Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic have shared a hilarious story of their time spent in the Pachyderm Recording Studio in Cannon Falls, Minnesota during the production of their iconic album, ‘In Utero’. During the winter months, when there wasn’t much to do, the trio would pass the time by prank-calling fellow musicians.
One particular phone call involved producer Steve Albini pretending to be Kurt Cobain and calling KISS bassist Gene Simmons. According to Albini, Simmons had called their management in hopes that Nirvana would be included in a KISS tribute album. Cobain had no intention of participating, so Albini pretended to be him in order to politely turn down the offer.
The group also prank-called Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder with Albini pretending to be legendary producer Tony Visconti. Albini pretended to tell Vedder that he had heard the Pearl Jam album and was desperate to get him in a studio to record with a “real band”.
In an interview with NME, Albini said that the ‘In Utero’ recording sessions were “fairly normal” apart from the fact that the band members were extremely famous. He also shared that he had to keep the session a secret in order to avoid fans and the added “nonsense”.
Grohl and Novoselic recently shared their memories of Nirvana’s rise into cultural prominence. The band went from three musicians living out of a van to a hugely successful rock group. Grohl was around 21, Novoselic was 25, and Kurt Cobain was 24 at the time.
Novoselic also spoke to NME about the potential of using AI to restore old Nirvana music. He said that he was interested in the idea and would bring it up to his bandmates Dave Grohl and Pat Smear.
Nirvana’s iconic album ‘In Utero’ released in 1993 and was a huge success, garnering international fame for the band. It is still highly regarded in the music world today and remains a timeless classic.
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