did kurt cobain commit suicide or was he murdered? everytime i listen to nirvana, or any type of grunge music for that matter, i end up asking myself that question. personally, i think he was murdered. i think that courtney love hired someone to kill him because he was getting ready to leave her. if he did, none of the nirvana estate would belong to her. as far as the note goes, i think he wrote it with the intentions of leaving rock and roll and courtney all together, no intentions of suicide. i'm interested in hearing about any theories anybody may have about kurt cobain's death. here is a great site run by the original investigator of the kurt's death: [Link](Mouse over link to see full location)
MCRxoLoVer answered Tuesday July 10 2007, 9:01 am: People arent really sure what happened to Kurt Cobain. Some think he was murdered, while others think he commited suicide, but obviously there is no possible way he could've shot that gun. I think he was murdered. I mean how could he have shot himself with that shotgun??? It's not possible. I would definetley have to go with murder.
killerface answered Sunday July 8 2007, 7:57 pm: Lol.
Well, to the user that said that he would've had to shoot the shot gun with his toe because of length--
that's not entirely true. There are sawed off shotguns that are shorter. [my brother has one] Now, I'm not sure what type he used-- but that's entirely possible.
As for was he murdered or did he commit suicide-- I'd have to go with murder. [sorry Tina] Because, like you said-- everybody knew he and Courtney Love were having problems. They were both drug addicts. It's entirely possible that he decided he wanted to stop the entire business all together, and seeing as Courtney's band really wasn't as big as his [I mean, for Christ's sake.. They were Nirvana, weren't they?] there's a motive.
If he was going to leave her, and she knew it-- what would've stopped her from getting everything? Him being alive.
But then, on the other hand-- they WERE both drug addicts, it's also entirely possible that he was just as everyone's said, he was high, wether or not he actually wanted to when he was sober, he could've just taken some bad stuff, or could've mixed baddly with something else he was taking. [Like that wrestler that was taking steroids that the side affects were rage and paranoia.. He killed his wife, son and then himself.. Yeah.]
uber_awesome answered Sunday July 8 2007, 11:47 am: ooo i LOVE debating this
there is no possible way he shot himself. the shotgun was too long for his arms- he would have had to pull the trigger WITH HIS TOE
the "suicide note" was not written like a suicide note- it was written like he was leaving the rock and roll scene (and his current life) to just be normal. plus, the handwriting at the end does match his own handwriting- it was closer to courtneys than it was to his
there's also the thing that he was so high he didn't realize he was about to shoot himself with a shotgun, but there's now way if you've got as much stuff in your system as he did that you could even THINK...let alone shoot yourself...
christina answered Sunday July 8 2007, 9:49 am: He shot himself, so he did commit suicide. I'm sure he had plenty of reasons to go through with it, so you can't really argue against it. [ christina's advice column | Ask christina A Question ]
Master_Betty answered Sunday July 8 2007, 9:35 am: You're about 10 years too late to encourage an active debate I think. I remember when he shot himself, and if you read his memoirs, you can start to understand why.
Don't forget, Courtney Love had her own band too (Hole) and was making her own money, and Kurt Cobains death pretty much messed her up.
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