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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The global fame brought by Nevermind was at odds with Nirvana’s original, organic image, and Cobain became increasingly withdrawn from the band as a result. Here, Cobain stares at the camera during the Netherlands session, in which he refused the setlist and played cover songs instead.
