


Spencer Elden says he has grown increasingly. Spencer Elden, 30, who was photographed in a. Spencer Elden, 30, says Nirvana engaged in child pornography when the band used a picture of him naked on the cover of the breakthrough album. ( Nevermind has sold over 30 million copies worldwide.) “ I go to a baseball game and think about it: ‘Man, everybody at this baseball game has probably seen my little baby penis,’ I feel like I got part of my human rights revoked,” says Elden. Nirvana's Nevermind which was released 30 years ago offered a subversive outlet for a global audience, writes Arwa Haider, who discovers its impact on people from countries including. A judge dismissed a lawsuit against the rock band Nirvana over its iconic 1991 'Nevermind' album cover, which depicts a baby swimming naked in a pool. “It’s hard not to get upset when you hear how much money was involved,” he says. It’s pretty difficult-you feel like you’re famous for nothing, but you didn’t really do anything but their album.”įrustrated about never receiving any sort of compensation for Nevermind, Elden recently looked into pursuing legal action against Geffen Records, but was unsuccessful. I just woke up already being a part of this huge project. “I was trying to reach out to these people. “I got a little upset for a bit,” he says.

Even though Elden has recreated the photo shoot a number of times and has a large tattoo that says “Nevermind” on his chest, he says he hasn’t fully come to terms with being on the album’s cover.
