Vernon Reid (Guitaarist, ex - Living Colour)
Nirvana started with the meeting of Kurt Cobain (Guitar / Vocal ) and Christ Novoselic (born Krist Novoselic) (bass) in Aberdeen (Near seattle) in 1985. Then both of them formed a band called the Stiff Woodies, with Cobain on the drums, Novoselic on the bass, and a rotating cast of guitarists and vocalist. After they changed their personnel and name several times, finally in 1987, Dave Grohl joined them as the drummer, and the band was called Nirvanna.
At the end of 1991, Nevermind immediately became a top-charting album, quickly selling 50000 copies. What helped the record become a success was "Smells Like Teen Spirit", a blistering four chord song that was accompanied by a video that shot into MTV rotation. By the begining of 1992, "Smells Like Teen Spirit" had climbed onto the American top ten and Nevermind beat Michael Jackson's dangerous off the top of the album charts. By February, the album had been certified triple platinum.
Virvana's success didn't only surprise the music industry but also its own personnel. And they were mentally not ready to accept it. They started to act weirdly on the stage. Novoselic threw his bass into the air, Cobain destroyed the musical instrument and Novoselic and grohl shared a kiss at the end. Becaous of that, some people started to question the band's stability.
Cobain married Courtney Love in Februaru 1992. Shortly after the marriage there were rumors that the couple were heavy heroin users. Since Cobain was going through such personal problems, Nirvana was unable to record a follow-up to nevermind until the spring of 1993. Then in that season, they recorded their third album in Utero
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