noun. A financial award given by an employer in recognition of exceptionally good work; (also) a financial award given by a body or institution, frequently as a prize in a competition, to reward excellence in a particular field.1960s; earliest use found in The New York Times. financial award given by an employer in recognition of exceptionally good work; (also) a financial award given by a body or institution, frequently as a prize in a competition, to reward excellence in a particular field. 1960s; earliest use found in The New York Times.
Nirvana was an American rock band that was formed by singer and guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen, Washington, in 1987. Nirvana went through a succession of drummers, the longest-lasting being Dave Grohl, who joined the band in 1990.
In a January 1994 Rolling Stone interview, Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain revealed that âSmells Like Teen Spiritâ was an attempt to write a song in the style of the Pixies, a band he greatly admired. I was trying to write the ultimate pop song. I was basically trying to rip off the Pixies. I have to admit it.