Kurt & Courtney | movie | 1998 | Official Trailer - video Dailymotion

After rocker Kurt Cobain's death, ruled a suicide, a film crew arrives in Seattle to make a documentary. Director Nick B | dG1fZ0xfcVF1bkF3Tk0

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00:00At 8.40am on April 8, 1994, Kurt Cobain's body was found. He had been killed by a shotgun

00:17wound to the head. The verdict was suicide. According to the police report, there was

00:23a cigar box to the right containing narcotics paraphernalia, syringes, burnt spoons and

00:28small pieces of black tar. I noticed something on the floor and I thought it was a mannequin.

00:37An electrician arrived at Kurt Cobain's luxurious home early in the morning to install security

00:41lighting. What he discovered in this apartment above the home's garage was horrible. I looked

00:46a little closer and I could see blood and ear and a weapon laying on his chest. 27-year-old

00:53Kurt Cobain, an international music star and lead singer of the group Nirvana, had taken

00:58his own life, shooting himself in the head. Beside him lay a suicide note. Sources close

01:04to the police investigation say it was addressed to family, friends and fans and describes

01:08how he was riding a wave of success and dealing with a lot of the difficulties that go along

01:12with that. Kurt Cobain was an icon, an inspiration to millions. The news of his death was devastating.

01:20The traffic literally stopped in his hometown Seattle and thousands gathered to pay homage

01:25and to comfort one another. There have been many copycat suicides throughout the world.

01:31He died at the peak of his career and many people have found it hard to accept that he

01:35could have killed himself. Various conspiracy theories have grown up. Kurt was like a folk

01:41hero, a god in his own right. He popularised punk rock and experienced incredible success.

01:47But people loved him not only for his music. Kurt also remained true to his roots. This

01:53is what he said about his newfound wealth and money. Yeah, you can't buy happiness.

01:57I mean, that made me happy for a little while.