Nirvana Baby

[Gracelander]

Just saw this article, starts to make ya feel a little bit older..



Naked 'Nirvana baby' still chasing dollars ..


"Nirvana baby," now 17, trades on his fame and is in talks for a movie role

Elden snagged internship with L.A. street artist who created poster for Barack Obama

Nirvana's "Nevermind" album marked major musical turning point, critics say

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(CNN) -- All apologies, but here we are now, 17 years after Nirvana's breakthrough album irreversibly changed music, and the naked baby pictured on its cover is still chasing dollars.

Spencer Elden, the underwater infant pursuing a dollar bill on the cover of 1991's "Nevermind" is doing swimmingly these days, having graduated a year early from a Los Angeles-area high school.

Being the "Nirvana baby" -- as Elden calls himself -- has been profitable.

Now 17, Elden says he was paid $1,000 to re-enact the famous pool pose for photographers. Compare that to the original shoot which paid $200.

"Stuff happens like random cool situations where I get paid $500 just to go hang out," Elden said. "People just call me up and they're like, 'Hey you're the Nirvana baby, right? Well just come and swim in my pool and we'll give you some money.' " Read more about Elden and the 1991 photo shoot

Not everyone can say their naked baby picture has become part of America's pop-culture psyche. Like Nirvana, Elden hopes to entertain us. He wants to be an artist or graphic designer.

Elden has snagged an internship with street artist Shepard Fairey, creator of the ubiquitous Warhol-esque red, white and blue Barack Obama posters. Fairey heard Elden interviewed on the radio and one thing led to another, said the teen. Random fame has "been a really good foot in the door," he said.

A Hollywood film role might be in the works, but Elden and his father, who is also a designer and artist, aren't revealing any details. "Some director's been calling me and wondering maybe about doing a movie with me as one of the characters in it," said Elden. "It sounds like fun."

It's all very exciting, he said, for a self-described normal teen who spends a lot of time drawing. Really, all he wants is a guest spot on the "Howard Stern Show."

"I think it would be fun just to hang out and chill with him for a while," he said of the XM/Sirius radio host.

All the hoopla swirling around Elden proves that Nirvana's musical contribution stands the test of 17 years as a major milestone in music history.

"Nevermind" has become a pop culture rarity: a specific item widely regarded as a pivotal point in cultural change. The album marks the musical shift from the bouncy, upbeat rhythms and melodies that were popular in the 1980s to the dour and cynical "grunge" music that audiences widely embraced in the 1990s.


http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Musi...aby/index.html

[BigMike619]

yeah, he is making more and more appearances trying to capitalize off that cd cover.

[SC_RedskinsFan]

I remember reading about this a few months ago. Hard to think it has been that long.

[Gracelander]

And notice that I blurred out the babies junk.. just following board rules

[China]

More power to him if he can milk it for all it's worth. I'm not sure why anyone would care about the baby on the album cover, but whatever.

[BigMike619]

I remember reading about this a few months ago. Hard to think it has been that long.

theyre playing cuts off of nevermind on the classic rock station

[SC_RedskinsFan]

More power to him if he can milk it for all it's worth. I'm not sure why anyone would care about the baby on the album cover, but whatever.

You know some of those people are crazy about anything that has to do with Nirvana. He should get what he can.

I guess if Nevermind is almost 20 years old that makes it classic rock.

[Dan T.]

And notice that I blurred out the babies junk.. just following board rules

With bubbles!? Nice!

[21DIEHARDSKINSFAN21]

wats that smell? smells like teen spirit if u ask mee

[spjunkies]

[Mark The Homer]

Nevermind is a great album. A classic among classics. Believe it or not, I was actually listening to this on headphones earlier this evening.

All in all is all we are...

[BigMike619]

Nevermind is a great album. A classic among classics. Believe it or not, I was actually listening to this on headphones earlier this evening.

All in all is all we are...

thats in utero/unplugged.

but just the fact that you listen to nirvana is AWESOME!!

[SpringfieldSkins]

That is a great album. I will always have a soft spot in my heart for "Territorial Pissings".

Didn't like In Utero too much. It's nothing compared to Nevermind. That album is, and will always be a classic. It was just so raw and unique, it started a whole revolution for rock (which at the time was pretty much dead).



As for the kid. I don't really care if he gets his money. If he's looking for an absurd amount though, that's just ridiculous.

[BigMike619]

That is a great album. I will always have a soft spot in my heart for "Territorial Pissings".

Didn't like In Utero too much. It's nothing compared to Nevermind. That album is, and will always be a classic. It was just so raw and unique, it started a whole revolution for rock (which at the time was pretty much dead).



As for the kid. I don't really care if he gets his money. If he's looking for an absurd amount though, that's just ridiculous.

if you like raw and unique then in utero is the one for you. it is also his most honest lyrically as well.

i cant listen to smells like teen spirit though to this day, its just too cheesy and fake. and not at all what he was about when it all came down to it.

[Ron78]

17? That definitely makes me feel older.