The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame honors artists who have made a difference in the music industry. These bands include Nirvana, which is part of grunge. Grunge is synonymous with electric guitars, contrasting song dynamics and lyrics full of agony. Nirvana is an important band that will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame because they started a new era of grunge. Nirvana includes Kurt Cobain, Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl. Kurt Donald Cobain was born on February 20, 1967. Kurt's family started out in a rental house near Hoquiam, Washington, then moved to Aberdeen when Kurt was 6 (Azerbaijan 13). After his parents divorced when he was 9, Kurt became withdrawn. He went to live with his father after the divorce (biography.com). David Eric Grohl was born on January 14, 1969 in Warren, Ohio. Dave moved from Warren to Springfield, Virginia when he was 3 (imdb.com). Krist Anthony Novoselic was born on May 16, 1965, in Compton, California. Novoselic's family moved to Aberdeen in 1979 (Azerbaijan 49). Nirvana was formed when Kurt and Krist met in high school. In the summer of 1993, Dave became Nirvana's third and final drummer. As a child, Kurt loved the Beatles, but at age 9 he discovered the heavier music of Led Zepplin, Black Sabbath and KISS (rollingstone.com). Krist was in similar bands to Kurt from a young age, Led Zepplin, Devo, Black Sabbath and Aerosmith (Azerrad 15). Like Krist and Kurt, Dave was passionate about punk from a young age. His first concert was with Naked Raygun when he was thirteen (Azerrad 136). Throughout Nirvana's musical career, they achieved a lot. On January 11, 1992, their album, Nevermind, reached No. 1 on the Billboard charts and remained at No. 1 for two weeks (nirvana... middle of paper ......e, he was shocked and suddenly could He didn't deal with the press and publicity (imdb.com He quickly doubted his stardom (biography.com). Even though Kurt was extremely stressed and depressed, he still continued to. writing his personal, focused lyrics went to Hawaii to get married to his longtime girlfriend, Courtney Love (Azzerad 161). On March 4, 1994, Kurt was rushed to the hospital in a coma after a. unsuccessful suicide attempt (imdb.com will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on April 10, 2014. Kurt Cobain died on April 5, 1994 from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head). His body was found by electrician Gary Smith who came to install a security system at his guest house (biography.com) Even after Kurt's suicide, Nirvana inspired many bands, including Green Day, and Pearl Jam. Smashing Pumpkins (rockhall.com)).).