I’ve been seeing this name, Nathan Elden, pop up a lot lately, and it got me thinking back to when I first heard about him. Honestly, I couldn’t quite place him at first. Then it hit me – he’s the baby from the cover of Nirvana’s Nevermind album! You know, the one where he’s swimming naked in a pool? Yeah, that’s him.
So, I started digging into this whole thing. It turns out, that the baby picture, which was taken when he was only four months old in 1991, has become super iconic. But get this – he’s not a baby anymore. He’s a grown man in his 30s! And he’s been making waves recently because he sued Nirvana, claiming they used his image without permission.
The lawsuit was a wild ride, but finally, it was dismissed. Anyway, the whole thing got me thinking about how this image came to be. Apparently, Kurt Cobain, the lead singer of Nirvana, saw a documentary about babies being born underwater and thought it would be a cool idea for the album cover. They couldn’t use the actual birth footage, so they went with a swimming baby instead, which, in my opinion, was still pretty bold.
They recorded the album “Nevermind” in California, with a budget of $65,000, which seems like a lot but probably not for a big record label. Kurt Cobain decided to call it “Nevermind” because it was his attitude in life and because it was grammatically wrong, which is a bit of a punk rock move if you ask me.
I also found out that the cover had an image of a Transparent Anatomical Manikin, which I guess added to the whole vibe they were going for.
It’s crazy to think that one photo could cause so much drama decades later. Spencer’s been milking his “Nirvana Baby” fame for a while, but now it seems like it’s all coming back to bite him.
- I started by just hearing the name Nathan Elden.
- Then I remembered he was the baby on the Nevermind album cover.
- I dug into the story and learned about the lawsuit.
- I found out how the album cover idea came about from a documentary Kurt Cobain watched.
- I discovered more about the album’s name and the recording process.
- Finally, I realized how one image could have such a long-lasting impact.
Anyways, that’s the lowdown on Nathan Elden, the Nirvana baby. It’s a wild story, and I thought it was worth sharing.