According to Hendrix and Cobain's biographer Charles R. Cross, the growing importance of the media—Internet, magazines, and television—and the response to an interview of Cobain's mother were jointly responsible for such theories.
Segundo o biógrafo de Hendrix e Cobain, Charles R. Cross, a importancia crecente dos medios de comunicación –internet, televisión e revistas– e a resposta da nai de Kurt Cobain nunha entrevista son, asemade, responsables de tales teorías.