On the night of February 20th, 1967, the cry of new life spread soundly through the maternity wing of Grays Harbor Community Hospital. This seemingly average night in Hoquiam, Washington would prove to be one of profound and unforeseeable significance; Wendy O’Connor and Donald Cobain would welcome their first-born child Kurt into their lives and, in that very same instance, the world would gain one of the most influential musical icons to strum a guitar. It was in this northern logging town on the Pacific coast of Washington state that Kurt Cobain, co-founder and lead vocalist/songwriter of the grunge rock band “Nirvana”, would flourish into the talented and tortured soul destined to be gazed upon by millions across the globe. In his tragically
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At the tender age of eight years old, his parents Wendy and Donald divorced, leaving a young Kurt emotionally distraught, and filled with a deep rooted sense of unrest and loneliness, “he was transformed from an outgoing, happy child to a withdrawn introvert, ashamed and sullen. ‘I just remember all of a sudden not being the same person, feeling like I wasn't worthy any more,’ he told his biographer, Michael Azzerad” (Riches). As a direct result of his parentally inflicted broken home, he was shuffled around between family members, and quickly developed a rebellious persona; one that would become a prevalent essence lingering in the heart of his music. These emerging feelings and emotional wounds would evolve into persistent inner demons- remaining with him for years to …show more content…
However, for Kurt Cobain, this was the furthest thing from his feelings about stardom. The sensation of being placed in the mainstream media with a spotlight overhead and the title of “the voice of a generation” plastered across his forehead, made Cobain deeply uncomfortable. In a 1993 MTV News interview, he once said “I wanted to have the adoration of John Lennon but the anonymity of Ringo Starr” (Fricke). The weight of his increasing drug use, the pressure of wanting to be the person that his daughter Francis Bean needed as a father, and the increasingly jaded spotlight that had lost its short lived appeal, were all beginning to take a fatal toll on the undernourished body of Nirvana’s front man. In ’93, the band released what would be their final album, In Utero, which quickly hit the number one spot, leading to more world touring, and increased fame; proving to be the added weight that would serve as the straw that broke the back of the golden haired rock
At the tender age of eight years old, his parents Wendy and Donald divorced, leaving a young Kurt emotionally distraught, and filled with a deep rooted sense of unrest and loneliness, “he was transformed from an outgoing, happy child to a withdrawn introvert, ashamed and sullen. ‘I just remember all of a sudden not being the same person, feeling like I wasn't worthy any more,’ he told his biographer, Michael Azzerad” (Riches). As a direct result of his parentally inflicted broken home, he was shuffled around between family members, and quickly developed a rebellious persona; one that would become a prevalent essence lingering in the heart of his music. These emerging feelings and emotional wounds would evolve into persistent inner demons- remaining with him for years to …show more content…
However, for Kurt Cobain, this was the furthest thing from his feelings about stardom. The sensation of being placed in the mainstream media with a spotlight overhead and the title of “the voice of a generation” plastered across his forehead, made Cobain deeply uncomfortable. In a 1993 MTV News interview, he once said “I wanted to have the adoration of John Lennon but the anonymity of Ringo Starr” (Fricke). The weight of his increasing drug use, the pressure of wanting to be the person that his daughter Francis Bean needed as a father, and the increasingly jaded spotlight that had lost its short lived appeal, were all beginning to take a fatal toll on the undernourished body of Nirvana’s front man. In ’93, the band released what would be their final album, In Utero, which quickly hit the number one spot, leading to more world touring, and increased fame; proving to be the added weight that would serve as the straw that broke the back of the golden haired rock