Even from day one - East Coast Day One, which was the release of "Ten" by Pearl Jam (about two weeks before Nevermind) - I always felt and still do that there was resentment - even if unspoken - towards Kurt Cobain, and while I would never go as far as to say it led to or even contributed to his suicide, some of his prickly and antisocial behavior was related to that "guilt" (in quotes because I can't guess what he was feeling; it could have been something else) for being the poster-boy for something he wasn't really a part of, not at it's core. I'm not the hugest fan of Eddie Vedder now (preachy, much?) but I thought he handled it really well, being the newcomer and getting attention when guys like Mark Arm, and Andy Wood and Chris Cornell weren't.
It's why I have a special place in my heart for Stone Gossard and Jeff Ament, who were there at the beginning (Green River, who I actually do like a fair amount, even though Mother Love Bone is my favorite Seattle band by a long shot).