It's kinda a well-known fun fact that Kurt Cobain didn't actually know that Teen Spirit was a deodorant brand and titled the song because his friend graffitied "Kurt smells like teen spirit" on his wall, but it's a slightly lesser-known fun fact that his friend was Kathleen Hanna who is also a great musician and probably my #1 favorite.
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It's kinda a well-known fun fact that Kurt Cobain didn't actually know that Teen Spirit was a deodorant brand and titled the song because his friend graffitied "Kurt smells like teen spirit" on his wall, but it's a slightly lesser-known fun fact that his friend was Kathleen Hanna who is also a great musician and probably my #1 favorite.
And even lesser known it was bikini kills drummer that wore the deodorant and hanna was teasing their hook up
Hanna's autobiography "Rebel Girl" was a good read, though parts of it are harrowing.
I know Le Tigre but did not know that. Thanks!
Neat, TIL
Teen Spirit was a deodorant brand before the Nirvana song.
Yes and the song is indirectly related to said deodorant
I always thought it was talking about cum 🤷♂️
That is an amazing alt history theory!
Its fun to rule and to pretend
Why not just slap some cough syrup on your pits.