Nirvana Teen Spirit (Hardback Book)Nirvana were known as the kings of grunge while singer songwriter Kurt Cobain became a cultural icon who spoke to an entire generation they were for many years the world's most important rock act. With the instantaneous success of Smells Like Teen Spirit, which stormed the charts. In Utero, was the last studio recording released by Nirvana. The demons that made Cobains writing so powerful took their toll; he took his own life after only five albums.