"We were just amazed we were putting out a record. We were, and are, still learning. But we've never cared much for professionalism as long as the energy was there. Like our live shows: We're out of tune and use a lot of feedback. That's not on purpose or because we don't care, we're just musically and rhythmically retarded and we play so hard that we can't tune our guitars fast enough." -Kurt Cobain
Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" was considered the 3rd most important video of MTV's 25 years anniversary countdown in Latin America.
"Weird Al" Yankovic covered NIRVANA's song, "Smells like Teen Spirit" and called it "Smells like NIRVANA"
Nirvana had to pay off two other musical groups that also had the name "Nirvana" to retain rights to the name.
Bleach drummer Chad Channing was born January 31st, 1967.
Krist earned his amateur's pilot license in 2002 & he is able to fly small engine planes.
Some of the photographers of Nirvana's career included Martyn Goodacre, Steve Gullick, Stephen Sweet, Charles Peterson, Micheal Lavine, Alice Wheeler, Niels Van Iperen, Anton Corbijn, Ian Tilton, Michel Linssen, Mick Hutson, Paul Bergen, Peter Pakvis, Ebet Roberts, Donna Santisi, George Chin, Rafaella Cavalieri, Martina Raddatz, Grant Davis, Ian Dickson, Mark Seliger, Kirk Weddle, Charlie Hoselton, Steve Pyke, Hugo Dixon among others.
At least 8 Nirvana interview CDs have been released worldwide. Many rehash the same interview of Nirvana before Nevermind was released & change the name of the CD. The rest are either various sound clips of the band with narration or just interviews with people who knew the band or were influenced by them at some point in their life.
Doctors reportedly prescibed Kurt ritalin when he was a child because he was very hyper & had an endless amount of energy.
In possibly the biggest online music auction ever in 2000 a Nirvana-Mudhoney poster signed by Kurt Cobain was auctioned off.
In 2002 tech savvy DJ's mashed up the Destiny's Child song "Bootilicious" with Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit under the name "Smells Like Booty" & released it on the internet.
Nirvana's 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' video has been played on MTV in the UK more than any other track.
In 2001 according to SoundScan & MTV, Nirvana's US career album sales broke down as follows: In the US the group's 1989 debut, Bleach, sold 1.44 million copies to that date, followed by 1991's Nevermind at 7.65 million, the 1992 B-sides/rarities collection Incesticide at 1.13 million, & the band's final studio album, 1993's In Utero, at 3.58 million. Nirvana's two posthumous live releases, 1994's MTV Unplugged in New York & 1996's From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah (both of which were assembled by Grohl & Novoselic) had sold 4.11 million & 1.15 million copies just in the US and still rising to date.
Archive Footage of Kurt has been used many times including: E! 101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment (2003) 25 Years of Punk (2001) Kurt & Courtney (1998).
Nirvana was the first band ever to play Saturday Night Live twice.
Nirvana often hand picked their own opening acts .
Marigold is the only Nirvana song without any vocals from Kurt.
Nirvana elected against making a video for All Apologies
Nirvana roadie/guitar tech John Duncan played 2nd guitar on 4 songs at the 07/23/93 show at the Roseland Ballroom in New York
Kurt & Dave never finished high school but Krist did.
The hosts when Nirvana performed on Saturday Night Live were Rob Morrow & Charles Barkley.
Kurt's early jobs before becoming a full time musician included being a janitor of his old school for eight months, working part time as a dishwasher & being a lifeguard for a summer at the local YMCA
Nirvana's 1st song on the radio was reportedly "Floyd The Barber".
Kurt reportedly saw Courtney for the first time in her role in the movie "Straight To Hell".
Heart Shaped Box is reportedly the last song ever performed in concert by Nirvana.
Dave nor Krist have performend any Nirvana songs in concert since Nirvana ended.
During the Unplugged rehearsals the band was only able to go over 11 of the 14 songs they intended to play. After Where Did You Sleep Last Night MTV tried to get Nirvana to play more songs but Kurt declined saying that he couldn't do better than his last performance.
Nirvana was offered a Gibson endorsement but Kurt reportedly couldn't find a Gibson (type of guitar) he liked
Krist has appeared on or been a member of these bands albums: Sweet 75, Eyes Adrift, Sky Cries Mary, The No W.T.O. Combo, appeared on Mark Lanegan & Mike Watt albums, engineered 1 song on Krishna Das "Live on Earth" album, performed on a Willie Nelson tribute & played bass on a song Johnny Cash covered of Nelson's named "Time of the Preacher".
The working title for Bleach was "Too Many Humans"
Krist credited "Spank Thru" as the first Nirvana song
Courtney had a plaster cast made of Kurt's hands.
A doctor attributed Kurt's horrendous stomach pains to a pinched nerve.
Some songs on Nevermind are written about or have references to Kurt's ex-girlfriend Tobi Vail.
Frances Bean's (Kurt Cobain's daughter) godmother is Drew Barrymore.
Dave has appeared on The Bangles 2003 release Doll Revolution, sang the song "Goodbye Lament" on former Black Sabbath guitarists Tommi Iommi's first solo album IOMMI, did an introduction on MXPX's album The Ever Passing Moment, played some guitar on the album Heathen by David Bowie, guested on Earthlings? - The Earthlings? album, co-wrote a song "This Loving Thing" for Joe Doe's 1998 release, is credited on The Stinky Puffs album Tiny Little Smelly Bit, Reeves Gabrels Ulysses album, Honky Mofo's s/t album & played on his former bands Scream & Harlingtox A.D. albums
Dave has done a voiceover on the MTV movie "Daria: Is It Fall Yet?" composed the score for the movie "Touch" played drums on the "Backbeat" soundtrack & also played drums on the P Diddy remix for the song "It's All About The Benjamins" the band Garbage's song "Bad Boyfriend" the Queens of the Stone Age album "Songs For The Deaf" & played on Mike Watt's "Ball-Hog or Tugboat?" album on the song "Against the '70s"
Kurt was left handed while Dave & Krist are both right handed
In the book Journals the first real entry is "dont read my journal when i'm gone"
-Spencer Eldon (the baby on the Nevermind cover) also appears on the cover of The Dragon Experience, the third solo CD by industrial group Skinny Puppy's cEvin Key released in 2003 & he even re-created (with pants on) the Nirvana cover for a Rolling Stone story about the 10 year anniversary of Nevermind in 2001
The Beatles song In My Life was reportedly played at Kurt's funeral
Krist first met Buzz Osbourne from the Melvins at a Taco Bell where Krist once worked
On the astrological chart Kurt is a Pisces, Krist is a Taurus & Dave is a Capricorn
Kurt has a half brother & sister named Chad & Brieanne
Kurt's middle name was Donald, Dave's is Eric & Krist's is Anthony
Kurt was on the wrestling team in high school.
Before Courtney, Kurt had a few girlfriends including Tracy Mirander, Toby Vail & even briefly dated musician Mary Lou Lord. Mary Lou Lord met Kurt Cobain on Sept. 21st 1991 while the Nirvana front man was in Boston. Nevermind was not out yet, but I knew almost every song on the album back to front. I had an advance copy for weeks and I knew it was something very special. Nirvana were about to begin the Nevermind release tour and it was released 3 days after we met. Kurt and I struck up a very intense, although brief, thanks to Courtney (Love), who later entered into the picture, relationship. He introduced me to a few people that would later change the course of my life."
If you own a 1997 Nirvana calender which is out of print it is reportedly worth $100 US
Kurt's last home address was 171 Lake Washington Blvd East. He & Courtney had only purchased the house less than 3 months before Kurt's death. Their house before that was located at 11301 Lakeside Ave Northeast
Nirvana were nominated for some awards they actually didn't win. Those include: 1992 American Music Awards Favorite Heavy Metal/Hard Rock New Artist 1992 Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album (Nevermind) 1993 Grammy Award for Best Rock Song (songwriter) ("Smells Like Teen Spirit") 1994 Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album (In Utero) 1994 MTV Music Award nominations: Video of the Year, Best Cinematography & Viewer's Choice 1995 Grammy Awards: "All Apologies" was nominated for Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal & for Best Rock Song
Nirvanas thrashed their way into the 1992 MTV awards and soon were bogged down with controversy involving the song ‘Rape Me’. They went as far as to print on the sleeve jacket of ‘Insecticide’ – “Don’t come to our shows and don’t buy our records”
Kurt Cobain has a sister named Kimberly.
A religous band named Nirvana were cornered outside a church by a group of teens and demanded that they play Smells Like Teen Spirit.
Dave Grohl (Drums) (Backing Vocals)(1990-1994)
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