© 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, 2021TextHannah BertolinoPhotos 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.READ MORECorridos tumbados: A guide to Mexico’s most controversial music genreSekou is the 21-year-old baritone making 70s soul cool againDon’t Be Dumb: The top 5 features on A$AP Rocky’s new album The rise of ‘Britainicana’: How Westside Cowboy are reshaping UK indieR!R!Riot is Taiwan’s pluggnb princessWhen did UK underground rap get so Christian? Why listening parties are everywhere right nowA night out with Feng, the ‘positive punk’ of UK UgDoppel-gäng gäng gäng: 7 times artists used body doublesWesley Joseph is the Marty Supreme of R&B (only nicer) How Turnstile are reinventing hardcore for the internet ageWill these be the biggest musical moments of 2026?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