Kurt Cobain was born February 20, 1967, in Aberdeen, Washington. In 1988 he started the grunge band Nirvana. Nirvana made the leap to a major label in 1991 when they signed with Geffen Records. Cobain also started using heroin in the early 1990s. Nirvana's highly acclaimed album In Utero was released in 1993. On April 5, 1994, in the guest house behind his Seattle home, Cobain committed suicide.