Personality Analysis of Kurt Cobain

P ERSONALITY
P SYCHOLOGY PROJECT
By
Syed Khalid Mohammad (EE09B032)
Sathu Sharath (ME09B028)
Bindu Madhava Rao Pydi (EE09B008)
Siddartha Kamepalli (EE09B031)
Kothapothula Sai Dinesh (ME09B015)

K URT COBAIN
Kurt Cobain - February 20,
1967 – April 5, 1994.
American musician, painter, and best known as lead singer, guitarist and lyricist of band

Nirvana.

C HILD HOOD
 Had perfectly happy childhood till 7 years.
 Divorce of his parents at the age of 7.
 Remarriage of both his parents.
 Initial liking and later resenting his stepmother.
 Witness of domestic violence at his mother.

“I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not.”

C HILD HOOD
 Kurt Cobain – a bully, insolent towards adults.

 Shifting of stays between his father, friends and family.
 Asked to leave home by his mother.

“A friend is nothing but a known enemy.”

M USIC
 Misinterpretation by journalists and fans.

 Lyrics unimportant – Music most important.
 Termed his lyrics as “A big pile of contradictions“.
“My lyrics are a big pile of contradictions. They're split between very sincere opinions and feelings that I have, and sarcastic opinions and feelings that I have, and sarcastic and hopeful, humorous rebuttals towards cliché, bohemian ideals that have been exhausted for years. I mean, I like to be passionate and sincere, but I also like to have fun and act like a dork .”

F AMILY
 Wife – Courtney Love.

 Both were drug addicts.
 Unfit parents.
 Only daughter was sent to Love’s sister.
 Later returned to their custody on certain conditions.

H EALTH
 Chronic bronchitis.

 Chronic stomach ache – undiagnosed.
 Family had a history of suicide, mental illnesses and alcoholism.  Attention deficit hyper activity disorder ( ADHD ) as a child.

H EALTH..
Bipolar disorder as an adult.

Experimented with drugs at the age of 13, marijuana. Prone to alcoholism and solvent abuse.
Claimed that