it was emotional for me because i love nirvana and i felt a connection to kurt cobain and even when ithe speculation of kurt's not doing well. kurt has drug problems. and nirvana unplugged was this kind of thing, like, the clouds part, you know. and it seemed like everything was going to be okay. ♪ night through >> from seattle tonight, word of an untimely death. >> the lead singer of nirvana shot and killed himself at his home in seattle, washington, today. >> it didn't come as a major surprise, but it was devastating because of the way it happened. >> i pulled over and i was like there for 20 minutes to half an hour, just crying right there. i just don't understand it is all. >> i think he was the closest that his generation came to a john lennon. >> yes. >> in that he was writing very much from the heart, directly, and he didn't play according to the rules. >> i was 16 when that happened. and if you turned to music for solace in your life, to then see your hero kill himself, it was devastating. it certainly sucked the air out of alternative rock. you know, the best band be fell apa