Grunge was essential in fostering groups like Nirvana, but Kurt Cobain could see that the movement was being hijacked by those ignorant of its original meaning.
He was also a founding member of the punk band the Germs and played with Nirvana. Smear formed the Germs with Lorna Doom, Darby Crash, and Belinda Carlisle in 1977. Their debut album was produced ...