You may be a fan of music Nirvana or not, but it is impossible to deny that the group led by Kurt Cobain He had his ideals more than clear and he respected them to the letter. In fact, the Seattle trio defended his thinking to such an extent that on different occasions He refused to play with other bands.
Ozzy Osbourne
According to Far Out Magazine, Cobain and company passed up the opportunity to open shows for ozzy Osbourne. Regarding this, Cobain told Gilbert Blecken: “He also asked us to go on tour with him, but we turned him down. It would have been fun and a little exciting to be a part of his last concerts, but We don’t really want to play in big stadiums as someone’s support.”.
Rush
In the same talk with Blecken, Cobain also said that Nirvana had turned down an offer to play with Rushwho had chosen them as a support band for their tour to promote the album Roll The Bones throughout North America and Europe between October 1991 and July 1992.
Guns N’ Roses
At the beginning of the 90s, Guns N’ Roses He was at the top of his career and, although Axl Rose was a Nirvana fan, Cobain did not have reciprocal feelings, quite the opposite. In fact, in addition to refusing to play with them, the Aberdeen-born musician used them as an example of the genre’s declining glory. “We’re not your typical Guns ‘N’ Roses kind of band that has absolutely nothing to say.“said the politically incorrect artist.
Skid Row
Finally, one can name Skid Rowwho in 1991 published Slave To The Grind and toured with GNR in North America for the “Use You Illusion Tour” in 1991. However, once again, Nirvana wanted nothing to do with the group of the same name that Cobain and company had known years before.
