Kurt Cobain Day to launch in Nirvana frontman's hometown REVIEW: Nirvana, Nevermind, 20th Anniversary Edition What the Nirvana frontman would have made of the event is anyone's guess - Cobain had an unhappy upbringing in the city, and said he spent time sleeping rough there after dropping out of high school. That hasn't stopped Aberdeen celebrating the singer - the city's Welcome to Aberdeen sign greets those entering with the words Come As You Are, the name of one of Nirvana's most famous songs. Cobain found fame with Nirvana after leaving Aberdeen for Olympia, Washington, then Seattle. The band (also comprising Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl) were at the vanguard of the early-Nineties grunge scene, and would go on to become one of the most influential of all time. To date, Nirvana have sold over 75 million records worldwide. Cobain committed suicide by shooting himself in the head with a shotgun on 5 April, 1994, aged 27. During his life he had been plagued by well-documented heroin addiction and depression. He would have turned 47 this year. Nirvana will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in April this year, alongside Kiss and Cat Stevens. READ: Who could replace Kurt Cobain in Nirvana?