Editing Kurt Cobain (section)

=== Early musical projects ===
On his 14th birthday, February 20, 1981, Cobain's uncle offered him the choice of either a bike or a used guitar; Cobain chose the guitar. Soon, he was trying to play [[Led Zeppelin]]'s song "[[Stairway to Heaven]]". He also learned how to play "[[Louie Louie]]", [[Queen (band)|Queen]]'s "[[Another One Bites the Dust]]", and [[the Cars]]' "[[My Best Friend's Girl (song)|My Best Friend's Girl]]", before he began working on his own songs. Cobain played left-handed, despite being forced to write right-handed.<ref name="azerrad" />{{rp|22}}

In early 1985, Cobain formed [[Fecal Matter (band)|Fecal Matter]] after he had dropped out of [[Aberdeen High School (Washington)|Aberdeen High School]].<ref name="gaar">Gillian G. Gaar. ''Entertain Us!: The Rise of Nirvana'' Penguin, 2012</ref> One of "several joke bands" that arose from the circle of friends associated with the [[Melvins]],<ref name="gaar" /> it initially featured Cobain singing and playing guitar, Melvins drummer [[Dale Crover]] playing bass, and Greg Hokanson playing drums,<ref name="caya">Michael Azerrad. ''Come as You Are: The Story of Nirvana''. Doubleday, 1993. {{ISBN|0-385-47199-8}}.</ref> but for most of its brief incarnation Fecal Matter was just the duo of Cobain and Crover (who later played on Nirvana's ''[[Bleach (Nirvana album)|Bleach]]'' in addition to his [[Melvins discography|Melvins output]] and other projects). They spent several months rehearsing original material and covers, including songs by [[the Ramones]], [[Led Zeppelin]], and [[Jimi Hendrix]].<ref name="gaar" /><ref name="rt">Gillian G. Gaar.  ''The Rough Guide to Nirvana''. Penguin, 1993.</ref>