Nirvana The baby from the album 'Nevermind' recreated 17 years later his photo in the pool
Spencer Elden, who as a child appeared on the famous cover of Nirvana's "Nevermind" (1991) album, denounced the group's former members and heirs on Tuesday and
accused them of child pornography.
"The defendants promoted Spencer's child pornography
in an intentional and commercial way
and made use of the shocking nature of his image to promote themselves and their music at Spencer's expense," says the complaint filed in a Californian court and that was picked up by American media.
The lawsuit also contends that the defendants benefited and continue to benefit
from Elden's
"
commercialization of sexual exploitation.
"
Among those targeted by this complaint are
Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic
, who together with the legendary and late
Kurt Cobain
(1967-1994) made up the classic Nirvana line-up.
The lawsuit also targets
Kirk Weddle
, who was the cover photographer for 'Nevermind';
and
Courtney Love
as heir to the Cobain estate.
Strangely, the complaint also accuses
Chad Channing
, who was a drummer for Nirvana in its early years and who left the band in 1990, that is, before "Nevermind" was released.
Elden is seeking compensation for, according to the lawsuit,
"damages he has suffered and will continue to suffer for life
.
"
The cover of 'Nevermind' is considered
one of the most iconic in rock history
and shows a baby diving in a pool and hunting for a dollar bill.
As a teenager and as an adult, Elden has stepped back into the pool
to recreate that cover multiple times
.
Recreated the cover on the 25th anniversary
That was what he did, for example, in 2016 when
the album's quarter century was completed
.
On other occasions, he has shown to the press
his disgust for being linked to that image
.
Depression, rage and anguish burst the charts thanks to Nirvana's desperate cry on 'Nevermind', an album that, with its
tormented and wounded rock
, brought the grunge style to the height of its revolution.
Led by an atheist martyr and swept away by the hurricane of
'Smells Like Teen Spirit',
perhaps the most important and influential rock song of the 90s, Nirvana soared high with 'Nevermind', but their success also led to their singer. Kurt Cobain into a self-destruct maze that he would never get out of alive.
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