Nirvana (band)
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Nirvana was an American rock band in the 1990s. They were one of the most successful and influential bands of that time. Since they formed they have sold over fifty million albums all over the world. They introduced a style of rock music known as Grunge. They greatly affected the style of other Grunge bands like Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, and Alice in Chains. They split up after their lead singer Kurt Cobain killed himself in 1994.
[change] History
Nirvana started in 1987 when their singer Kurt Cobain and the bassist Krist Novoselic met and decided to form a band. The band had many different drummers until they found Dave Grohl. Their second album, Nevermind, released in 1991, was a massive success. Many people bought it and it had the top spot on many music charts. It featured the song 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' which was also a very big hit. In February 1992 Kurt married rock singer Courtney Love. The band caused controversy in 1992 when they played a song called 'Rape Me' on MTV. Many people found this offensive. Around this time Kurt also started taking a lot of illegal drugs, including Heroin.
Nirvana released another album, In Utero, in 1993 and went on tour in Europe. Many of the dates were cancelled because Cobain was drinking lots of alcohol and taking lots of drugs. He was taken into a rehab center to get over his addictions but he ran away. He killed himself on Friday, April 8, 1994 by shooting himself with a shotgun. The band officially split up a few days later.
[change] After The Band
Since Nirvana finished Dave Grohl has started a new band, Foo Fighters. Krist Novoselic became interested in politics and also kept making music.
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