I can't do it - I've tried to write personally and it just doesn't seem to work. The emotions, the songs themselves are personal. "There's definitely some pieces in there that reflect on my personal life, but really, they aren't as personal as everybody thinks they are. Kurt Cobain and Krist Novoselic met in 1985 and recruited Aaron BurckhardĪpril 8th, 1994, partly due to heroine addiction, Courtney Love, depression "I wanted a name that was kind of beautiful or nice and pretty instead of a mean, raunchy punk Jumped from many names including Skid Row, Pen Cap Chew, and Ted Ed Fred, before picking on Nirvana The Melvins, Mudhoney, Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Vaselines They were inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014, the band's first year of eligibility.įecal Matter, Melvins, Foo Fighters, Sweet 75, No WTO Combo, Eyes Adrift Making them one of the best-selling music artists in history.
The band has sold over 25 million records in the United States alone, and over 75 million records worldwide, To be regarded as one of the most influential and important rock bands of the modern era. The longest-lasting being Dave Grohl, who joined the band in 1990.ĭespite releasing only three full-length studio albums in their seven-year career, Nirvana has come Nirvana went through a succession of drummers, Nirvana was an American rock band formed by singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic From the Album Live at Reading (CD/DVD) (2009)įrom the Album From The Muddy Banks Of The Wishkah (1996)įrom the Album MTV Unplugged In New York (1994)