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Kurt Cobain Reimagined: AI Generates New Image of Late Music Legend
A shotgun ended his life, today we imagine what he would be like at the age of 55

- April 4, 2023
- Updated: August 26, 2024 at 7:06 AM

The name Nirvana went down in music history in the 1990s when they invented grunge, a style of music that would explode over the next decade thanks to Kurt Cobain’s influence on millions of young people who saw themselves represented in his lyrics.
We have asked several artificial intelligence tools what Kurt Cobain would be like in 2023. The result is going to make you laugh, we warned you in advance.
From success to the shotgun
Kurt Cobain was an American musician, best known as the frontman, vocalist and guitarist of the rock band Nirvana. He was born on February 20, 1967 in Aberdeen, Washington, and became an iconic figure in the rock scene in the 1990s.

Nirvana was one of the most important bands of the grunge movement, which took place in Seattle, Washington, in the 1990s.
The band released their debut album, Bleach, in 1989, but it was their second album, Nevermind, released in 1991, that brought them to fame.
The single Smells Like Teen Spirit became an alternative rock anthem and was a huge hit on the charts around the world. You have it in the video below, you’ll love it.
Cobain was also known for his writing style and his focus on themes such as alienation, family dysfunction and dissatisfaction with society. Nirvana released three studio albums before Cobain’s death in 1994.
On April 5, 1994, Cobain was found dead in his Seattle home. The official cause of death was suicide by a shotgun blast to the head.

His death shocked the music industry and his fans, and has been the subject of speculation and controversy ever since.
The image we have at the top of the article is created with Stable Diffusion, the recreation seems to be very faithful to what we would have today if he were still alive. On the other hand, the painting above is the work of DALL-E and does not convince us.
One is never old enough to die, but in the case of Kurt Cobain, at only 27 years old, he was really too young to leave our world.
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