Kurt Cobain's angst-filled lyrics and his band's powerful, dark rock struck a chord with young people. Photo: APOn the 25th anniversary of Kurt Cobain's death, dozens of people left flowers, candles and handwritten messages at a Seattle park near the house where the Nirvana frontman killed himself. In an essay on the Crosscut news website, Cobain biographer Charles R. Cross wrote that few Seattle musicians "have been as tied to Seattle in the mind of the popular zeitgeist as Kurt Cobain." Grace Dubec, of Indianapolis., wears a Nirvana T-shirt as she looks over a park bench covered with messages honouring Kurt Cobain on Friday. Cobain's angst-filled lyrics and his band's powerful, dark rock struck a chord with young people.

Source: Otago Daily Times April 05, 2019 22:30 UTC