Kurt Cobain, Nirvana rock group leader, would meet 50 years on Monday if he had not ended his life on April 5, 1994. However, two decades later, his work and his influence still alive.
Committing suicide of a shot in the head at his home in Seattle in the United States, Kurt Cobain took with his life, his suffering, Nirvana and the grunge movement. Even the rock, which helped to rise from the ashes with "Nevermind" rough diamond that was released in 1991 and sold over 30 million copies worldwide. Two decades later continues to influence new generations.
"It's one of the last that did something new," he considers the French journalist and musician Stan Cuesta, author of "Nirvana, a weekend American century", reprinted this week in an updated version.
"It remains the most important musical artist of the last two decades, if only for this album," says meanwhile Charles R. Cross, author of three books devoted to the artist.
According to the American journalist, "the way Cobain had songwriting became a model. It showed that they could express painful emotions, anger, talk about their depression or even horrible things like rape. The impact is still huge among many artists. "
