Was Kurt Cobain still married to Courtney Love when he died, how many children did they have and what happened to Nirvana?
KURT Cobain, the iconic singer of US grunge band Nirvana, committed suicide 25 years ago.
A cult icon, we look at whether he was still married to Courtney Love when he died, how many kids they had and what happened to Nirvana.
Who was Kurt Cobain?
Kurt Cobain was born on February 20, 1967, in Washington.
At the age of 20 he set up the band Nirvana with Krist Novoselic, and they became central to the grunge movement of the early 90s.
The pair were later joined by drummer Dave Grohl, replacing Chad Channing, to form the most well-known line-up of the band.
In 1991 the band released their second album Nevermind which had huge success with rebellious rock song It Smells Like Teen Spirit.
Their other top tracks include About A Girl, Come As You Are, In Bloom and Heart-Shaped Box.
Kurt’s talent quickly earned him legions of fans and he was labelled “the spokesman of a generation”.
However, Kurt - an artistic introvert obsessed with human anatomy, who had always hated the way he looked - struggled to deal with the pressures of fame.
To cope with his mental and sometimes physical problems - which he defined as "stomach pains" - Kurt took drugs, having started smoking marijuana at the age of 13.
He began taking heroin in 1987, triggering an addiction that blighted his remaining years.
Indeed, Kurt's heroin use became out of control, affecting the band’s tour and public appearances and resulting in a rehab stint, relapse and an overdose.
Was Kurt Cobain still married to Courtney Love when he died?
Kurt met Hole singer Courtney Love at the end of 1989 when Courtney attended a Nirvana show and they chatted briefly after the show.
She mocked his then girlfriend Tracy Marander and made a clear impression on the singer, though they didn't get together until 1991, after he'd gone out with Tobi Vail.
After bonding through drugs and a desire to be the new Sid and Nancy, Courtney and Kurt got married on February 24, 1992, on Waikiki Beach Hawaii.
She remained married to the Nirvana star until his death in 1994.
How many children did they have?
At the time of their marriage Courtney was already pregnant and the couple’s only child, daughter Frances Bean Cobain, was born on August 18, 1992.
A Vanity Fair interview with Courtney reported that she had confessed to using heroin before she realised she was pregnant – although Courtney claimed to have been misquoted.
The interview resulted in Frances being taken away from the couple by the Seattle child welfare agency for around four weeks, the couple eventually regained full custody of Frances.
How and when did Kurt Cobain die?
Kurt was known to suffer from mental illness and it was later revealed that there was a history of mental illness in his family.
On March 25, 1994, Courtney organised an intervention to try and tackle Kurt’s drug use.
Despite being angry, he agreed to go to a recovery centre, which he broke out of by scaling a six foot fence a week or so later.
On April 2 and 3, after leaving rehab, Kurt was spotted around his home town of Seattle but didn’t reach out to any of his family or friends.
But he was not seen in the following days despite Courtney hiring a private investigator to try and find him.
On April 8, 1994, Kurt was found dead in his home by an electrician who came to install a security system.
He had shot himself in the head and was found to have had a large amount of heroin in his system.
The artist left a suicide note in which he said: "I haven’t felt the excitement of listening to as well as creating music, along with really writing... for too many years now."
He ended the note with: "Please keep going Courtney, for Frances. For her life, which will be so much happier without me."
Kurt is one of several musicians who have died at the age of 27, including Amy Winehouse, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Jim Morrison.
There are many conspiracy theories surrounding Kurt's death, many of which lay blame at Courtney Love's feet.
But many theorists are motivated by an unwillingness to believe he died.
Several movies and documentaries have been made about Kurt, including Montage Of Heck, All Apologies, Soaked In Bleach, Kurt & Courtney and Last Days.
What happened to Nirvana?
After Cobain's death, drummer Dave Grohl formed the band Foo Fighters - which has gone on to claim several Grammys.
Grohl has performed alongside David Bowie, the Zac Brown Band and Beatles legend Paul McCartney.
He's even appeared in The Muppets.
In 1994, bassist Krist Novoselic went on to form Sweet 75, followed by the band Eyes Adrift in 2002.
Novoselic is also known for his political activity, having written a weekly column for Seattle Weekly, and three years ago he gained a Bachelor of Science degree in social sciences from Washington State University.