Talk:Kurt Cobain/Archive 7

Semi-protected edit request on 26 December 2015
Citation #41 should not be a proper citation to confirm two of Kurt's uncles committed suicide because it is from an unverifiable source. If this information is believed to be fact, obituaries or autopsies should be cited.

Capshockey29 (talk) 07:07, 26 December 2015 (UTC)
 * The source appears reliable to me in this context; do we have any reason to believe that Beverly Cobain was lying? DonIago (talk) 14:12, 28 December 2015 (UTC)

Valid point being ignored: New documentary "Soaked in Bleach"
As a user made a valid request that up to this day has been ignored, I am just going to quote this request and hope someone will look into it:

"A documentary from 2015 called Soaked in Bleach should be added to the section "Books and Movies on Kurt Cobain". It deals in detail about the suspicious death of Cobain, focusing on the private investigator Tom Grant, who was then hired by Courtney Love to find Kurt Cobain.

Please add this movie to the appropriate section, thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 210.1.204.134 (talk) 00:26, 20 July 2015 (UTC)

Strange that my request just gets entirely ignored. Talking about Wikipedia being a democratic platform where anyone can participate... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 210.1.204.134 (talk) 00:36, 4 August 2015 (UTC)

And this request has still been ignored for 2 solid months now. Am I making a fool out of myself for trying to participate at Wikipedia or should the Wikipedia mods and admins actually look at the talk page to include relevant information or at least make the article open for editing? This is getting ridiculous. It is after all just about the inclusion of a documentary which has at least the same right to be here as "Montage of Heck"."
 * That anyone can participate doesn't mean that someone necessarily will; we're all volunteers here and not obligated to respond to requests. Given that there are five separate projects listed at the top of this Talk page, it seems to me the next logical step would be to contact those projects and ask whether anyone there can review this, assuming nobody chooses to respond on their own. Asking at the help desk or editor assistance would seem to be other reasonable options. DonIago (talk) 19:37, 5 January 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 22 January 2016
Cause of death 	Gunshot wound   why has this been changed? his death was ruled a suicide by gunshot.

Phineas4cobain (talk) 08:38, 22 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Pictogram voting comment.svg Note: Seems like it has always said gunshot wound, but was changed by another editor briefly. --allthefoxes (Talk) 19:31, 22 January 2016 (UTC)

Currently the sidebar lists Kurt's cause of death as murdered by courtney love
The accusations are ugly. People can believe what they want to believe, but it's been officially ruled a suicide, so the page should reflect that. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.227.61.40 (talk) 04:26, 29 March 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 25 July 2016
could you put The Who as an influence for Kurt as he said he liked the band.

Russoaaron (talk) 00:04, 26 July 2016 (UTC)


 * ❌. Liking a band and having them influence your music are two different things. Binksternet (talk) 02:40, 26 July 2016 (UTC)

Generation error in the summary?
Why would it be Generation X? Shouldn't he be apart of the "Millennials" or Generation Y since his main influence was 1991+ ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.65.15.92 (talk) 21:13, 29 July 2016 (UTC)
 * That is interesting, would love to know what everyone thinks about this. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.79.209.254 (talk) 17:17, 18 August 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 14 November 2016
OlleBack (talk) 17:12, 14 November 2016 (UTC)
 * caption            = Kurt Cobain (foreground) and Krist Novoselic live at the 1992 MTV Video Music Awards not Cobain in Central Park, 1993. The picture wasn't taken in Central Park.

✅ - Thanks for pointing that out - Arjayay (talk) 08:48, 15 November 2016 (UTC)

Image Photo
I would like to change the photo to something better but i do not know how, Can you give me tips on how. Petercage9 (talk) 06:09, 16 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Check this out. DonIago (talk) 16:32, 18 January 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 28 March 2017
Under 'Health' title, text "He used heroin sporadically for several years, but, by the end of 1990, his use developed into a full-fledged" should be replaced with "He used heroin sporadically for several years, but, by the end of 1980s, his use developed into a full-fledged". For short, "1990" -> "1980s". Reference is this same Wikipedia article further below, as it describes his health problems and heroin addiction. Gjerax (talk) 14:07, 28 March 2017 (UTC)

Add reference to the BBC documentary "The Last 48 Hours of Kurt Cobain"
In the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Cobain#Books_and_films_on_Cobain section, add the following text:

In 2007, John Dower directed the documentary The Last 48 Hours of Kurt Cobain, co-produced by the BBC. Besides covering Cobain's career, it focuses on his last days, featuring interviews to people who met him during this period.

Criwi (talk) 10:01, 22 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Per WP:IPCV, I don't think it would be appropriate to add this unless a source can be provided establishing that the documentary is considered significant in some manner. DonIago (talk) 13:25, 24 April 2017 (UTC)

If you saw the documentary (it's on youtube) you'd agree that it deserves to be mentioned in the page, much more than some other conspiracy-rubbish "documentaries" already mentioned. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 151.21.74.71 (talk) 01:43, 26 April 2017 (UTC)

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Semi-protected edit request on 11 May 2017
Please remove Kurt Cobain from the category Category:People with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder --212.95.7.119 (talk) 05:59, 11 May 2017 (UTC)

Done, on the basis that it does not seem to be supported by the content of the article. It was added on 11 Feb 2014 by, without an obvious explanation. The article content did not obviously support it at that time. If there are sources or a good explanation to support it, it could potentially be added again. Murph 9000 (talk) 06:16, 11 May 2017 (UTC)

Note: On further inspection, the 11 Feb 2014 revision of the content did have a mention of "attention-deficit …", which I missed due to the hyphen. As the current content does not include any mention of it, I'm standing by my conditional removal the category for now. Murph 9000 (talk) 06:31, 11 May 2017 (UTC)

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URL in references is broken
The external link, 28 is broken and leads to a 404.

The correct link is here: http://www.newsweek.com/everybody-hurts-sometime-188414
 * Yes check.svg Done jd22292 (Jalen D. Folf) (talk) 15:45, 9 July 2017 (UTC)

Incorrect date of birth
It should be 20th Feb. 1967.178.115.131.158 (talk) 11:16, 26 August 2017 (UTC)

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Semi-protected edit request on 5 February 2018
The death was reported to be a suicide but closer inspection from detective Tom Grant would suggest that it was in fact murder, and many people who have worked for the police in the past believe the case should be reopened, this lead to the creation of the documentary "Soaked in Bleach" Yvain101 (talk) 11:43, 5 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. The documentary you mention is already mentioned in the article, so I'm not sure what you're after here. &mdash; KuyaBriBri Talk 15:17, 5 February 2018 (UTC)

New Article Main Picture?
The one now is just sorta low quality, taken at a bad angle, and Cobain looked different than he usually did in it. It'd be better to replace it with a picture of his more common image, and maybe an actual close up of his actual self. Either that, or add another picture of his adult self in the article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.68.52.155 (talk) 22:25, 5 February 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 31 May 2018
Under the header "Personal life" and then "Health," there is misleading information about Cobain's stomach pain. Buzz Osbourne may have said that the stomach pain was caused by heroin, but in reality Cobain had his stomach pain before he even started using heroin. He used heroin partly to ease the pain from his stomach illness. The information presented leads the reader to think that Cobain had no such illness and that it was used as an excuse to do heroin. This is misleading and insulting to his legacy and to reality. 109.158.26.122 (talk) 11:23, 31 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. - FlightTime  ( open channel ) 11:37, 31 May 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 12 June 2018
Hey there, I was wondering if Kurt Cobain's page can be edited as I don't believe there's enough information in his general biography at the start (such as a description of what type of musician his was and also he should be described about how influential and great of a musician he was). I also believe that a better image should be used instead of the MTV Awards 1992 photo (perhaps a clearer and closer up photo of Kurt Cobain). Keethan00 (talk) 11:13, 12 June 2018 (UTC)
 * There's no specific edit request here. Please follow the instructions. --Yamla (talk) 11:30, 12 June 2018 (UTC)

New Article Picture
This has been a recurring request for a while now. There should be a clearer, more upfront picture of Cobain in the beginning of the article instead of the current MTV awards one or at least a clearer picture of him elsewhere in the article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.68.52.109 (talk) 20:37, 12 July 2018 (UTC)

few sources and little attribution
I'm surprised. Little or no attribution in this article - especially concerning Cobain's problems.

Reads as if it was written by fans.

Rblack2001 (talk) 17:54, 8 August 2018 (UTC)

New Main Picture
It's rather redundant that the same low quality, shakey, older picture is used for Nirvana, his own article, his death article, and mentions of Cobain or Nirvana on other articles. Even besides that, it isn't a very good shot anyways and there are better pictures of Cobain and his band. Please consider changing.

Please someone change the current picture, it's not a great picture at all because of how blurry it is. There's many great good quality pictures of Kurt Cobain, so please may someone consider changing it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Keditz (talk • contribs) 16:47, 20 October 2018 (UTC)

This page needs a new image of Kurt, the previous is such poor quality. There's no other pictures of him. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Keditz (talk • contribs) 18:59, 14 November 2018 (UTC)


 * No it don't. -  FlightTime  ( open channel ) 19:02, 14 November 2018 (UTC)

Factual errors
There are parts of this page that are not true, mostly they seem to be minor errors, but they are errors nevertheless, and there are verifiable sources that can prove it. Some parts of the article seem elaborated and lack sources and should be changed unless they can be verified. Other areas have a lot of missing information. How does someone go about fixing all this? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tgrandmaster (talk • contribs) 15:26, 18 November 2018 (UTC)


 * By editing, after finding sources to support the edits. -  FlightTime  ( open channel ) 15:35, 18 November 2018 (UTC)

Kurt's dominant hand
The information that Kurt was naturally right-handed is false. The sources this information is attributed to say that he was naturally left-handed, but his father forced him to use his right hand, anyhow. He wasn't right-handed, he was left-handed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Canned Frootloops (talk • contribs) 18:59, 22 January 2019 (UTC)

Howard Stern Coma Reference
"That's the guy from Nirvana." 57:58 . Interesting what a minor story it was for his show. Joel S Bateman (talk) 16:59, 4 February 2019 (UTC)

new image
dont know if its been discussed already but there should be a new infobox image. it's blurry and doesnt really show his profile, there surely must be some other pictures where we can clearly see kurts profile because in this one he looks almost like owen wilson. personally i think this one https://mondrian.mashable.com/uploads%252Fcard%252Fimage%252F29757%252Fe6c94c0e4ba84a7b987c2e6c2143b048.jpg%252F950x534__filters%253Aquality%252890%2529.jpg?signature=2YZ4Kooe5lWQm6zVQufOrY3PukY=&source=https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com is good. 62.109.36.16 (talk) 09:26, 21 February 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 27 March 2019
2601:680:C500:9C92:5498:C5D3:7150:190E (talk) 23:00, 27 March 2019 (UTC)
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. NiciVampireHeart 23:08, 27 March 2019 (UTC)


 * This post represents block evasion by TannerGoethals3. Binksternet (talk) 06:31, 28 March 2019 (UTC)

Can someone fix the noted error in lede
Right now lede states: "On April 8, 1994, at the age of 27, Cobain was found dead at his home in Seattle, and police concluded he died on April 5 from a self-inflicted shotgun wound to his head."

Can an editor with proper privileges change this to: ...and the Seattle medical Examiner ruled he died..."

Police do not make these type of rulings and also the cited source document is medical examiners findings, not policeN34B2 (talk) 16:42, 24 April 2019 (UTC)

Also we have the following in the "Death of" section: 'On March 18, 1994, Love phoned the Seattle police informing them that Cobain was suicidal and had locked himself in a room with a gun. Police arrived and confiscated several guns and a bottle of pills from Cobain, who insisted that he was not suicidal and had locked himself in the room to hide from Love." Yet the source cited document does not say anything about hiding to 'protect' himself from Love.

It is bad enough that the separate article "suicide of Kurt Cobain" clearly gives undue weight to conspiracy theories, and has multiple improper inexpert sourcing/citations, and material attributed to citations that are not in the citations, they should definitely not be here. N34B2 (talk) 17:01, 24 April 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 8 May 2019
Please change the image to the better one (black and white picture of him performing) which is in the "Kurt Cobain" library (images). Spacexmannn (talk) 17:09, 8 May 2019 (UTC)


 * Are you referring to this image? – Þjarkur (talk) 17:19, 8 May 2019 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done The previous image in the infobox is a copyright violation. – Muboshgu (talk) 17:19, 8 May 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 23 May 2019
Please add this musician to the Category:LGBT musicians from the United States list, as he stated that he was part of the LGBTQ+ community. I would appreciate the credits for this, or just access to editing of this page. Etho25 (talk) 16:49, 23 May 2019 (UTC) Etho25 (talk) 16:49, 23 May 2019 (UTC)
 * It's not clear what you're asking, what list? He is already in the category Category:LGBT rights activists from the United States. – Þjarkur (talk) 17:04, 23 May 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 16 July 2019
change the below from Fradenberg to Fradenburg

{{Infobox person | parents           = Donald Leland Cobain (b. 1946) Wendy Elizabeth Fradenberg (b. 1948)

WisperLoudly (talk) 02:56, 16 July 2019 (UTC)


 * {{Done}} –Deacon Vorbis (carbon &bull; videos) 04:03, 16 July 2019 (UTC)

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Semi-protected edit request on 3 January 2020
hello! the kurt cobain article has been messed with in the first few lines. in his birth/death dates, it says 'murdered by courtney love' which should be removed. just thought you should know. Razgovorfive (talk) 06:20, 3 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Pictogram voting wait.svg Already done  JTP (talk • contribs) 15:39, 3 January 2020 (UTC)

Cobain
Really doesn't mattered how he died just that it wasn't like him to be so violent! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.246.51.250 (talk) 03:35, 30 January 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 5 September 2020
I would like the Kurt Cobain article on Wikipedia to be unprotected as I need to do some editing on it. 89.168.3.151 (talk) 18:31, 5 September 2020 (UTC)
 * You'll have to suggest edits here on this talk page. – Thjarkur (talk) 18:45, 5 September 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 1 February 2021
The name in the alt text of the infobox image is misspelled. It should be changed from "Kobain" to "Cobain". Autumnontape (talk) 01:23, 1 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done Thanks for catching this! — Chevvin 01:25, 1 February 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 22 February 2021
Change of cause of death from suicide to "alleged suicide" Cymaddux31 (talk) 20:16, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: MOS:ALLEGED &mdash; KuyaBriBri Talk 23:08, 22 February 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 4 April 2021
“The Melvins themselves were a major early musical influence on Cobain; his admiration for them led him to drove their van on tour and help them to carry their equipment.[15]:42[3]:153”

Could someone change “drove” to “drive”? 71.229.166.120 (talk) 15:22, 4 April 2021 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done DonIago (talk) 15:44, 4 April 2021 (UTC)

Adding bass in the list of instruments he could play (infobox)?
Commercially available demos of Kurt Cobain feature him playing bass, would it be appropriate to add bass to the current list? Koubiak (talk) 20:11, 30 April 2021 (UTC)

Living people
Why is he in this category, he killed himself. --NoTribbleAtAll (talk) 14:00, 8 June 2021 (UTC)
 * I don't know who added it, but I have removed it. – Muboshgu (talk) 15:21, 8 June 2021 (UTC)

Smells like teen spirit title origin
On this article, it is asserted that Kathleen Hanna spray-painted Smells like spirit on Kurt's wall since Tobi Vail used that brand of deodorant. However, on this article, Hanna clarifies that the story is apocryphal and that they really just saw the deodorant on the super market and joked about the name. The smells like teen spirit Wikipedia entry is consistent with this version of the origin story.

Could someone please update the article to be consistent? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 187.167.217.65 (talk) 19:20, 11 December 2021 (UTC)


 * Thank you, that is a good point. I copied text from Smells_Like_Teen_Spirit and worked it into the section here. Though if there is prose to be polished up, feel free, it is my weak point. Zaathras (talk) 20:44, 11 December 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 8 February 2022
I think you should take out the anti God stuff what he said. 2601:4A:4201:EC90:48EC:2791:FA35:93E2 (talk) 01:57, 8 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the template. -  FlightTime  ( open channel ) 01:58, 8 February 2022 (UTC)

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Champagne
Champagne should have a capital C. 79.73.150.17 (talk) 10:38, 10 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Not necessarily. &mdash;71.105.198.152 (talk) 10:52, 5 April 2022 (UTC)

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What? No picture?
Let's not pretend he wasn't beautiful. 2001:569:7263:AC00:3916:2915:3D9D:BB21 (talk) 07:04, 11 May 2022 (UTC)
 * There was a picture until quite recently. You're welcome to add one yourself, but I recommend reviewing Image use policy first. Cheers. DonIago (talk) 13:07, 11 May 2022 (UTC)
 * I've added a new picture! Amadeus22  🙋 🔔 15:19, 11 May 2022 (UTC)
 * We should certainly see about obtaining a better lead image though. You can barely see him in the current one. ~ Flyedit32 (talk) 17:26, 23 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Unless someone here wishes to contact Cobain's estate and ask for one, or a photographer from the 90s steps forward and releases one with a compatible license, we really do not have much choice at the moment. I looked through the possibilities at the Wiki-Commons, and this appears to be all there is. Zaathras (talk) 21:42, 23 May 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 5 April 2022
At the end of the section about his death, in the subsection called Aftermath, there is the sentence One photo shows Cobain's arm, still wearing the hospital bracelet from the drug rehab facility he checked out of just a few days prior to returning to Seattle. But earlier in the section, it states he "climbed over a six-foot-high fence to leave the facility". I propose replacing checked out of with eloped from. &mdash;⁠71.105.198.152 (talk) 10:59, 5 April 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅ ★Ama   TALK   CONTRIBS  21:39, 1 May 2022 (UTC)


 * No, no one uses "eloped" unless they are speaking of a secret trip to get married, the usage is archaic otherwise. I changed it to "left", no more elaboration is needed than that. Zaathras (talk) 21:49, 1 May 2022 (UTC)
 * That's understandable and totally fine with me. Probably an oversight on my part. I mostly just wanted to fix the discrepancy between 'checking out' which implies some form of approval to me and climbing over the fence to leave. Amadeus22  🙋 🔔 14:06, 11 May 2022 (UTC)


 * This use of eloped is not archaic and is used by management and staff of drug rehab clinics and other inpatient mental health facilities (see the not-very-old quotations under Origin of Elope at Merriam-Webster). I am opposed to using left; at least change it to fled. &mdash;⁠71.105.198.152 (talk) 14:48, 16 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Even if that is true, it is still not common for everyday English. We are writing for a general audience, not for a medical journal. Also, he was a voluntary patient, not confined or restricted. Hence he "left" of his own volition. Zaathras (talk) 21:00, 16 June 2022 (UTC)

Edit
Original “Cobain wrote many his most notable songs about Vail.[10]”

Need to add “of” between “many” and “his” 97.104.232.118 (talk) 00:15, 20 June 2022 (UTC)

✅ Thank you, -  FlightTime  ( open channel ) 00:17, 20 June 2022 (UTC)

Date of birth/death
Editors are warring over whether it's sufficient to include the years of Cobain's birth and death following his name in the lead of the article, or whether the full dates should be provided. Can we please form a consensus here rather than continuing the ping pong match? DonIago (talk) 15:56, 6 September 2022 (UTC)


 * I don't see the benefit in reducing (February 20, 1967 – c. April 5, 1994) to (1967–1994). How does removing the context that is that we don't know the exact date of death helpful to the lead? I say put it back. – Muboshgu (talk) 17:42, 6 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Concur with restoring specific dates including "c. April 5" to the first sentence. The edit summary that "it obviates the need to introduce an approximation in the first sentence" is not compelling, given that it increases the approximation. Removing an ambiguous date of death by introducing more ambiguity doesn't improve the article. CAVincent (talk) 05:09, 7 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Pinging and  as two editors who previously removed the precise dates. It's not a big deal to me one way or another; I just wanted the ping pong to stop. DonIago (talk) 16:29, 8 September 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 12 October 2022
"stating that the their drug usage made them unfit parents" 81.103.38.4 (talk) 09:41, 12 October 2022 (UTC)
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Semi-protected edit request
In his Early Life section, please also mention that he attended Montesano High School. https://www.encyclopedia.com/humanities/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/cobain-kurt-donald 2600:100C:A203:FD7F:6919:2BBE:D5D4:3C74 (talk) 08:37, 16 October 2022 (UTC)

Kurt Cobain's cause of death.
Wikipedia has Kurt Donald Cobain's cause of death a solid "Suicide by gunshot."

With the FBI recently releasing their file on the death amid worldwide speculation of conspiracy theories on the possibility it was actually a murder and the fact that because it has never been labeled a "murder investigation" there is a chance that sometime in the future with more evidence a proper murder investigation could be opened as there is NO statute of limitations on Murder it is completely irresponsible of Wikipedia to label the death a suicide. The Police can change the cause of death from Suicide to Suspicious at any time because of this. Nobody wants to prosecute until they are positive they can. It's only right that Wikipedia make that clear as so many people dispute the Suicide findings. 2601:8C0:880:2630:98E1:F03A:9E53:B017 (talk) 13:55, 19 October 2022 (UTC)


 * Your tinfoil conspiracies are adequately addressed in the article. The cause of death in indeed suicide via self-inflicted gunshot, as detailed by reliable sources. Zaathras (talk) 15:10, 19 October 2022 (UTC)

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Kurt's early musical influences
@Joaquin89uy and @CAVincent, so after seeing the back and forth, I went looking and found a reprint of the article in question, here (partial) and here (full). Neither mentions the Ramones. From what I recall reading about Kurt's formative years, he was not quite the cutting edge punk kid that he sometimes self-described. He liked to lie, a lot. Not maliciously, but still. Zaathras (talk) 23:00, 25 October 2022 (UTC)


 * Fair enough. Thanks for tracking down the article. CAVincent (talk) 07:26, 26 October 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request
In the Early Life section, please add that he attended Montesano High School in Montesano, Washington. https://www.encyclopedia.com/humanities/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/cobain-kurt-donald 208.127.190.114 (talk) 22:19, 14 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: This is already indicated in the picture caption, I don't think it's necessary to add it to the main text, especially because it would disrupt the flow of the writing. Actualcpscm (talk) 22:34, 16 November 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 29 January 2023
Christian Rogers is Kurt Cobains nephew. 71.179.244.211 (talk) 15:39, 29 January 2023 (UTC)


 * Even if true, this person would not be notable enough for inclusion here, just for being related to a celebrity. Zaathras (talk) 15:51, 29 January 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 24 March 2023
change 'which can be heard on songs like "Smells Like Teen Spirit," "Coma As You Are," and "Aneurysm."[55]' to 'which can be heard on songs like "Smells Like Teen Spirit," "Come As You Are," and "Aneurysm."[55]' (spelling error) HexTheSchoolkid (talk) 11:48, 24 March 2023 (UTC)
 * ✅ M.Bitton (talk) 12:32, 24 March 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 30 June 2023
What I have to suggest is to change “Co-founder” to “Founder”. Cobain was not the co-founder of Nirvana, Novoselic was. 216.137.7.179 (talk) 04:51, 30 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made.  Heart  (talk) 04:55, 30 June 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 4 July 2023
Change “Park Ave Records on Queen Ann Street” to “Park Avenue Records in Queen Anne” in the Death section - see  for proof (Queen Anne is a Seattle neighborhood, and a hill, and an avenue, but I couldn’t find confirmation of the defunct shop’s actual street location—-only that it was in Queen Anne). 97.113.245.45 (talk) 17:15, 4 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Pictogram voting comment.svg Note: The Billboard source cited at the end of that paragraph explicitly lists the street as Queen Ann Street. I will let another editor determine whether or not to change to the neighborhood name, but either one is verifiable. PlanetJuice (talk • contribs) 18:14, 4 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: That's great detective work, but due to WP:SYNTH we have to go with the Billboard source even though it's probably wrong. Xan747 (talk) 18:16, 4 July 2023 (UTC)
 * It's not really detective work, I live in Queen Anne and the wiki is obviously incorrect. Leaving "Queen Ann Street" is incorrect and Billboard is indeed wrong. 97.113.245.45 (talk) 19:11, 4 July 2023 (UTC)
 * As an analogy, if the Billboard site said "Seattel" we wouldn't feel constrained to use their spelling, because it's factually incorrect. "Queen Ann Street" is also factually incorrect. WP:SYNTH does not apply here. 97.113.245.45 (talk) 19:57, 4 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Ok fine. Since it is easily verifiable that there's a Queen Anne Avenue in Seattle, and it's in the Queen Anne neighborhood, I will change Street to Avenue, and correct the spelling of Anne. Xan747 (talk) 20:14, 4 July 2023 (UTC)
 * So that link the IP shared took me to an entirely different website than the Seattle Times, and now Chrome (the browser I opened it in) is no longer working for me. (Though as a 40-year Seattlite, I can confirm that there is no "Queen Ann Street" in the city.) CAVincent (talk) 18:40, 4 July 2023 (UTC)
 * I've redacted the IP's URL, per post.  -  FlightTime  ( open channel ) 19:17, 4 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Funny, it worked for me just fine. The relevant bit is: A couple of years ago, the 47-year-old owner of Park Avenue Records on Queen Anne Hill acquired a taste for custom-color Fender guitars and tweed amps from the '50s and '60s, and at this point requires a warehouse to contain the collection. Xan747 (talk) 20:12, 4 July 2023 (UTC)
 * ✅ Xan747 (talk) 20:19, 4 July 2023 (UTC)

Request for Minor Typographical Error Correction
Ninth paragraph under Early Life header: “His mother gave him a ultimatum…”

Would it be more grammatically correct to use “an” rather than “a”, since ultimatum begins with a vowel?

Thanks. Kuggerands (talk) 04:57, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

✅ —C.Fred (talk) 05:00, 16 September 2023 (UTC)


 * Much appreciated. Kuggerands (talk) 05:03, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 8 October 2023
Alternative rock is something that goes from pop but Cobain has said himself he made loads of pop songs like Teen spirit and the album of Nevermind AnrachyIsForCoolKids (talk) 08:10, 8 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. M.Bitton (talk) 12:11, 8 October 2023 (UTC)