Carlson was a good friend of Kurt Cobain of Nirvana and, like Cobain, has struggled with heroin addiction, particularly so after Cobain's death. [6] Dylan was the one who purchased the gun that ended Kurt's life, which he bought at Cobain's request six days before his death. [7]

May 11, 1994 · Dylan Carlson said he received a call from DeWitt saying Cobain had shown up at the house and that he "looked bad; was acting weird." "I told the nanny to confiscate the gun if he knew...

Apr 12, 2024 · In 1998, following Kurt Cobain’s death, Dylan Carlson participated in Nick Broomfield’s documentary “Kurt & Courtney.” The film explored the controversial theory that Cobain’s death was a homicide, not a suicide.

Jun 16, 2020 · Several days later, Cobain would do just that, but first, he paid a visit to pal Dylan Carlson, who also participated in the aforementioned intervention, at his Seattle home on March 30.

Apr 5, 2024 · A shotgun, owned by Kurt’s friend, Dylan Carlson - with reports later suggesting Kurt had asked his friend to buy the gun as he feared police would confiscate a firearm if he bought one...

Jan 26, 2023 · On March 30, Cobain visited the home of his best friend, Dylan Carlson, asking for a gun for fear of trespassers. They went to Stan's Gun Shop and bought a shotgun and a box of ammunition, which Carlson thought was weird given that Cobain was about to go to L.A. for rehab, according to The Seattle Times .

A Remington Model 11 [19] 20-gauge shotgun purchased for Cobain by his friend, musician Dylan Carlson, was found on Cobain's chest. It had been legally purchased by Carlson at Stan Baker's Gun Shop in Seattle.

Carlson was a close friend of Kurt Cobain, who sang lead vocals in the song "Divine and Bright", from a demo included on the re-release of the live album Sunn Amps and Smashed Guitars. Because police had twice confiscated guns from Cobain inside a single year, Cobain had Carlson purchase a shotgun for him on March 30, 1994.

Apr 29, 2011 · Dylan Carlson has walked a tough road. He struggled with drug abuse for years and recently survived a rare form of hepatitis that was likely linked to previous addictions. He was devastated by his close friend and onetime roommate Kurt Cobain’s suicide and stalked by …

Jun 18, 2008 · The general public made Dylan Carlson's acquaintance via his appearance in Nick Bloomfield's 1998 muckraking Kurt Cobain documentary, Kurt & Courtney. Then in the throes of addiction to heroin and speed, Carlson bordered on incoherent as he …