The tragedy of Kurt Cobain's death is the sense of potential unfulfilled

The road sign outside town reads “Welcome to Aberdeen. Come As You Are.” The iconic Nirvana song title greets fans from around the world flocking to pay homage to Kurt Cobain.

Twenty years after the grunge band’s frontman took his own life, the run-down town in Washington state two hours from Seattle is keen to ensure that the legacy of its most famous son lives on.

Mayor Bill Simpson rejects criticism that it is wrong to celebrate the life of a drug-addict who committed suicide when his daughter was still a toddler.