"I'm Kurt Donald Cobain (February 20, 1967 – c. April 5, 1994). I was an American musician who I was the lead vocalist, guitarist, primary songwriter, and a founding member of the grunge band Nirvana. Through my angsty songwriting and anti-establishment persona, I compositions widened the thematic conventions of mainstream rock music. I was heralded as a spokesman of Generation X and I'm widely recognized as one of the most influential alternative rock musicians."