-5'7" tall 125 pounds
-Was born on February 20th 1967.
-He has one sister named Kimberley who was born in 1970.
-His parents names are Donald Cobain (mechanic) and Wendy Fradenburg (Homemaker/Secretary).
-His Aunt Mary gave him his first plastic guitar.
-became fascinated with the drums in third grade.
-suffered from chronic bronchitis, Scoliosis/back aches, gastric agonies and Manic Depression (depression with crippling ups and downs) was also something Kurt was accused of suffering of.
-BODA= Kurts friend, invisible ball of irrepressible energy.
-Art became his second passion after music at the age of seven
-Kurts downspiral of life began when his parents divorced when he was eight.
"After the divorce, he changed completely...I think he was ashamed, and he became very inward, he just held everything in. He became really shy, It just devastated him." Wendy (1992.Kurts Mother)
-He lived under the North Aberdeen Bridge when living spaces were scarce.
-The Bridge bears graffiti of his writings "Black Flag" "Meat Puppets" "Fuck" "stop Vandalism"
-Formed Nirvana after Fecal Matter and Skid Row.
-Olympia = Kurts lifelong pyschic base, it was a community that welcomed and appreciated his talents
-Kurt Idolized Calvin Johnson of the Beat Happenings
-Has a K Records logo tattoed on his forearm, he was a passionate advocate of the rights of women and homosexuals.
-Kurts great uncle, Burle Cobain committed suicide (1979) then, five years later Kenneth, his brother took his own
-'Heart Shaped Box' is Kurts ode to Courtney, the name of the song comes from a red heart shaped box decorated with flowers and filled with pine cones, sea shells, and a doll tea set that Courtney gave to Kurt.
-Kurt introduced his hobby of herion use to Courtney in November of 1991 in Amsterdam.
-Kurt and Courtney were married on a beach side cliff, Kurt in green flannel pj's and Courtney in a lace dress formerly owned by Francis Farmer.
-They were married in Waikiki on February 24th, and Kurt was completely strung out
-Courtney became pregnant, and continued her heroin use.
-Frances Bean Cobain was born at 7:48 AM on August 18th 1992.
-She was named after Frances Mckee of the Vaselines. IF she had been a boy her name would have been Eugene Kelly (of the Vaselines)
-Frances's middle name "Bean" originated from ultrasound pictures of Frances, Kurt said she looked like a Kidney bean, Courtney agreed, and the name stayed.
-Kurt and Courtney Lived at 171 Lake Washington Boulevard in Seattle.
-Kurts Favorite bands include: Vaselines, Shonen Knife, Leadbelly, The Beatles, Iggy Pop, The Melvins, and The Stinky Puffs.
-Sometime on Tuesday, April 5th Kurt Died, riding on a high of Valium and Heroin, he died of a shotgun bullet in the head.
-He died on the floor of the "greenhouse" above the garage. which was once occupied by Michael Dewitt, Frances Bean's Male Nanny.
-His body was found at 8:40 AM, fifty minutes later KXRX radio was broadcasting the news.
-Kurts Smack level was 1.52mg per liter, Doses of smack one third of that are lethal.
-Kurts last known words were: "Peace love and empathy, Kurt Cobain"
-The first copy cat suicide in seattle reported was on April 11th and over 100 fans chose to take thier life over his death.
"People are treating him like a god, and that pisses him off. They're giving Kurt this elevated sense of importance that he feels he doesnt deserve. Hes ready to strangle the next person who takes his picture." Mils Berstein
