The morning of the New Music Seminar 7/23/93, Kurt od'd on heroin, Courtney injected him with an illegal drug used to wake people who've od'd on heroin. He went onstage and performed. No one knew the difference.

Where did the title for Smells Like Teen Spirit come from? The deodorant?

One day Kurt and a friend were having a discussion about teenage revolution, they later got drunk and his friend wrote on the wall 'Kurt smells like teen spirit', Kurt was inspired, he thought she meant he would be the type of person who could incite a teen rebellion. He went and wrote the song. She thought that he just smelled like the deodorant. Kurt hadn't heard of the deodorant at the time, he claims to have rarely used it himself.

What about Rape Me?
Kurt always insisted that it wasn't aimed at the media, but one line of the song is directed toward the Vanity Fair article and it's author, Lynn Hirschberg. 'My favorite inside source', Lynn claimed to have gotten the info that Courtney did heroin the whole time of her pregnance from 'an inside source'. The song itself is a song of justice (as Kurt put it), A guy rapes a girl, goes to prison, and is raped there.

Is it Kurt, Kurdt, Curt...etc...?
It is spelled Kurt, the odd spelling Kurdt came from when they recorded 'Mexican Seafood' for the Teriyaki Asthma compilation. When it came time to make the album, they realized that they didn't know Kurt's name so they got ahold of someone who 'thought they knew' and it went from there. Incidentally, the people at Caroline records (who put out the Teriyaki Asthma compilation) received no money for the appearance of 'Mexican Seafood' on Incesticide because they didn't bother with a contract cuz they didn't didn't make contracts for any bands.

What's the deal between Kurt and Axl?
Axl had asked Kurt to join them on their huge tour. Kurt declined. Later Axl asked Kurt to play at his 30th birthday party. Kurt declined.

This is from 'The Advocate' Feb 03 1993. Kurt was asked 2 questions about Guns and Roses. Q: Is there anything about Guns N' Roses' music you like?

A: I can't think of a damn thing. I can't even waste my time on that band, because they're so obviously pathetic and untalented. I used to think that everything in the mainstrteam pop world was crap, but now that some underground bands have been signed with majors, I take Guns N' Roses as more of an offense. I have to look into it more: They're really talentless people, and they write crap music, and they're the most popular rock band on the earth right now. I can't believe it.

Q: Didn't Axl Rose say something nasty to you at the MTV Video Music Awards in September?

A: They actually tried to beat us up. Courtney and I were with the baby in the eating area backstage, and Axl walked by. So Courtney yelled, "Axl! Axl, come over here!" We just wanted to say hi to him--we think he's a joke, but we just wanted to say something to him. So I said, "Will you be the godfather of our child?" I don't know what had happened before that to piss him off, but he took his aggressions out on us and began screaming bloody murder. These were his words: "You shut your bitch up, or I'm taking you down to the pavement." [laughs] Everyone around us just burst out into tears of laughter. She wasn't even saying anything mean, you know? So I turned to Courtney and said, "Shut up, bitch!" And everyone laughed and he left. So I guess I did what he wanted me to do--be a man. [laughs]

Kurt told this story to the crowd at the Portland OR 9/10/92 concert, try to get it if you can.

What are the hidden songs?
Endless, Nameless appears on some pressings of Nevermind. The song begins 10 minutes after Something in the Way ends. It wasn't included on the first printing (50,000).
Gallons of Rubbing Alcohol Flow Through The Strip appears on import versions of In Utero. It is 20 minutes after All Apologies.