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What Happened to Kurt Cobain’s Death?

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Kurt Cobain was born in Aberdeen, Washington, on February 20, 1967.

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After dropping out of high school, the young musician started following punk music.

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Flash forward to the peak of Nirvana’s success, being called the “flagship band of Generation X.”

Despite being one of the most influential bands in the 1990s, Kurt Cobain hated the attention.

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Kurt Cobain often used heroin and inhalants in his later years.

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In March of 1994, the musician overdosed on Rohypnol. It was especially dangerous, as he was also drinking heavily at the same time.

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On April 2, Cobain bought firearm shells, telling the cab driver he had recently been burglarized.

Three days later, Kurt Cobain died by suicide. An electrician found Cobain’s body three days after, on April 8, when he was installing security lighting at his Washington house.

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