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I wanted to have the adoration of John Lennon but have the anonymity of Ringo Starr. I didn't want to be a frontman I just wanted to be back there and still be a rock and roll star at the same time.

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Kurt Cobain
Age: 27 †
Born: 1967
Born: February 20
Died: 1994
Died: April 8
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