( Nevermind has sold over 30 million copies worldwide.) “ I go to a baseball game and think about it: ‘Man, everybody at this baseball game has probably seen my little baby penis,’ I feel like I got part of my human rights revoked,” says Elden. The photos were taken by Kirk Weddle, the photographer of the original album cover. “It’s hard not to get upset when you hear how much money was involved,” he says. Rare photos of Nirvana recreating iconic Nevermind cover are for sale. It’s pretty difficult-you feel like you’re famous for nothing, but you didn’t really do anything but their album.”įrustrated about never receiving any sort of compensation for Nevermind, Elden recently looked into pursuing legal action against Geffen Records, but was unsuccessful. I just woke up already being a part of this huge project. “I was trying to reach out to these people. The iconic album cover features infant Spencer Elden underwater unable to breathe going after money on a fish hook. It produced hits like Smells Like Teen Spirit and Come As You Are. He also has the name tattooed across his chest. Spencer Elden filed the lawsuit on Tuesday despite recreating the album cover on Nevermind’s 10th, 17th, 20th, and 25th anniversaries. “I got a little upset for a bit,” he says. Nevermind was Nirvanas most successful album, selling more than 30 million copies. The nude baby from Nirvana’s infamous Nevermind album cover is all grown up and suing the band for child pornography.
And a lot has changed since 1991, when Nirvana shot the album cover for Nevermind, the sophomore album that catapulted. Even though Elden has recreated the photo shoot a number of times and has a large tattoo that says “Nevermind” on his chest, he says he hasn’t fully come to terms with being on the album’s cover. It’s not uncommon for people to rethink experiences from their early life.
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