Kurt Cobain’s height has been listed anywhere from 5″10 to 5″7 wIth most agreeing on 5″9.  Kurt had scoliosis and a spinal curvature as well as the bad posture he sang about in the song “Pennyroyal Tea“.

“I have very bad posture” – Kurt Cobain –  Pennyroyal Tea

All of this may have contributed to him looking shorter than he really was.  It’s pretty tough to get a good gauge on him as his height seems to change from photo to photo.  Here’s a few photo’s of Kurt standing next to Dave Grohl (6″0) and Krist Novoselic (6″7).

But here is a screenshot and video of Grohl during a Foo Fighters show talking about Kurt and using his hands he describes Kurt as little…

These photo’s of Dave standing next to Kurt at a party, seem to confirm that Kurt was closer to 5″7 – 5″8…

Charles Barkley is (6″5)

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