Donald Cobain Research Paper

Kurt Donald Cobain was many things: an artist, a loving father, a good friend, and an inspiration to many across the globe. Did he really commit suicide or was his death a coverup for a tragic murder? Cobain was an American musician who was best known as the lead singer, guitarist, and primary songwriter of the rock band Nirvana. The band was formed with Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen, Washington, in 1985 and established it as part of the Seattle music scene in grunge genre. After signing with the major label DCG Records, the band found A breakthrough success with “Smells Like Teen Spirit” from its second album Nevrmind (1991). Following the success of Nevermind, Nirvana was labeled "the flagship band" of Generation X, and Cobain hailed as "the …show more content…
He had one sister (Kim) one half sister (Brianne O'Conner) and one half brother (Chad Cobain). When Cobain was nine years old, his parents divorced. He later said that the divorce had a profound effect on his life, while his mother noted that his personality changed dramatically; Cobain became defiant and withdrawn. In a 1993 interview, he …show more content…
While Cobain and Love's romance had always been a media attraction, they found themselves hounded by tabloid reporters after the article was published, many wanting to know if Frances was addicted to drugs at birth. The Los Angeles County Department of Children's Services took the Cobains to court, claiming that the couple's drug usage made them unfit parents. Due to the claims made in the Vanity Fair article, Seattle child-welfare agents removed the couple's baby daughter for around four weeks. The couple eventually obtained custody in an exchange for agreeing to provide urine tests and receive regular visits from a social worker. After months of legal negotiations, the couple were eventually granted full custody of their daughter. Love later claimed to have ceased heroin use upon learning of her