Quite a few theories, unknowns, vague ideas and other questions have been around regarding the death / suicide of one of the characters that gave life and face to the grunge movement of the 90's, Kurt Donald Cobain, founder and leader of Nirvana, and today April 5, marks the 25th anniversary of that tragic event that would mark a milestone not only within the music scene, but in all areas worldwide, and it was not for less, since at that time, the work The band had managed to become recognized and admired in practically every corner of the world, and Cobain he was already an admired and recognized character.
He is simply an icon, an individual who despite the chaos that surrounded him (abandonment, depression, drugs, excesses) marked an entire generation and left for history a whole musical legacy, which may not be extensive, but is extremely important, which to date continues to generate millionaire profits for his widow and former bandmates. A rebellious soul, a misfit, shy, but with great genius and talent.
Kurt It was released on February 20, 1967, in Aberdeen, Washington.
From an early age, he had a life marked by difficult events or situations that he would not have liked to experience, such as his parents' divorce, the various changes of residence because he did not feel accepted by his own family, wandering from one place to another, the live on the streets and spend your nights under a bridge, etc.
"It took years for me to realize that my parents' divorce had not been my fault"
Focusing on the musical side, we can start from that debut album by Nirvana, “Bleach” from 1989, with which the band began to mark territory, small, but they were already beginning to make noise, until “Nevermind” appeared in 1992, and this noise became deafening and irrepressible, which catapulted the band to be a worldwide success, selling around 50 million copies and practically making their members wealthy overnight, and ensuring a success that would go up.
In their music they managed to capture that rage and discontent, with which all that generation took communion and was consistent for them, and had become those rock stars that the world admired, and also achieved a fame with which perhaps they were not prepared to deal, especially Kurt.
"I wish I had attended classes on how to be a rock star, I could have prepared myself for this"
For Kurt, it turned out to be enormous pressure to face the life of a true rock star, the constant tours, recordings, press and others, added to the physical ills that he carried and also the emotional ones, led him to sink deeper into addictions, increasing the use of heroin, mainly, in addition to at that time having the company of his wife, Courtney Love, who was also a regular drug user, until the day came when she discovered that she was pregnant.
After an attempt by Courtney and the rest of the gang to convince Kurt to seek help and control his addictions, and focus on being a good father to his daughter, he accepts and is admitted on March 30 in the center of Exodus recovery, in Los Angeles, to detoxify.
On April 1st, Kurt He escaped from that center and hours later he would take a flight to Seattle, while Courtney had been alerted and several of his close friends and colleagues were trying to locate him, mainly fearing he would fall back on drugs and perhaps ignoring that it was going through his mind to take off his lifetime.
The days passed and on the morning of April 8, a technician who worked at the home, discovered Kurt's lifeless body, with blood around his head, and immediately reported it to the authorities, who found a letter next to the body. and a shotgun, thus confirming that it had been a suicide. Kurt Cobain had died at 27 years old.
According to the investigations, it is estimated that he died around 11:30 am on April 5, that 1994, and now, a legend had been born, which continues to be present and that his work continues to sound by different means and even having faithful followers and others. that add up over time.
In 2014, the ceremony was held in which Nirvana entered the "Rock & Roll Hall of Fame", where for the occasion, the band performed live, accompanied by the voices of Kim Gordon, Lorde, Annie Clark and Joan Jett, and with the latter, the band has made several live appearances in recent years, making us wonder if we will be close to the return of the band to world stages, with a new voice in front, just as Stone has done. Temple Pilots and Alice in Chains, contemporary bands, at least we still have no indication that this was a possibility.
Kurt's history and life, in general, can be long if you go into detail, and by now he is already known to many, or at least have some vague idea about it.
The race of Cobain It was practically short but extremely intense and it is unknown what would have happened or what would be his or Nirvana's day today, if that April 5 had not pulled the trigger, but he decided so and took the exit.
"It is better to burn than to go out slowly"
Kurt Cobain
1967-1994