Per the lawsuit, a passage from Michael Azerrad's biographical book Come as You Are: The Story of Nirvana details the creation of the album cover, alleging that frontman Kurt Cobain insisted upon using the image despite a request from Geffen Records to censor Elden's genitals. The artwork of Nirvana's Nevermind has long been one of the most recognizable album covers in music. Though he served as the drummer for their debut album Bleach, Channing was not involved with the recording of Nevermind nor the album cover artwork featuring Elden. In the band's early years, Channing had played drums for Nirvana before he was replaced by Dave Grohl in 1990. Oddly enough, original Nirvana drummer Chad Channing is also named as a defendant in the lawsuit.
Other defendants listed include Cobain's estate managers Guy Oseary and Heathery Parry, photographer Kurt Weddle, art director Robert Fisher, and various record companies, some now defunct, that released or distributed the album since 1991. Also named in the suit is Courtney Love, the executor of Kurt Cobain's estate. Elden is asking for at least $150,000 from each defendant for damages, including surviving band members Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic.
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