In February 1992 Cobain skipped off to
Hawaii to marry the already pregnant Courtney
Love. Later in the year Nirvana released Incesticide
and in August Cobain had hospital treatment for heroin
abuse. Shortly after Frances Bean Cobain was born.
In early 1993 In Utero was released into the top spot
on the music charts. In Utero was widely acclaimed by
the music press and it contains some of Cobain's most
passionate work. In Utero was a lot more open than
Nirvana's previous albums. Songs like All Apologies
and Heart Shaped Box detailed aspects of Cobain's
sometimes shaky marriage, other songs like Scentless
Apprentice detailed the agonies and struggles of
Cobain's experiences.
Nirvana embarked on a support tour and recorded
and filmed an "unplugged" (acoustic) performance
for MTV in November of 1993. Nirvana's choice to
honour bands and people that had influenced them
and Cobain's passionate and intense vocals
especially on "Where Did You Sleep Last Night?
"silenced many of their who had labeled Cobain
talentless. Rumors circulated that the MTV Unplugged
compilation would be Nirvana's last album and the
band were splitting up.
Cobain was a gun fanatic and always had several
in his possession or in various forms of confiscation.
In the northern winter of 1993-94 Nirvana embarked
on an extensive European tour. Twenty concerts
into the tour Cobain developed throat problems
and their schedule was interrupted while he recovered.
While recovering Cobain flew to Rome to join his wife
who was also preparing to tour with her own band.
On March the 4th Cobain was rushed to hospital in
a coma after an unsuccessful suicide bid in which he
washed down about fifty prescription painkillers with
champagne. The suicide bid was officially called an
accident and was not even made known to close
friends and associates. Several days later he
returned to Seattle. Cobain's wife, friends and
managers convinced Cobain, who was still in
deep distress to enter a detox program in L.A.
According to a missing person's report filed
by his mother Cobain fled after only a few
days of the program.
Cobain was cited in the Seattle area with a shotgun.
Days later on the 5th of April he barricaded himself
into the granny flat behind his mansion, put a shotgun
in his mouth and pulled the trigger. On Thursday
April the 7th ~ two days after a medical examiner
says Cobain shot himself and the day before his
body was found police say Courtney Love herself
was taken to hospital in L.A. for a drug overdose.
Released on bail, Love checked herself into a
rehab center but left soon after a friend called
her the next day with news of Cobain's death.
Cobain's body was found when an electrician
visiting the house to install a security system
went round the back of the house when no one
answered the front door and peered through
windows. He thought he saw a mannequin
sprawled on the floor until he noticed a splotch
of blood by Cobain's ear. When police broke
down the door they found Cobain dead on the
floor, a shotgun still pointed at his chin and on
a nearby counter a suicide note written in red
ink addressed to Love and the couples then 19
month old daughter Frances Bean.
The suicide note ended with the
words "I love you, I love you." Two days
after Kurt Cobain's body was found about 5,000
people gathered in Seattle for a candlelight vigil.
the distraught crowd filled the air with profane
chants, burnt their flannel shirts and fought with
police. They also listened to a tape made by
Cobain's wife in which she read from his suicide
note. Several distressed teenagers in the U.S.
and Australia killed themselves. The mainstream
media was lambasted for it's lack of respect and
understanding of youth culture.
We'll Always Remember
Biography By Mick Ronson (I think)
