Nirvana's success story was short-lived, as tormented frontman Kurt Cobain's body was found at his house outside of Seattle in 1994. It wasn't a huge surprise, as he had threatened to commit suicide for a while, but it left a young generation stunned and without a leader. In this piece, we look back at some quotes from Cobain's life and career.

On handling – or not handling – overnight success, as told to Rolling Stone: "It was so fast and explosive. I didn't know how to deal with it. If there was a Rock Star 101 course, I would have liked to take it. It might have helped me."

On what young bands he was digging before the release of Nevermind, as remembered by CA.MSN.com: "I think the Breeders. I like the Pixies. I don't like their last album though... I like R.E.M. I like the Jesus Lizards, the Melvins, [inaudible] Shonen Knife, Bikini Kills. There are a few other bands I like. I'm kind of picky."

On Ozzy Osbourne digging Nevermind, as told to Kerrang! magazine (via NirvanaClub.com): I can understand Ozzy liking us, because we have some similarities with his former band. Ozzy was also in the same mixing studio that we were in for our last record. There were a few times when we were coming towards each other and I had to move against the wall because he was stumbling past. He also asked us to go on tour with him, but we turned it down. It would have been kind of exciting, but we don't really wanna play in huge arenas supporting someone.