felt this connection to kurt cobain, and i was always, even when i was young, just so worried about him. ♪ my girl, my girl ♪ >> in that era there was always the speculation kurt's not doing well, kurt has drug problems. and nirvana "unplugged" was this kind of thing like, the clouds parted. you know? and it seemed like everything was going to be okay. ♪ the whole 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 there for like 20 minutes, half an hour, just crying right there. i just don't understand it. that's all. >> i think he was the closest that his generation came to a john lennon.