CoMe AS YoU ARe: The Story OF Nirvana February 20, 1967 Kurt Donald Cobain was born in Aberdeen Wa., a small town outside of Seattle. Kurt was a very artistic child who loved to draw. Kurt's parents bought him a Mickey mouse drum set when he was about five. "I kind of pushed drums on him because I wanted to be a drummer" said Kurt's mom Wendy O'Connor. Kurt's parents later got divorced when he was eight. Kurt took the divorce very hard, "It just destroyed hi life" says Wendy. Kurt was used in a war between his parents. He often wou ....