Kurt Cobain
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“Of any song that I've ever written, it's most blatantly about my time in Nirvana”: the story behind the Foo Fighters song Dave Grohl wrote about his Nirvana bandmates while crashing on Kurt Cobain's couch
By Paul Brannigan published
"He plays an old guitar, with a coin found by the phone": the story behind Dave Grohl's tender tribute to Nirvana bandmate Kurt Cobain

"It gets in the way of originality": Why Kurt Cobain thought it was a bad idea to get good at guitar
By Niall Doherty published
In this rare interview from 1993, Kurt Cobain explains to a reporter why he was never interested in honing his craft when it came to the guitar

Courtney Love says Nirvana's Kurt Cobain was as ambitious and hungry for success as Madonna
By Paul Brannigan published
Courtney Love says that the idea that her late husband Kurt Cobain didn't want to be a rock star is bulls**t

A battered guitar which Nirvana's Kurt Cobain gifted to his friend Mark Lanegan sells at auction for almost $600,000
By Paul Brannigan published
Having parted with $596,900, an anonymous bidder is now the proud owner of a guitar once owned by Kurt Cobain

Courtney Love shares Kurt Cobain's unpublished scrapped lyrics for Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit
By Liz Scarlett published
Courtney Love reveals unused lyrics written in Kurt Cobain's journal that were originally intended for Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit

New book reveals Mark Lanegan co-wrote Nirvana's Something In The Way
By Stef Lach published
Late Screaming Trees frontman Mark Lanegan co-wrote Nirvana's Something In The Way with Kurt Cobain, according to former Queens of the Stone Age man Nick Oliveri

Tony Hawk unearths Kurt Cobain's skateboard with hand-painted Iron Maiden art
By Stef Lach published
Skate icon Tony Hawk is planning something special after finding a skateboard featuring Iron Maiden Killers art hand-painted by Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain

“Oh God, it’s hard to listen to”: The story behind Nirvana’s final song, You Know You’re Right
By Paul Brannigan published
On January 30, 1994, Nirvana entered the studio for the last time. The sole song the trio taped that day would become the most controversial recording of their career

Kurt and Courtney's daughter Francis Bean Cobain posts emotional message on her 30th birthday: "I'm happy to be here"
By Paul Brannigan published
Frances Bean Cobain, daughter of late Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love, celebrates her 30th birthday by kissing trauma, insecurity and self-loathing goodbye
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