Kurt Cobain would have turned 51 in 2017
1 – The budget for recording the Bleach was $90. The $600 bill was paid by Jason Everman, the second guitarist credited on the album, but who didn't play on any of the songs.
2 – The exact date of Kurt's death is uncertain. His body was found on April 8, 1994, but it is suspected that he died on April 5.
3 – In Aberdeen, Kurt Cobain's hometown, there is a memorial in his honor: Kurt Cobain Memorial Park.
4 – Kurt hated Guns N' Roses and refused to open for the band. “They have no talent.”.
5 – The band had a food fight at the Nevermind album release party, and ended up being kicked out.
6 - Kurt had an imaginary friend, Boddah, and it was to him that the musician wrote his farewell letter.
7 – In 2000, “Smells Like Teen Spirit” was considered one of the 100 Greatest Pop Songs, losing only to The Beatles and The Rolling Stones.
8 – Krist Novoselic, bassist and founding member of Nirvana along with Kurt Cobain, became a political activist in favor of musicians' rights.
9 – The bassist also released the book “ Of Grunge and Government: Let's Fix this Broken Democracy! ”, which discusses both his musical and political careers.
10 – On the album Wasting Light by the Foo Fighters, the band of former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl, bassist Krist Novoselic participates in the song “I Should Have Known”.
