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EN: Exactly at 20th anniversary of death of Kurt Cobain (April 5th, 1994), PmP crew re-pimped this pump in his honor. Kurt Cobain was an American musician and artist, who was best known as the lead singer, guitarist, and primary songwriter of the grunge band Nirvana. Cobain formed Nirvana with Krist Novoselic (of Croatian origin) in Aberdeen, Washington.
The band found breakthrough success with "Smells Like Teen Spirit" from its second album Nevermind (1991). Following the success of Nevermind, Nirvana was labeled "the flagship band" of Generation X, and Cobain hailed as "the spokesman of a generation". Cobain, however, was often uncomfortable and frustrated, believing his message and artistic vision to have been misinterpreted by the public, with his personal issues often subject to media attention.
During the last years of his life, Cobain struggled with heroin addiction, illness and depression. He also had difficulty coping with his fame and public image, and the professional and lifelong personal pressures surrounding himself and his wife, musician Courtney Love. On April 8, 1994, Cobain was found dead at his home in Seattle, the victim of what was officially ruled a suicide by a self-inflicted shotgun wound to the head. The circumstances of his death at age 27 have become a topic of public fascination and debate.
This pump was previously painted as a remainder to Earth Day (April 22nd), and how the water resources are distributed on our planet .
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HR: Kurt Cobain bio je američki glazbenik, pjevač-tekstopisac, i umjetnik, najviše poznat kao pjevač i gitarist grunge sastava Nirvana.Osnovao je Nirvanu 1985. godine sa prijateljem Kristom Novoselicem (hrvatskih korijena) u njihovom rodnom gradu Aberdeenu (Washington).
Bend se probio na mainstream scenu izlaskom hita "Smells Like Teen Spirit" sa svog drugog albuma Nevermind iz 1991. Nirvana je postala vodeći bend Generacije X, a Cobain slavljen kao predvonik iste. Cobainu je takva pažnja bila neugodna ili frustrirajuća. On je vjerovao kako se njegova poruka i umjetnička vizija krivo tumače u javnosti, zbog toga što su glavne teme u medijima bile o njegovom privatnom životu.
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Zadnjih godina svoga života, Cobain se borio se sa ovisnošću o heroinu, bolestima i depresijom, njegovom slavom i slikom u javnosti, kao i s pritiskom medija na njega i njegovu ženu Courtney Love. 8. travnja 1994. Kurt Cobain je pronađen mrtav u svojoj kući u Seattleu. Prema službenom policijskom izvješću smrt je opisina ovako: "Samoubojstvo sa samozadanom ranom od sačmarice u glavu." Okolnosti njegove smrti su postale predmet fascinacije i rasprave.
Ova pumpa je prethodno bila ofarbana kao podsjetnik na “Dan planeta Zemlje” (22. Travnja), te kako su vodeni resursi distribuirani na površini našeg planeta.
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