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Kristen Pfaff (May 26, 1967 - June 16, 1994) was a bass guitarist from Buffalo, New York, best known for her work with Hole. May 26 is the 146th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (140th in leap years). ...
1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
June 16 is the 167th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (168th in leap years), with 198 days remaining. ...
1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ...
Bass guitars typically have four strings instead of six as found on regular guitars. ...
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Hole was an indie rock band formed in 1989 and (officially) disbanded in 2002, fronted by Courtney Love and co-founded by Eric Erlandson, and featuring Patty Schemel on drums (until 1998. ...
Early life Kristen Pfaff was born and raised in New York, attending Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart. She spent a short time in Europe before attending college (briefly) at Boston College before ultimately finishing at The University of Minnesota. She studied classical piano. Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area - Total - Width - Length - % water - Latitude - Longitude Ranked 27th 141,205 km² 455 km 530 km 13. ...
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Musical Career While living in Minneapolis, Minnesota following her graduation, Pfaff taught herself to play bass guitar. She, along with guitarist/vocalist Joachim Breuer and drummer Matt Entsminger formed the band Janitor Joe. They released their debut album Big Metal Birds in 1993. The band never made it to the big time, but became popular locally, and had begun to tour nightclubs as far away as California. This article is about the city in Minnesota. ...
Official language(s) None Capital Saint Paul Largest city Minneapolis Area - Total - Width - Length - % water - Latitude - Longitude Ranked 12th 225,365 km² 400 km 645 km 8. ...
Bass guitars typically have four strings instead of six as found on regular guitars. ...
Steve Howe playing lead guitar for Yes in 1977 A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. ...
In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ...
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An album is a collection of related audio tracks, released together commercially in an audio format to the public. ...
1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...
It was on one such tour in California that Pfaff was scouted by Eric Erlandson and Courtney Love of Hole, who were at the time looking for a new bassist. Love invited Pfaff to play with Hole, and Pfaff accepted after a few days of consideration. Eric Erlandson (born January 9, 1963) was the lead guitarist for 90s rock/grunge band Hole. ...
Courtney Love (born July 9, 1964) was the singer for the now-defunct rock band Hole. ...
Hole was an indie rock band formed in 1989 and (officially) disbanded in 2002, fronted by Courtney Love and co-founded by Eric Erlandson, and featuring Patty Schemel on drums (until 1998. ...
Pfaff moved from her Minneapolis home to Seattle, Washington to be closer to the rest of Hole. They recorded "Live Through This", the bands first album with a major record label. Pfaff's bass skills received much of the credit for Live Through This's success. Pfaff reportedly got along well socially with Courtney Love's husband Kurt Cobain and the rest of Hole, with the exception of Love. After learning of Pfaff's plans to leave the band, Love allegedly told Pfaff that she would "fade into oblivion" and that didn't "deserve the chance I'm [Love was] giving you [Pfaff] because you don't appreciate it." Love also reportedly told another member of Hole that, "little bitch is going to ruin everything... she's doing this on purpose." This article is about the city in Minnesota. ...
City nickname Emerald City City bird Great Blue Heron City flower Dahlia City mottos The City of Flowers The City of Goodwill City song Seattle, the Peerless City Mayor Greg Nickels County King County Area - Total - Land - Water - % water 369. ...
Official language(s) None Capital Olympia Largest city Seattle Area - Total - Width - Length - % water - Latitude - Longitude Ranked 18th 184,824 km² 385 km 580 km 6. ...
Live Through This is the second album by grunge band Hole. ...
Live Through This is the second album by grunge band Hole. ...
Courtney Love (born July 9, 1964) was the singer for the now-defunct rock band Hole. ...
Kurt Donald Cobain (February 20, 1967 – ca. ...
Hole was an indie rock band formed in 1989 and (officially) disbanded in 2002, fronted by Courtney Love and co-founded by Eric Erlandson, and featuring Patty Schemel on drums (until 1998. ...
Drugs and death Since moving to Seattle, Kristen Pfaff had reportedly become deeply involved in the local heroin scene. By winter of 1994, she had entered and successfully completed drug rehab, and was thought to be completely clean by close friends. City nickname Emerald City City bird Great Blue Heron City flower Dahlia City mottos The City of Flowers The City of Goodwill City song Seattle, the Peerless City Mayor Greg Nickels County King County Area - Total - Land - Water - % water 369. ...
Heroin or diacetylmorphine (INN) is a semi-synthetic opioid. ...
Pfaff's close relationship with Cobain meant that she took his April 1994 death quite hard. Shortly following Cobain's death, Pfaff decided to leave Hole and return to Minneapolis. This decision was motivated in part by a need to "find herself" following her friend's suicide, and a desire to escape the readily available drugs in Seattle. She spent the spring of 1994 touring with her old band, Janitor Joe. 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ...
Pfaff returned to Seattle to pack up the rest of her belongings and head to Minnesota. On June 16, 1994, the morning she was supposed to leave, she was found dead in her bathtub by the friend who was supposed to go with her. Nearby was a cosmetic bag containing syringes and drug paraphernalia. Sometime overnight, Pfaff had died from what appeared to be an accidental heroin overdose. June 16 is the 167th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (168th in leap years), with 198 days remaining. ...
1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ...
Kristen Pfaff was buried in Section 6, Lot 45 of Forest Lawn Cemetery in Buffalo, New York. A local Minneapolis radio station, KPMSFC has started a yearly $1,000 Memorial Scholarship in her name. The award is earmarked for "individuals active in the arts in the pursuit of their educational goals." Forest Lawn Cemetery in Buffalo was founded in 1849. ...
Conspiracy theories Much in the same vein as the theories surrounding Kurt Cobain's death, a number of theories surrounding Pfaff's overdose circulate to this day. The most prevalent of these rumors involve Courtney Love in some way. Some speculate that Love's anger with Pfaff over leaving the band led Love to murder Pfaff, or to order her murder. Regardless, authorities came to the conclusion that Pfaff died of a self-inflicted heroin overdose. Kurt Donald Cobain (February 20, 1967 – ca. ...
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