At least one of Cobain's friends believes that he was murdered. In August 2005,
Sonic Youth's Kim Gordon was asked about Kurt's death in an interview for
Uncut magazine. When asked what she thought to be Kurt's motive in committing suicide, Gordon replied, "I don't even know that he killed himself. There are people close to him who don't think that he did...". When asked if she thought someone else had killed him, Gordon answered, "I do, yes."