Kurt tried hard to escape from the impact of Nevermind, tried hard to play it down, to deny its greatness and even to disparage it, but it remains the centrepiece of his career. Only recently, with the desire for information having been sated, have thoughts turned back to his musical legacy, and what it will mean. We know pretty much all we’re ever going to know about his death. We know where he bought the gun, where he bought his last hit, and we’ve retraced his last steps. We’ve read the many books, seen the documentaries. We’ve read his suicide note, seen his dead body, watched his wife grieve, heard about his drug addiction. We know far more about the last years of his life than we do about almost every other star of similar stature. "I didn’t really have a choice.More has been written about Kurt Cobain’s suicide than about his greatest record. "Recently I've been thinking, 'What if I wasn't okay with my freaking penis being shown to everybody?'" Elden told GQ Australia in 2016. While Elden has recreated the Nevermind cover several times throughout his life - with clothes on - and tattooed the image on his chest, he appears to have changed his mind about the cover in recent years. Mabie told the Associated Press, "If there is a 30th anniversary rerelease, wants for the entire world not to see his genitals." Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic recently hinted at a 30th-anniversary reissue, though he did not share details.Įlden's suit further alleges that Cobain "agreed to redact Spencer’s image by releasing the album with a sticker strategically placed over Spencer's genitals with the text: 'If you're offended by this, you must be a closet pedophile.'" The sticker, however, was "never incorporated." Elden hopes the band will make good on this alleged agreement for any future releases.
The album was an astronomical commercial and critical success, selling more than 30 million copies worldwide and spearheading the grunge revolution.
The request is timely, as Nevermind celebrates its 30th anniversary on Sept.
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