Kurt Cobain is drawing 11x more Wikipedia traffic than normal

What this article is

Kurt Donald Cobain was an American musician and songwriter. He was the lead vocalist, guitarist, primary songwriter, and a founding member of the grunge band Nirvana. Through his angsty songwriting and anti-establishment persona, he widened the thematic conventions of mainstream rock music. He was heralded as a spokesman of Generation X, and is widely recognized as one of the most influential musicians in the history of rock music.

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Rose at the same time

3 other articles that this one is connected to surged alongside it. What they have in common is left to you — the pageview record shows that attention moved together, not why.

• Dave Grohl American rock musician and songwriter (born 1969)
• Krist Novoselic American rock musician (born 1965)
• Nirvana (band) American rock band (1987–1994)

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