Kurt Cobain was dead at his home on April 8th, 1994, with a shotgun on his chest, drugs at his side, and a note for his fans. The scene and the events prior could lead people to come up with many reasons. Some may say that Courtney Love killed Kurt Cobain, or that someone broke into his home and murdered him, but crime scene evidence shows that Cobain committed suicide after barricading himself in his greenhouse, and the events leading up to his death confirm it.
Cobain was taken from home due to a possible suicide attempt days prior, in which he locked himself in his closet with his guns and some medication. A few days later he had his friend buy him a new shotgun, claiming it was for intruders. It was the same shotgun he killed himself with.
Kurt Cobain was the singer and guitarist for Nirvana. He was born in Hoquiam (population 9,000) and after six months of life moved to Aberdeen (pop. 16,500), an old lumber town at the eastern-most point of Grays Harbor. The town is about four miles wide and three miles long. On the northern and eastern sides of town are steep hills where the richer families live in Victorian-style houses. At the foot of the
Kurt Cobain was determined to make rape not taboo and hopefully be able to stop it by bring it to the light. According to Uproxx Article by Jason Tabrys, Kurt wanted to play “Rape Me” At the 1992 VMAs but MTV said they need a different song, Kurt refused, he told MTV however they would play “Lithium”, however they played two verses of “Rape Me” causing even more of an uproar. This was the big news of the 1992 VMAs; he went against MTV and played the controversial song. The clip in the article you can notice the audience at first seemed somewhat confused but started dancing to the music.
Twelve students, one teacher, two murderers dead, and twenty-one injured in Columbine High School on April 20, 1999. The perpetrators Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris, were both intelligent, but had issues getting along with other students at Columbine high school. However seemingly normal, both were deeply disturbed, hating everyone but a handful of people, in journals found Klebold had been contemplating suicide since 1997, and both have been thinking about a massacre in April of 1998, a full year before it happened. The both of them had been arrested for breaking into a van on January 30, 1998, they had convinced people that they felt guilty for the break in, but behind the scene planned a large scale massacre. The plan of the massacre was
The group lived out the heavy metal lifestyle to the max. From getting addicted to drugs, to the different unthinkable mishaps these guys did it all. Yet, most of the off stage activities were turned into album and song titles for the band. Vince Neil, the lead vocalist, ran into many complications with alcohol, but one of the most memorable was when he was accused of vehicular manslaughter. Neil was driving while intoxicated when he got into a head on car accident and killed the passenger in the car. Nicholas Dingley is the man who got killed, and the album Theater of Pain, was dedicated to him in remembrance of his life. Another incident with drugs involved Nikki Sixx, who suffered with a heroin addiction for over a year. The last time he used heroin he overdosed, and according to the first responders they declared him dead on the scene. However, the paramedic who showed up on the scene was a Motley Crue fan, so he did everything he could and ended up giving him an injection and revived Sixx. From this situation, the song Kickstart My Heart came about. Even with all these activities, the band used them to benefit the popularity of the
The sudden news of the unexpected loss of a suicide is like no other news in the world that a person can expect and even handle. As some of the other emotions listed above are present and all ready working on you as a person these two emotions are getting ready to raise their ugly heads and wreak havoc like no other emotion can or will do. Losing to somebody to suicide there is automatically the thought that starts this ball a rolling “If only I had been or only if I done “and when you think or say these words the guilt trip is off and running.
On April 5th, 1994, he ended up killing himself with a shotgun at his Seattle home after doing heroin ("Kurt Cobain Biography"). His drug problems finally got them best of him, as displayed by this incident. Yet, they were most likely not the only reason he committed suicide. About a month prior, he had attempted overdose, and about a week before his death he left Exodus Recovery Center in Los Angeles by hopping the fence, and flew back to Seattle (Kurt Cobain Biography). It can be inferred by this that he was previously suicidal. He also may have stopped trying to get better. Cobain's opinion on death is clear in this quote: "If you die you're completely happy and your soul somewhere lives on. I'm not afraid of dying. Total peace after death, becoming someone else is the best hope I've got" ("Kurt Cobain"). This displays how he may have not wanted to be himself anymore. That may have been due to the stress and pressure he felt as a result of becoming famous. Kurt Cobain's Death altogether served as a reminder that famous people have their problems as
Kurt Cobain was the lead singer of the Seattle based grunge rock band Nirvana. As Nirvana's lead songwriter, guitarist, and singer, Cobain took the music industry by surprise and is considered the godfather of the grunge rock movement. Cobain and his band had a prevalent influence on young teenagers of the 1990s and were considered idols by numerous individuals. Nirvana took the popular music industry by storm when they were able to revamp the genre of grunge rock and cause a dramatic shift in music, away from the dominant genres of the 1980s. The success of Kurt Cobain was overshadowed by numerous of his psychological problems including drug addiction, his unstable marriage to music celebrity Courtney Love, and constant pressure from the
People all over the world know O.J. Simpson, because he was arrested and trialed for the murder of Nicole Brown Simpson his former wife, and Ronald Goldman the friend of his former wife. The murder trial took place in 1994, and the verdict of the court was that, he was not guilty. There were marital problems between O.J. Simpson and his former wife, and at some point, his wife complained to family members and friends about their marriage. She complained of being physically abused and frequently beaten by O.J. Simpson, though he persistently denied ever abusing her.
People typically connect the end of Camelot to JFK’s murder, well, I believe that's not true and here's why; The Manson Family murdered and terrorized more than 35 American families. Consequently since Charles Manson had such a terrible childhood, he turned to crime and violence.
When police came they found him dead. He committed suicide by shooting himself in the head. The shooting made buying a gun more hard. A report by Office of the Child Advocate said that he had a disorder.
“Marilyn Monroe dies, pills blamed”, which as you can see here is the headline for the Los Angeles Times, August 6, 1962, 2 days after Marilyn Monroe’s death and just one of many conspiracy theories surrounding her death. With the an autopsy report providing no clear indication of what happened in the early hours of August 5, it has left the door open for public debate and an outbreak of conspiracies. Although her death occurred over half a century ago, it is still relevant and there are operations still undergoing investigating what happened on that fateful night, where one of the most inspirational women of our time came to her untimely death. As stated by Alison Lynch “In death, Marilyn Monroe is every bit as fascinating as she was in life. And the mystery surrounding her final hours has led to endless speculation – was it suicide, a cover-up or murder?”
Most people won’t remember that day because it never affected them, some people choose not to remember, and others… others are still shaken by the events of that day. What makes that day so memorable? Was it because Charles Manson was on trial for the Helter Skelter murders, or Ronald Reagan beginning his second term as governor of California, and what about me? I was your average eight-year-old toe headed blond southern California boy, (a real charmer) just beginning his day.
In February 1992 he married Courtney Love, and his daughter Frances Bean Cobain was born shortly after. In Utero, Nirvana’s second album, was released in 1993, and was more open than Nevermind. Despite all the success, Cobain’s heroin usage grew. He attempted suicide on March 4, 1994, but the incident was deemed an accident. On April 7, 1994, Cobain shot and killed himself. He left a note to his wife and daughter that ended “I love you, I love you” (personal communication, April 7, 1994).
Last night on a new episode of Keeping Up With the Kardashians, viewers were shocked to hear that Scott Disick was considering suicide at one time. Scott talked to Khloe on the phone and told her that he couldn't do this any longer. Luckily, Scott was just fine and everything turned out okay, but now Radar Online is sharing that a source says that Scott Disick's family is still concerned for him. Since Scott's parents passed away, the Kardashians are the people he considers family and who are watching out for him.
Kurt Donald Cobain was born February 20th, 1967 in Aberdeen, Washington. Son of Wendy Elizabeth and Donald Leland Cobain, Cobain was born in Grays Harbor Hospital. Ever since Kurt was a young boy, he has always had an interest in music as he started singing at 2 years old. At age four, he was writing songs, singing, and playing the piano. He was also listening to rock and roll at this age such as “The Beatles” or “The Ramones”. Cobain’s parents divorced at the age of nine and both of the adults remarried shortly after. Kurt has said in interviews that this had a very dramatic effect on him, even going as far as changing his personality. He had always dreamed of that perfect family, and since his parents decision stopped that from happening - he held a grudge.