Meaning of Cobainesque | Babel Free

Definitions

Reminiscent of Kurt Cobain (1967–1994), American grunge musician.

Examples

“He had a lot of Cobainesque qualities: He had shoulder-length hair, played guitar, had a bad childhood, often complained of stomach problems, and had troubling taste in women.”

“[…] she established a mid-tempo, less-rocking-out standard governing the emotional moments of a certain class of later mature audience artists like Sufjan Stevens in a way that superseded Cobainesque howling.”

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