Kurt Cobain (Nirvana)

I feel like no introduction is needed for this, we all know this one. Formed in Aberdeen, Washington by Lead guitarist/Singer Kurt Cobain, Bassists Krist Novoselic & Drummer Chad Channing in 1987 (Later replaced by Dave Grohl in 1990). They were the forefront of the grunge music movement of the 90s and the first band people think of when talking about music in the 90s. They had really started out as a punk rock band on their earlier albums, mainly on 1989’s Bleach, but later moved onto the more iconic sound in 1991 with Nevermind and later on my personal favorite In Utero in 1993. If we look back from very early on it's clear that Kurt was going to be a star. The issue was Kurt himself never wanted to be famous, he couldn't handle it. He just wanted to make music and be left alone. With the growing media controversies stemming from the drug abuse with his wife Courtney Love while being pregnant with his daughter on top of their already failing/ unstable marriage. It snowballed and he was found dead on April 5th, 1994 with a gunshot wound to his head, a suicide note and double barreled shotgun strewn across his chest. It was labeled “Suicide” though many people have theorized that Courtney Love actually murdered Kurt due to rumors of an oncoming divorce. It seems far-fetched but if you really read into the details it shocks me that she never was accused of having something to do with his death.