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early nirvana practice space

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In a white shack behind this residence, Kurt Cobain and Matt Lutkin lived from September 1986 to May 1987.

Nirvana began to take shape here as Cobain, bass player Chris Novoselic and their first drummer, Aaron Burckhard, used this space to practice.

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kurt cobain’s elementary school

from nirvana posted in music by elvis_crabs

This is where Kurt Cobain went to elementary school. He was a musical child, singing along to The Ramones, The Beatles and Arlo Guthrie.

His parents divorced when he was nine years old, and Kurt's personality changed dramatically- becoming defiant and withdrawn.

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kurt cobain’s birthplace

from nirvana posted in music by elvis_crabs

Kurt Donald Cobain was born at Grays Harbor Community Hospital in Aberdeen, Washington on February 20, 1967. He was born to a waitress, Wendy Elizabeth (née Fradenburg), and an automotive mechanic, Donald Leland Cobain.

Kurt would return to the hospital during homeless periods in his teenage years, when he figured out the hospital staff would ignore his sleeping in the waiting room.

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