Originally Posted by: griefwearsgrayi read something by him that said he was trying to do a boston/rem kind of thing on smells like teen spirit. it does sound a lot like more than a feeling, the intro anyway, i cant really find the rem thing. but, then again, i havent heard every rem song, so its probably in there somewhere.

Michael Snipe (REM singer) and Kurt were actually good friends - apparently they were due to record together before Cobain's departure from this plain, (the flight tickets and studio time were booked, he called Snipe to say something had come up and a few day's later he was found dead) - source is an old UK guitar magazine I've forgotten the name of - could anyone confirm this?

Can't say I can relate 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' to Boston or REM, but, "the secret of originality is knowing how to cover your sources", so who knows?!