He got a huge Nevermind tattoo on his chest in cursive letters and recreated the album cover thrice: at the ages of 11, 17, and finally 25. Spencer Elden, the man whose unusual baby portrait was used for one of the most recognizable album covers of all time, Nirvana ’s Nevermind, filed a lawsuit Tuesday alleging that the nude image.
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What happened to Spencer Elden, you ask? He became a news sensation when CNN and Time interviewed him about the album cover. Nirvana’s album Nevermind has reached its 30th anniversary and is under more scrutiny than ever as a result of a lawsuit recently filed by the former cover-star. Nevermind That Nirvana Child Pornography Lawsuit. Kurt Cobain was long gone and Dave Grohl started the present top rock band, Foo Fighters. Nirvanas 1991 album cover featuring a naked baby in a pool has become the center of a debate about the line between art and child pornography. But it was just like theres no way we can make an album cover out of this. Years passed and Nirvana's artists had started pursuing different career options. The Designer of Nirvanas Nevermind Cover on Shooting Babies and Working. Spencer Elden, who appears naked as a baby on the cover of Nirvanas 1991 album Nevermind, is suing the band for alleged child exploitation and pornography. For them, it was just another freelance job, and after the shoot, they went on to have tacos.Įlden, now 28, and his parents never thought that their freelance gig could one day become the album of the decade, selling over 30 million copies globally, making $50 million. Im just asking the band to do what they should have done 30 years ago and redact my genitals. The shoot happened in the Rose Bowl Aquatics Center in Pasadena, where Rick, a lifeguard, blew on his infant's face, dunking him in the pool. The entire shoot lasted for about a couple of minutes and Elden and his parents were paid only $200. 'Nirvana exploited me when I was a baby to sell their music, but there is a person behind every image.
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