When Cobain was eleven he heard and was captivated by the Britain's Sex Pistols and after their self-destruction Cobain and friend Krist Novoselic continued to listen to the wave of British bands including Joy Division the nihilistic post-punk band that some say Nirvana are directly descended from in form of mood, melody and lyrical quality.Cobain formed and reformed a series of bands before Nirvana came to be in 1986. Nirvana was an uneasy alliance between Cobain, Krist Novoselic and eventually drummer Dave Grohl. In 1989 Nirvana recorded their rough-edged first album Bleach for local Seattle independent label Sub-Pop. Nirvana entered the mainstream, popularizing a sub genre of alternative rock called grunge. Since their debut, Nirvana, with Cobain as a songwriter, have sold over 25 million albums in the United States alone, and over 50 million worldwide In Britain Nirvana received a lot of recognition and in 1991 their contract was bought out by Geffen, they signed to the mega-label, the first non-mainstream band to do so. Two and a half years after Nirvana's first C.D. Bleach was released they released Nevermind, a series of different, crunching, screaming songs that along with it's first single Smells Like Teen Spirit would propel Nirvana to mainstream stardom.On the 5th of April Kurt sadly decided to take his own life. Two days after Cobain's body was found about 5,000 people gathered in Seattle for a candlelight vigil.

Cobain's love for the Chuck was celebrated when Converse celebrated their 100th anniversary by producing a special 'Kurt Cobain' pack containing his own text as prints on the famous Chuck Taylor All Star silhouette.