The American rock band Nirvana had an impact on American culture and society by paving the way for the punk rock subculture in corporate America . Punk rock music comes from the rock genre but has its own agenda. The essence of punk rock is that it is a counter-culture movement against the norms of society. Punk rock itself is made up of a subculture of people who rejected the softness of rock and roll in the 1970s (Masar, 2006, p. 8). The music emphasizes anti-establishment and anti-authoritarian ideas in its lyrics and scorns the political idealism of American society. Before Nirvana unwittingly made punk rock a multi-million dollar commercial music genre, underground rock paved the way for the punk rock genre by creating core values ​​that punk rockers relied on. Underground rock was a term for a style of music different from the popular sounds of British rock bands such as the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. During the golden age of rock music, which lasted from 1962 to the late 1970s, several distinct subgenres of rock music emerged: folk rock, blues rock, country rock and garage rock. Garage rock became the basis of underground rock and, although it was not commercially successful, it would become the basis of the punk rock movement. The underground rock scene began in 1965 as a reaction to the social and political injustices of the time. Resentment over American involvement in the Vietnam War and the African-American civil rights movement created an angry and rebellious youth culture. At the same time, America was hit by high unemployment rates and increasing levels of poverty. The music of the underground scene reflected how young people felt about the state of the world....... middle of article......ae/music/article/Ten-years-later- Kurt-Cobain-s -legacy-endures-1141196.php>.This article demonstrates how important Kurt Cobain was both as a rock and roll icon and as a philosopher. His self-recorded songs are still popular today, more than 20 years after his death. The author explains how Cobain influenced other young artists and his effect on the direction of the music industry. Wood, Jessica. “Painful expression: metaphors of illness and signs of “authenticity” in Kurt Cobain’s “Diaries.” JSTOR. Version Vol.30, No.3 p. 313-349. Np, October 1, 2011. Web. March 21, 2014. This article explores the relationship between the biography and authenticity of grunge musician Kurt Cobain. Focusing on Cobain's lyrics involving the human body, the article argues that his idea of ​​the "sick body" was a metaphor in his various works..