The Impact of His Parents’ Divorce
Cobain’s mother and father got a divorce, splitting when he was at the tender age of seven years old. Kurt was an outgoing kid and mild-mannered, in spite of his hyperactivity, for lack of a better term. However, the separation had changed everything about him. Kurt then became withdrawn and turned inward, often acting out. Art and music served as a medium of escape and venting for Kurt. Kurt began to resent his mother and his father for destroying what he saw as the traditional family – something he desperately wanted. Kurt revealed in 1993 that he actually felt ashamed of his mom and dad, so deep was his disappointment in their breakup.