This punk Seattle band moved almost mainstream almost overnight. Nirvana caught on fast and changed rock and roll music forever and molded the music of the 90's, alternative. ... Kurt hated the music of big rock bands like the Sex Pistols, Rolling Stones and Aerosmith. ... He was responsible for the most creative rock music of the last decade. Kurt didn't have to hide behind face paint or wear tight clothes to grab attention as the other rock stars. ...
The grunge scene started among middle class white teenagers in Seattle in the late 1980s, it is a hybrid of punk and heavy metal. ... Grunge musicians were anti-mainstream and rejected the rock-star image; the artist was not placed above the audience. ...