Kurt Cobain: an icon of alienation
Posted: 06 Apr 2014, 14:29
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Kurt Cobain: an icon of alienation
In the days after Cobain's death on 5 April 1994, Jonathan Freedland reported from Seattle for the Guardian's Weekend magazine, charting the troubled life of a reluctant rock star. On the 20th anniversary of Cobain's suicide, we republish the piece.