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I was a student in liverpool when I heard the news. I was lying on my bed, early in the morning when the broadcast said a body had been discovered at the home of Kurt Cobain. I think everyone knew immediately they had found Kurt Cobain. He was a tortured soul filled with immense sadness and this coupled with his severe addictions and lack of support from his family could only result in one thing. I believe his iconic status has come about due to his unassuming personality, and his exceptional talent in expressing his feelings through music, the same conflict felt by teenagers all over the world.
Suzanne Smyth
Nirvana were a breath of fresh air for me, the 'Madchester' scene had gone stale and the charts were full of cheesy euro pap and forgetable dance acts. I'd heard Love Buzz and thought woooooooooooo, proper music! Went around telling all and sundry what a cool band they were, then Smells like..... kicked everyone up the backside. After the high of the early 90's, loved up drugged up etc.. Kurt Cobain's despairing lyrics tied in with the come down a lot of people were feeling at the time.
Brenda Lund
Kurts death was and still is the only "celebrity" death which has ever had any effect on me. I think he was one of those rare people whose star can only burn so bright for just so long, he is up there with Elvis and Jim Morrison. I only saw them once in Newcastle upon Tyne I forget the year but was blown away. Next day I went out and bought Bleach and the raw energy was incredible. Sadly missed.
Phil Ward
I remember feeling like my world had collapsed. I identified with everything that he wrote in his songs, they seemed to sum up the angst of being. I cried for days, played Nirvana non stop, collected every news clipping and magazine released. I cut my hair and my self, the pain was so real and overwhelming. I am still awed by the effect that his lyrics still have on me and on people who were small children when I first purchased my copy of 'Bleach'.
Lisa
Nirvana were the greatest band of their generation. I was 14 when Kurt died and they were my favourite band. They were very different from most of the rock bands around at that time and you could hear the influences of some great bands in Nirvana's records. Tracks like 'Heart Shaped Box', 'Lithium', 'Dumb' and 'Drain You, were essential listening throughout my teenage years and still are today.
Liam Kurtin
My friend Tara and i are mad about Nirvana. Megan, lucy and a handful of other friends from skool are also mad about Nirvana and their legendary singer, Kurt Cobain. Megan has 100's of posters lining the walls of her bedroom. She has bought all the magazines that have been brought out in honour of this legend! Even my Dad is mad about him!
Debbie Andrews
I am naturally a shy person but after listening to Lithium on Nevermind on a school bus radio in early 1992 I was hooked. At Reading 1992 I lived next to the site and I crawled through six metres of dense bush to see them; scarring my face in the process.
Hyde Saleem
When I first heard "Smells Like Teen Spirit," I was left stunned. I was in fifth grade, living in an American compound in Saudi Arabia, and I went out and bought Bleach and Nevermind immediately, as well as any t-shirt or book or poster I could get of theirs. No band since has ever had that sort of effect on me. You really felt as though they didn't care about MTV, or pop, or money... they cared purely for making their music, and it showed. I loved them for hating corporations and everything that stifled creativity, even though I knew that my own lame "let me buy all their merchandise" mentality probably made them sick as well. But you couldn't help it. Their music was genius, irresistable. You never knew music like that could even be made.
Arnab Chanda
The first time I heard Nirvana, I thought a bunch of talents guys shouting and playing loud. It wasn't until I heard Unplugged that I realised the depth behind the music, it inspired me to pick up a guitar and learn to play what I had heard. The music is still alive today, Thank You Kurt.
Gareth Heesom
Although Kurt Cobain was a great talent, they would have not got half as big as they did if it hadn't have been for the drummer, Dave Grohl. He gave rhythm, structure, and confidence to the music.
Tim Butler
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