'Nevermind' Originality: What Influenced (And Was Influenced By) Nirvana's Classic

Filed under: Count Five, New Releases, Spinner Says Kirk Weddle From Elvis and the Beatles to the Sex Pistols and White Stripes, rock's era-defining artists have always shared one thing in common: A voracious appetite for all kinds of music. Nirvana fits snugly into this lineage, and throughout his life, Kurt Cobain spoke candidly about the musicians -- some hip and obscure, others quite the opposite -- who influenced his songwriting. Nearly two decades after the Nirvana frontman's suicide...

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