Kurt Donald Cobain

Kurt Donald Cobain was born in Hoquiam near Aberdeen

,Washington. His mother was Wendy and his father was Donald Cobain.

Kurt was born on February 20, 1967. Kurt died on April 5,1994.

Kurt was bright and receptive boy who had an interest in music

from the early age of two. He had a Mickey mouse drum set that he

beated night and day, Kurt's aunt Mary gave him his first guitar lesson ,

found that he couldn't sit through a whole lesson pretty much like any

six or seven would not.  Kurt's parents took him to see a specialist to

diagnose his problem.  The specialist said he was hyperactive and

prescribed Ritalin, a type of amphetamine.  This was the beginning of a

life of drug use, abuse and dependence for Kurt.

In 1975, Kurt's parents divorced.  When they separated Kurt

moved in with his mother. This was the start of a series of moves from

relative to relative.  This caused a great deal of stress for Kurt and he

became secluded.

Kurt expressed his inner thoughts and emotions through music, by

listening and empathizing with bands such as Black Sabbath and the Sex

Pistols. 

While in high school Kurt met Buzz Osbourne and Matt Lukin of

the Melvins, musical heroes and inspirations to Kurt.  Also while in high

school he met future band mate with Nirvana, and many other groups,

Krist(Chris) Novoselic.  Krist was an immigrant from Croatia and he

and Kurt became friends instantly.  Later Kurt and Krist formed Nirvana

with Chad Channing as drummer and recorded Bleach in 1989 for only

$600.  Channing was replaced with Dave Grohl, now of the Foo

Fighters, who went on to record their other five CD's as Nirvana's new

drummer.

Drug were easily found for the youths living the town. Kurt was

smoking hash and tryed any kick that came his way. Kurt had been

experimentin drugs for some time , probably developing from the Ritalin

he was prescribed as a child. He was known to have tried heroin by the    

summer of 1986 and he continued to do hard drugs through out his life.

 Kurt quotes  about his heroin addiction .

                          

   The biggest thing that affected me was all

                             the insane heroin rumors all this speculation

                             going on. I felt totally violated I never realized

                             that my private life would be such an issue.1

       Kurt  was arrested as a teen for vandalism when he wrote "Homo

Sex Rules" on the outside of a bank.

Kurt Cobain had something going with his music at the age 18 so

he  left school a week short of graduation. He also passed down an art

scholarship.

Kurt had been moving from friend to friend sleeping on their floors

and sometimes on the street or shelters and even under a bridge, because

his parents were separated and it was to hard to go back and stay.

 Kurt was very abuse of with his music equipment for example he

quoted.

                           I was looking for something a lot heavier yet melodic

                           at the same time , something different from heavy a

                           different metal attitude.2

Kurt smashed his guitars a lot his first time he smashed one was on

October 30, 1988. 

Question 1.

Kurt Donald Cobain started playing music at the early age of 2

years old. He received a Mickey Mouse drum set, and beated it around

night and day. As you know Kurt Cobain didn't play the drums when he

was playing with Nirvana he song and played the guitar.At the age of

seven his aunt gave him his first guitar lessons but as any seven year old

he couldn't sit through a days lesson.

Kurt as a teen was a drug addic and  was one as an adult because

he just couldn't quit. The biggest thing that reason why the drugs got

him hooked on them was he was stressed out most of the time and

depression. That how most teens get hooked on these powerful drugs.

The reason why he was stressed out most of the time was because he was

moving from friend to friend and streets and shelters and even under

bridges. The biggest reason why he was doing this was because his

parents had just separated and he just didn't care much of them after

that.

So Kurt grown up the way he acted in his childhood life. There

wasn't much changes through his teen life until his adult life. Kurt grew

up as a grunge type drug user that just loved people to much as he

quoted in his suicide not that he just loved people to much.

                                Only because it seems so easy for

                                people to get along and have empathy.

                                Only because I love and feel sorry for

                                people to much I guess.3

Question 2.

Kurt Cobain was influenced by many people going back to when

he met Buzz Osbourn and Matt Lukinwho influenced him to join the

music world , and by relatives they were influencing him to stay with

them and not live on the streets. He did stay with them although it made

him depressed. He quotes.

             I moved back and forth between

             relatives all the time. And I just

             became extremely depressed and

             withdrawn. 4

Kurt was also influenced by many other people like band members

(David Grahl and Krist Novoselic). His wife Courtney Love former lead

singer of Hole and now actrise. His favorite band the Melvins , his

parents and all his fans that liked his music.

There wasn't many people that Kurt influenced because of his drug

problems,  but he did influence many kids all over the world because of

his loud guitar playing. Kids heard his music and just said wow I want to

play like that. Some other people he influenced was his band member

David Grahl because after his death David went on and played with the

Foo Fighters.

Kurt  was influenced by others more because some parents don't let

their kids listen to his music because he did drugs and he killed him self

but you better don't say he killed himself yet because his investigator

believes he was killed by the friend that was with him in his garage

smoking Heroin with him. His friends name is unknown.

                       

                                         

Jeremy Dean is the author of the book Nirvana. He is also the

author of the CD Guide to Nine Inch Nails , is an underground film-

maker and freelance journalist working for several national magazines

and newspapers.

Question 4

It seemed that as a kid Kurt grew up loving music. As I said earlier

in this report that he had a Mickey Mouse drum set and he had his  first

guitar lesson at the age of seven years old that his aunt Mary bought for

him.

When he was kid he was doing every kick (drug) that came his

way while living in a big city it wasn't hard for him to get it. He also did

almost every hard drug that was out there. He still did  that as he was an

adult.

Ever since meeting Buzz Osbourne and Matt Lukin , Kurt took his

music really seriously, but when he was an adult he said that he wasn't

having a hundred percent fun he quotes.

The worst crime I could think of

                                    would be to pull people off by

                                    faking it, pretending as if I'm

                                    having one hundred percent fun... 5

 

Krist Novoselic a member of Nirvana pointed out that Kurt grew

into the business hating  to play music, Krist quotes.

                                   

                    Well Kurt , the worst crime I

                                    can  think of is for you to just

                                    continue being a rock star when

                                    you f***ing hate it, just f***ing

                                     stop. 6

                                           

Question 3

The people around him influenced a lot but some didn't.

Courtney Love (his wife) and Frances Bean Cobain( is daughter)

probably influenced him the most knowing that Courtney was the lead

singer of HOLE , when he needed help with his music she was right

there for him , and  Frances Bean, who Kurt loved dearly thought of her

as the best drug he could have had when he was holding her. He quotes.

                                     

                               I knew that when I had a

                              child , I'd be overwhelmed

                              and it's true... I can't tell you

                              how much my attitude has

                              changed since we've got

                              Frances. Holding my baby is

                              the best drug in the world.  5                                                      

 

He didn't like people listen to his music when they didn't even

know much  about it. I think that his band members influenced him as

much as Frances Bean and Courtney Love , because he was with them

most of the time on tours.

  From all this influence Kurt received all he thought that of him self

as a self- destructive , death rocker. He quotes from his suicide note.

       

                         I have goddess of a wife who

                         sweats ambition and empathy

                         and a daughter who reminds

                         me too much of what I used

                         to be, full of love and joy,

                         kissing every person she meets

                         because everyone is good and

                        will do her no harm. And that

                        terrifies me to the point to where

                        I can barely function. I can't stand

                        the thought of Frances becoming

                       the miserable , self - destructive,   

                       death rocker I've become. 6             

                        

  I think that he had a lot of people that influenced him.