"I don't have the passion anymore, and so remember, it's better to burn out than to fade away. Peace, Love, Empathy. Kurt Cobain."
— Suicide notes

January 1, 1970

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Who: Kurt Cobain (last lines of his April 5, 1994 suicide note), lead singer for American grunge band Nirvana, referencing a song by Neil Young; reported in Scott Stanton, The Tombstone Tourist: Musicians (2003), p. 48.