Tobi Vail (‘Kurt smells like Teen Spirit’), a reference to a popular ladies' deodorant. When Tobi eventually dumped him, he poured his rage into the lyrics, which widened in scope to become ...

Written by Kurt Cobain, “Smells Like Teen Spirit” was the biggest hit Nirvana ... The pair spent an evening putting up graffiti in Seattle and went back to Cobain’s place to drink.