Kurt Cobain would have been 45 years old this week. A look back at Nirvana on the cusp of stardom.
Nirvana’s ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ No Longer A Teenager
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Dave Grohl joined Nirvana weeks before the Nevermind sessions. Original drummer Chad Channing quit in 1990 and Grohl's band split the same year. Bassist Krist Novoselic had seen Grohl drumming and liked his aggressive style, and after a both talked by phone, Grohl joined at age 22.
