Kurt Cobain was a thin, blonde man who did not like his appearance. His band mate and  friend, Krist Novoselic said “He [Kurt] talked about how ugly he thought he was all of the  time. I remember one day he looked in a mirror and almost shed a few tears because he was  so uncomfortable in his own skin.” Due to his issues with his appearance, he developed his  outfit formula that later became a staple in the grunge scene. The layers of baggy clothing  with a flannel overshirt as his usual look with converse shoes to finish the outfit would  cover the thin frame of his body that he was discontent with.  

Cobain’s thin frame might have been partially due to his drug abuse. Cobain had gone to  rehab five years after he first began using heroin in 1987. He had self-medicated with opioids  due to long standing stomach troubles that he found relief from by using heroin (Gutman). He  was often expected to be high at events or outing (Azerrad). Continuous reporter for Kurt Cobain 

and the rest of his band, Michael Azerrad, wrote about a time that he went to a business dinner  by invitation as Kurt Cobain’s guest. During the dinner, Cobain left and returned obviously high  as a rebellious act of going to the dinner. That story seems to sum up many of the actions that  Cobain took when interacting with the necessary corporate events of his sudden fame. The strike  in popularity was not taken well by Cobain with him having multiple overdoses while on his  band’s tours. He died with heroin in his system, the drug was a constant part of his life for the  entirety of his famous and last few years of his life.  

Cobain was a talented musician who was the lead writer for his band Nirvana. Nirvana  has been listed in the Rollings Stones 100 best artists of all time, with 5 top ten hits on the  Billboard 200. His band’s music is often considered a staple in the Grunge genre of music. The  rest of the band, similar to Cobain never changed much in the sudden spike of fame. Nirvana’s  Seattle practice space was a small area that was described as “nothing special” by reporter  Michael Azerrad. Although the band had incredible success, they never seemed to raise  themselves above how they started