Kurt Cobain died due to a self-inflicted injury

• May 4, 2024

Today, April 5, is the sad anniversary of one of the most important vocalists of the 90's, Kurt Donald Cobain . With only 27 years old, the leader of the band Nirvana , died due to a self-injury inflicted by a head shot .

In March of 1994 during a tour in Europe, the composer, guitarist and vocalist of the group, fell in coma after one drug overdose , which kept him unconscious for 20 hours. After several detoxifications and medical interventions, he entered the Recovery Center Exodus in the city of Los Angeles, California.

But nevertheless, Cobain He left the center the next day and disappeared for the first week of April. It was found dead in the city of Seattle on April 8 because of a bullet in his head.

The musician's suicide was lamented by his fans and loved ones for days, and his ashes thrown into the Wishkah River in Washington.

Throughout his life, Kurt He struggled with depression, chronic bronchitis and a strange stomach condition that never managed to be diagnosed, so he used to self-medicate heroin , although his addiction was not purely for medical reasons.

The Cobain addiction It began to affect his tours in the year of 1991 and became more acute with time. In the year of 1992 he and his partner, Courtney Love , they discovered that they would be parents, so they decided to enter rehabilitation, but he abdicated the treatment shortly after his admission.

Magazine Rolling Stone has described the trajectory of Nirvana as one of the few bands in history to create such an immediate and tangible impact on the contemporary stage of pop-rock music. His vocalist challenged the status quo of classic rock stars, supporting causes in pro of women and of the homosexuals

In his few years, Nirvana He left a musical legacy based on pure and raw emotion, with themes such as Smells Like Teen Spirit, Eat as you are, All Apologies, among others.