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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...critics were quick to draw comparisons between his suicide and the accidental death of Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious. Superficial parallels were quickly noticed—Cobain and his loudmouthed peroxided wife, Hole front-woman Courtney Love, were habitual heroin users; Vicious and his notorious bleached-blonde companion, Nancy Spungen, were also well-known junkies. Cobain and his wife even checked into hotels under Vicious’ real name, John Ritchie. Still, the most common association made between the two musicians was their inability to deal with fame—Vicious and Cobain were both characterized...

Author: By Thalia S. Field, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Serving the Servants: A review of Charles R. Cross's _Heavier Than Heaven_ | 9/14/2001 | See Source »

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