Spencer Elden
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Spencer Elden (born 1991) is the model who appeared on the cover of Nirvana's album Nevermind. Nirvana considered using a stock photograph of a swimming baby, but when that proved too expensive, they hired photographer Kirk Weddle. Weddle's friends, Renata and Rick Elden, allowed their son Spencer to be photographed for about $200. The hook, line, and dollar were superimposed later. After seeing the photo, Kurt Cobain (Nirvana's lead man) and his wife Courtney Love agreed that they would take Spencer out to dinner when he got older.[1]
In 2001, Elden re-created the Nirvana album shot for Rolling Stone magazine, for Nevermind's tenth-anniversary.[2] Elden has since appeared on the cover of cEvin Key’s The Dragon Experience in 2003.[3]
In 2005, the then 13 year old Spencer Elden appeared on the documentary DVD Classic Albums - Nirvana - Nevermind.
In a September 2006 interview with NME, Spencer expressed his interest in meeting up with the remaining band members, and seems to be a fan of Nirvana, saying "Nevermind is fifteen years old now, but you still hear the singles being played on the radio and it just doesn't sound dated. Most bands around today can't even get near to what Nirvana did on that album, and I'll always be happy to be a part of it."
[edit] References
- ^ Nardwuar vs. Nirvana — an interview by Nardwuar, taken on Jan. 4, 1994;
- ^ Nirvana: 10 years after Nevermind — Rolling Stone article;
- ^ Nirvana Baby Resurfaces — Rolling Stone.
