Kurt Donald Cobain (February 20,1967-April 5,1994) was the lead singer and guitarist of the grunge band Nirvana, which also included bassist Krist Novoselic and drummer Dave Grohl. He was born in the city of Aberdeen,Washington.
Cobain was very influential in popularizing what came to be known as grunge music- a style of rock music that formed in part as a reaction against what people saw as the shallow nature of 1980s stadium rock and over-the-top metal bands (hair metal) with preened images and elaborate stage shows. Nirvana's best known song is "smell like teen spirit", which was often referred to by the media as an anthem for Generation X and grunge itself.
Cobain suffered a drug addiction that started when he was a teenager. He was a persistent user of cocain and heroin. Later in his career, he was admitted into rehab several times. On his final visit to a rehab centre, he jumped a wall and escaped to his home. Cobain committed suicide in 1994.