Kurt Cobain
Kurt Cobain was the guitarist and frontman of Nirvana. On April 8, 1994, Cobain's body was found by his electrician. He had shot himself in the head three days earlier. The coroner report stated that Cobain had a high concentration of heroin in his system. Cobain's death came only a month after his first suicide attempt, during which he had overdosed on champagne on Rohypnol.
The 27-year-old musician was touted as a Generation X icon and considered to be one of the most influential rock artists in the history of alternative music.
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