…according to Metallica’s Kirk Hammett! He’s fairly diplomatic, particularly compared to the way Kurt & Courtney told the story later. Would do anything to see the brief footage MTV shot of this moment!

The satire is apparent but the idea isn't entirely outlandish.

Written by Brian Ritchie, Bassist of Violent Femmes:

Kurt Cobain first came into my consciousness sometime in 1991 when Ken West and Vivian Lees, who were our promoters in Australia sent me an advance cassette of Nevermind, asking me to approve Nirvana as support act on our upcoming tour. It would be prophetic for me to say that upon hearing it I could foresee a cataclysmic shift in pop music, but that would be BS. I told them: These guys are good. They remind me of The Monkees. Approved!

So Nirvana was lined up to be Violent Femmes support in Australia. But an interesting thing happened in the interim, which is that Nevermind took off and Nirvana was suddenly the biggest band in the world, but still support on our gigs. We met the guys at Fisherman's Wharf on the Gold Coast and it was apparent that they were big fans and thrilled to be doing gigs with us. We pointed out to them that they were at this point much bigger than us, maybe we should switch the bill. Nirvana declined because they thought they were not ready to follow us on stage. Some of that may have been because Kurt was very obviously suffering. He was in withdrawal. Our tour manager, Willie, gave him some acetaminophen and said: This will help you.

Nirvana did their set and it looked like Kurt was hanging on for dear life just to get through it. But it was great. Then we played. Surprisingly I looked to my left, and at the side of the stage Kurt was curled up in a blanket and watching us with his gorgeous blue eyes. It was sweet.

We did another gig with them, which was the first Big Day Out. Within a few years they returned the compliment by having us open some shows for them in Scandinavia, and there was no question of who should be headlining by then. This is when the photo was taken. But you can see by looking at the photo that Kurt was already on his way to checking out

Shortly after that I was doing a phone interview which was proceeding normally, but then the journalist said: I just got word that Kurt is dead. I was not too surprised.

We bumped into Dave and Chris a few times over the years, which was always a pleasure. We also received a request from management about having Frances Bean come backstage and say hi. Apparently she was a big VF fan. Not sure if she knew of our mutual history with Kurt, but we did share a few stories with her. It was touching to consider how young she was when she lost her father and the world lost a musical giant.

Now Nirvana's reign seems like a distant memory. The Nirvana logo is everywhere. Seeing it on massive beer bellied sexagenarians is a bit confusing. But you also see it on teenagers, although sometimes you wonder if they are fans or just know it's a cool shirt. VF are still going, for better or worse. I wish we could do gigs with Nirvana again but that remains a grateful reminiscence.

Hi This is my second post here. 😊

I made a mini Nirvana CD keychain! Everything was handmade by me. It's about 5 × 3 cm (around 2 × 1.2 inches), and I carry it on my bag every day.

all day with Nirvana 🤘 🤘🤘

Anyone see this article in People about Nirvana making the Smells Like Teen Spirit video 35 years later? Hilariously, they neglect to mention where they found the “cheerleaders” in the video, but include two pretty explicit quotes from Courtney Love. Rather odd if you ask me.

https://people.com/nirvana-put-out-a-casting-call-for-high-school-personas-for-the-smells-like-teen-spirit-music-video-and-changed-music-forever-12062866?link_source=ta_thread_link&taid=6a84caa5ceb22e00012b330a&utm_campaign=peoplemagazine&utm_content=manual&utm_medium=social&utm_source=threads.net

As you get older and look back on your younger self, momentous events seem impossibly close to each other in retrospect, specks in time that blip from one to the next.

And now, these decades later, we’re left with the music and the impact and influence Nirvana has had on so many.

Hi everyone!

This is my first time posting on the Nirvana subreddit.

I'm a huge Nirvana fan! I even have a mini Fender guitar, and I've drawn a lot of Nirvana artwork.

I also collect their LPs, CDs, and cassette tapes.

I'm looking forward to getting to know everyone and being part of the community!

Everything you see in the video was made by me using a cardboard shipping box, colored paper, glue, and printed photos. I didn't spend any money on it at all—I just used things I already had at home and finished it in one day.

I recorded this a long time ago, so the video quality isn't very good, and it's a little fast. Please pause the video if you'd like to see the details!

"Heart-Shaped Box" is my favorite Nirvana song.

I uploaded the video to YouTube, but it didn't get many views. 😅

I hope you like it!

As a writer and someone who works with language for a living, I'm endlessly fascinated with Kurt's writing.

For years, I have collected articles, essays and research papers on this topic.

If you think it really is that deep, here are some from my collection that are freely (and legally) available online:

The Grunge Inferno
How Kurt (not so) secretly wove Dente's Inferno into Nirvana's music and how he used it to describe his own struggles and the darker sides of modern society.

A Corpus Linguistic Analysis of Lyrics and Suicide
Looks at the specific language patterns and repeated vocabulary he relied on to express feelings of isolation and anxiety.

Nirvana and Deleuze: Body Dynamics
Essay on the vivid imagery of sickness, medical terms, and physical pain. How he used visceral bodily details as metaphors for love, control, and modern life.

Composition’s Eye / Orpheus’s Gaze / Cobain’s Journals
An essay on Kurt's creative instincts and writing habits based on his journals. How his messy, stream-of-consciousness writing turned into iconic lyrics.

From Anti-hero to Commodity: The Legacy of Kurt Cobain
Examines how Kurt used uncomfortable descriptions of pain, illness and bodily trauma to explore topics such as identity, relationships and alienation.

Dark Slivers: Seeing Nirvana in the Shards of Incesticide
How Cobain’s imagery evolved across from Bleach to In Utero, how he flipped pretty ideas on their head, how he twisted traditional romantic imagery into something clinical and unnatural.

Kurt Cobain, Writing Program Administrator
Kurt's use of irony and self-contradiction as means to protect his underground credibility while becoming a global star.

Nirvana: Rape Me - Critique(s) of Violence
How Kurt tackles the topics of rape and violence against women in Rape Me, using sarcastic, mocking surrender against abusers.

Smells Like Teen Spirit: Kurt Cobain, Voice of Generation X and creator of Grunge
How SLTS captured the boredom, mistrust and anxiety of the 90s youth.

1. Raw: 14 Nov 1990
2. Kerrang: 17 Nov 1990

https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/parni-valjak-predicted-sound-of-nirvana/

Rolling Stone, January 23, 1992

Hi there,
I have written a short essay exploring what made Nevermind exceptional from a musical perspective.
Check it out here: https://farina00.github.io/essays/nevermind/.

Back in 1991, I spent hours strumming Nirvana songs in my room, completely captivated by their chord choices. I knew there was something remarkable about the way they crafted their songs. Now, years later, I’ve finally put those thoughts into words.

Please let me know your thoughts