Kurt Cobain MTV Live and Loud

Kurt Cobain MTV Live and Loud, hand-drawn at age 26, during Nirvana’s MTV “Live and Loud” concert at Pier 28 in Seattle, Washington, December 13, 1993 playing his Fender Mustang with a sonic-blue body finish and the indispensable humbucker in the bridge.

Cobain was an American singer, songwriter, musician and founder of the rock band Nirvana.
Nirvana found breakthrough success with “Smells Like Teen Spirit” from their second album Nevermind (1991).

Following the success of “Nevermind”, Nirvana was labeled “the flagship band” of Generation X.
Hits such as “Smells Like Team Spirit”, “All Apologies”, “About A Girl”, “Heart Shaped Box”, “Come As You Are” and “The Man Who Sold The World” made the Seattle band the heart of the “Grunge” music scene.

On his 14th birthday on February 20, 1981, Cobain’s uncle offered him either a bike or a used guitar; he chose the guitar.
Despite being right handed, he played the guitar left handed.

Throughout most of his life, Cobain suffered from depression, chronic bronchitis and intense physical pain due to an undiagnosed chronic stomach condition.
This condition led him into experimentation with drugs. Cobain’s first experience with heroin occurred sometime in 1986, and by the end of 1990, it developed into a full-fledged addiction.

On April 8, 1994, Cobain’s body was discovered at his Lake Washington Boulevard home by electrician Gary Smith who had arrived to install a security system.
The death was ruled a suicide by a self-inflicted shotgun wound to the head. He was 27 years old.

Since their debut, Nirvana, with Cobain as a songwriter, has sold over 25 million albums in the U.S., and over 75 million worldwide.
Cobain was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014, along with Nirvana bandmates Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl, in their first year of eligibility.

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