© Michael LavineMusic / NewsMusic / NewsDave Grohl weighs in on Nirvana’s naked baby album cover lawsuit‘Listen, he’s got a Nevermind tattoo and I don’t’ShareLink copied ✔️October 27, 2021October 27, 2021Text Hannah Bertolino Photos of Nirvana before grunge went mainstream Earlier this year, Spencer Elden – AKA the naked baby who appears on Nirvana’s Nevermind cover – announced that he is suing the rock band for child pornography and sexual exploitation. In August, the now 30-year-old filed the lawsuit in a Los Angeles court against the surviving band members and Kurt Cobain’s estate. Now, in a new interview with Vulture, Nirvana’s drummer Dave Grohl has opened up about the ongoing suit. “I don’t know that I can speak on it because I haven’t spent too much time thinking about it,” said Grohl. “I feel the same way most people do in that I have to disagree. That’s all I’ll say.” Elden – who recreated the Nevermind image for a 25th anniversary celebration in the New York Post and for Rolling Stone when he was ten years-old – also was discovered to have the word ‘Nevermind’ tattooed across his chest, leading some to question the intentions of his lawsuit. When asked about the tattoo, Grohl simply noted: “Listen, he’s got a ‘Nevermind’ tattoo. I don’t.” Previously, the drummer told the Sunday Times that he anticipated legal trouble. “At some point, unfortunately, it just becomes par for the course,” he said. However, he also vaguely stated that the album cover may get a design rework. “I have many ideas of how we should alter that cover,” he said. “But, we’ll see what happens.” Elden, who was four months old when the 1991 cover was made, claims that he suffered “lifelong damages”, including “extreme and permanent emotional distress with physical manifestations”, plus loss of education, wages, and “enjoyment of life”. “Recently I’ve been thinking, ‘What if I wasn’t okay with my freaking penis being shown to everybody?’ I didn’t really have a choice,” he said in 2016. Kirk Wedell, who shot the album cover, also believes that Elden deserves reimbursement for the image. “He feels that everybody made money off it and he didn’t,” he said. “I think he deserves something. But it’s always the record labels that make the money.” Several legal experts, however, are expecting the case to be dismissed, as Elden’s recreations of the cover harm his arguments. Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.TrendingNike celebrates the culture of U.S. soccerAs the world’s biggest soccer moment approaches, Nike’s new Express Collection celebrates U.S. Soccer while continuing its legacy of investing in the culture of the gameFashionLife & CultureGen Z’s new drug of choice? Caffeine PumaFashionSalehe Bembury’s Puma collection is a love letter to the football communityArt & PhotographyThis magazine celebrates the best of diasporic cultureMusicN4T and his friends are leading a renaissance in Black British musicFilm & TV7 sex worker-approved films about sex workArt & PhotographyDressing for a ball: Dazed serves football couture for summerBeauty10 of the hottest Instagram accounts fusing art, sex and eroticaBeautyThe beauty industry is taking over sexual healthEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy