Wendy Cobain says she was surprised by the song when she heard the recording on a cassette tape
In a touching interview, Wendy Cobain, mother of the Nirvana , sat alongside her daughter, Kimberly, and her granddaughter, Frances Bean Cobain , to reminisce about fond memories with the musician.
Wendy recounted the first time she heard Nirvana's classic, "Smells Like Teen Spirit." "I got goosebumps all over and suddenly felt a tightness in my chest. I said, 'Oh my god, Kurt, how are you going to deal with this?' and he said, 'With what?' And I said, 'This is going to change everything.'".
She also says that she was worried about her son, as she believed he wouldn't be able to handle the success the band was about to achieve, but Kurt denied it, claiming he wouldn't be that successful.
“I was terrified for him. Then he said, 'You're saying that because you're my mother.' His stepfather glanced sideways and said, 'No, Kurt. This is going to be huge. You better get a lawyer.' I started saying, 'You better do this, you better get that. You better take care of yourself! You can't handle this!' And that's how it all exploded.”
Watch the interview below.
