1994: Rock musician Kurt Cobain 'shoots himself'

swimmernsecretsea

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Fri Apr-08-05 01:11 PM
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1994: Rock musician Kurt Cobain 'shoots himself'

Hard to believe it's been 11 years already since Kurt joined "that stupid club"...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/april/8/newsid_3522000/3522702.stm

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billyskank

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Fri Apr-08-05 01:12 PM
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1. Kurt Cobain's dead???

Why the hell wasn't I notified about this? I only just found out Nelson Mandela got out!

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Lavender Brown

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Fri Apr-08-05 01:13 PM
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2. I remember it really well

I wasn't a big fan, but I remember sitting in my 9th grade math class when the teacher casually mentioned that Kurt blew his brains out - and then passed out our quizzes.

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johnnie

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Fri Apr-08-05 01:14 PM
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3. He was one of the few that brought some good music to the scene

I had had enough of the hair bands and I wondered if rock music was dead for sure. I will admit that I was relieved when the "grunge" scene hit because I was all "Wingered" out by that time.

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Tyrone Slothrop

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Fri Apr-08-05 01:28 PM
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4. That was my 17th birthday present

I woke up, went downstairs, and my mom told me that he'd shot himself.

That was definitely a weird birthday.

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flamingyouth

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Fri Apr-08-05 01:29 PM
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5. He actually died on April 5.

But yes, today's the anniversary of when we all heard about it. RIP, Kurt. :(

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Swede

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Fri Apr-08-05 01:43 PM
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6. Wow,11 years already.

Tortured souls make great artists for whatever reason.

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Worst Username Ever

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Fri Apr-08-05 01:52 PM
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7. I was in Paris.

Woke up, turned on the news, and his pic was everywhere.

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fudge stripe cookays

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Fri Apr-08-05 01:54 PM
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8. I was in Round Rock, TX

visiting my mom. I'd gone home to visit for the weekend from Dallas, and turned on M-TV (I was desperate for some cable since I'd been living without it for at least a year or 2).

I couldn't believe it. I was in a daze all weekend.
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entanglement

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Fri Apr-08-05 01:55 PM
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9. RIP Kurt Cobain

"And I swear that I don't have a gun
No I don't have a gun"

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jdj

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Fri Apr-08-05 01:56 PM
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10. really sad.

I don't know how long Courtney will be around if she keeps on the path she's on.

she's tested more drugs than the FDA.

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animuscitizen

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Fri Apr-08-05 02:02 PM
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11. It is not a "stupid club," but a sad club indeed

I have known some people (professionally and personally) who committed suicide. None of these people were stupid--they were all above average intelligence--like Kurt Cobain. These successful suicides are usually excessively angry, extremely depressed, emotionally volatile, and/or highly anxious. I have never experienced that type of emotional turmoil--I can only imagine what it must be like to endure under that cloud of darkness.

Thanks for posting this. I miss Kurt Cobain's music. I didn't realize it has been 11 years since his death. Goddess, I am getting old.

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swimmernsecretsea

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Fri Apr-08-05 02:35 PM
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12. What Kurt's mother was referring to by "that stupid club"

was the list of musicians whose careers were painfully short due to their own self-destructive behavior. It didn't necessarily mean suicide; Janis Joplin and Jimmy Hendrix overdosed.

I agree with you; many artists whose work I greatly admire have suicided. Our lives were enriched by their artistic contributions while they lived; our culture made that much poorer when they left us.

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ellie

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Fri Apr-08-05 10:07 PM
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13. I have to comment on this thread

It's my DH and I anniversary: we had our first date on April 8, 1994. I was a big Kurt Cobain fan. The rest is history.

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Blue-Jay

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Fri Apr-08-05 10:09 PM
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14. Shooting yourself = stupid

Marrying Courtney Love = Moronic

If I woke up next to THAT, I'd consider suicide too.

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