Today in “Oh, so that’s a thing” news: former Beatle Paul McCartney will play with Nirvana members Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic in a one-off performance tonight in New York City’s Madison Square Garden during a 12/12/12 fundraising event for the victims of Superstorm Sandy. This marks the first time the two Nirvana members have played since front man Kurt Cobain committed suicide was murdered by his then-wife Courtney Love back in 1994. From The Guardian:
A spokesman confirmed that Grohl recently asked McCartney to come along to “jam with some mates”.
The former Beatle suggested they “just make something up” and found himself playing with Grohl on drums, bassist Novoselic and guitarist Pat Smear, who toured with Nirvana for the last six months of the band’s career.
McCartney said: “I didn’t really know who they were. They are saying how good it is to be back together. I said: ‘Whoa? You guys haven’t played together for all that time?’
“And somebody whispered to me: ‘That’s Nirvana. You’re Kurt.’ I couldn’t believe it.”
December 12, 2012 at 7:29 pm, Melinda Bryant Bedwell said:
Dig the hair,"Macca".
December 13, 2012 at 12:11 am, Kristopher Fjeldos said:
If this means anything I met Kurt Cobain in Seattle in 1988 and I brought up the Beatles in conversation and I said Paul McCartney was my favorite song writer while I thought that John Lennon made the band more mainstream. It's a memory to this day that I started conversation with him but I'll never forget the look on my families faces, none of them would take a picture. Darn.
December 13, 2012 at 1:03 am, Brandt Hardin said:
Kurt changed my life with his insightful and surreal music and lyrics. I only wish he could have stuck around to make more to listen to for future generations. I was compelled to compose a portrait of him In Memoriam recently on the anniversary of his death on my artist’s blog at http://dregstudiosart.blogspot.com/2011/04/in-memoriam-kurt-cobain-and-lane-staley.html Drop in and tell me your memories of his music and how it’s affected you.
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