footage)
Nirvana The Path from Incesticide to In Utero
2006 · Self
Nirvana - the Definitive Critical Review
2006 · Self
The Devil and Daniel Johnston
2006 · Self (Archival footage)
All Apologies: Kurt Cobain 10 Years On
2006 · Self
The Work of Director Anton Corbijn
2005 · Self (segment "Heart-Shaped Box")
The Britpop Story 'It Really, Really, Really, Could Happen'
2005 · Self (archive footage)
Classic Albums: Nirvana - Nevermind
2005 · Self (archive footage)
Nirvana: With the Lights Out
2004
Kurt Cobain: The Early Life of a Legend
2004 · Self
(This Is Known as) The Blues Scale
2004 · Self
VH1 News Special: Grunge
2001 · Self (archive footage)
25 Years of Punk
2001 · Self (archive footage)
Kurt & Courtney
1998 · Self (archive footage)
Hype!
1996 · Self (archive footage)
Nirvana: Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!
1994 · Self - Vocals, Guitar (archive footage)
Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos
1994 · Self
Nirvana: Terminal 1, Munich
1994
RuPaul's Christmas Ball
1993 · Self
Nirvana: Unplugged In New York
1993 · Self - Vocals, Guitar, Songs, Vocals
MTV Unplugged: Nirvana
1993 · Self
Nirvana: Live and Loud
1993 · Self - Vocals, Guitar
Nirvana: Unplugged in New York - Rehearsal
1993 · Self - Lead Vocals, Guitars
Nirvana: Veterans Memorial Coliseum Phoenix, Az
1993
Nirvana: Live at Hollywood Rock Festival
1993 · Self
1991: The Year Punk Broke
1992 · Self
Nirvana: Live in Amsterdam 1991
1991 · Self - Lead Vocals, Guitars
Nirvana: Live at the Paradiso
1991 · Self
Nirvana: Teatro Castello, Rome, Italy
1991 · Self
Nirvana: Astoria Theater London
1991
Nirvana: Live in Dallas
1991 · Self
Nirvana: Smells Like Teen Spirit
1991 · Kurt Cobain, Lyricist, Vocals
Sub Pop Video Network Program 1
1991 · Self (archive footage)
Nirvana - Live on Leeds Polytechnic, UK, 1990
1990 · Self - Vocals, Guitar
Nirvana: Rockin’ T.P., Santa Fe 1989
1989 · Self
Nirvana: Teen Spirit Interviews
· Self
Séries (9)
The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn't a Guy at All
2027 · Theme Song Performance
70 Years of Youth Revolt
2020 · Self (archive footage)
Inexpliqué
2019 · Self (archive footage)
Les Nineties
2017 · Self (archive footage)
Trop jeune pour mourir
2012 · Self (archive footage)
Storyville
1997
Classic Albums
1997 · Self (archive footage)
The Word
1990
MTV Video Music Awards
1984 · Self