April 5th marked the 20th anniversary
of the death of Kurt Cobain, and nearly two decades to the day, his former band,
Nirvana, was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. But the late rock
icon, one of the most reluctant stars of his generation, still seems to cause
controversy -- and awkward situations -- for some of the people he left behind.
Check out the people who had the potential to Nirvana’s
momentous induction a little awkward.
Courtney Love
The Hall of Fame induction ceremony on April 10 had Cobain’s
widow Courtney Love coming face to face with Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl, after
years of public feuding over use of the band’s music.
Love , who once posted a testy tweet over a rumor about
Grohl and her daughter, Frances Bean, told
Access Hollywood she hadn’t talked to her husband’s former band mate
lately, but added, “Well, we’re gonna go to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and
I think we’re all sitting at the same table. I plan on wearing this dress by
Marchesa that’s made of tissue paper and I think I’m going to pretend I have a
crown on my head and I have to be totally regal. We haven't actually sat at a
table for, I don't know, 25 years." When asked if she’ll say hello to
Grohl, the Hole singer said, "Yeah! You know, it's not my hashtag
Yoko."
To add to the awkwardness, Love once slammed the hall of
fame because she disagreed with the inductee choices. After AC/DC, Lynyrd
Skynyrd and Patti Smith were excluded in 2000, the outspoken singer retaliated
by demanding that the Cleveland museum return all memorabilia belonging to her
late husband. "I hope that no one I know is ever inducted into your idiotic
Hall of Fame,” she reportedly said, according to MTV.
Luckily, the rowdy rocker behaved; Love and Grohl
actually hugged and made up at the ceremony.
Chad Channing
Before there was Dave Grohl there was Chad Channing. The
former Nirvana drummer, who was replaced by Grohl in 1990, won’t be inducted
into the hall of fame with the rest of the band, despite the fact that he
performed on the Nirvana’s debut album, “Bleach,”
which featured the singles "Love Buzz" and “Sliver.” (The drummer also
recorded part of the drum track for the song “Polly,” which appeared on the
band’s iconic follow up album, “Nevermind.”)
Channing told
Radio.com that after he was
contacted by longtime Nirvana manager Michael Meisel to find out if he could
attend the induction ceremony. “When I told my daughter about the induction,
she was super excited for me. So much of my excitement about it is for her!”
he said.
But Channing was soon forwarded a text message hall of fame organizers that
said: "Can you tell whoever looks after Chad Channing that he isn’t being
inducted ... It is just Dave, Krist and Kurt.” Oops.
Gene Simmons
Kiss legend Gene Simmons has been
talking about the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for years. But shortly before his
band made the cut for the coveted list, he was dissing the status of other rock
bands. In an
interview with UK's Team Rock Radio Simmons
rattled off a list of worthy rock icons: "Let me see -- Elvis Presley, The
Beatles, Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, The Who and just on and on," he
said. "And through the '70s, Aerosmith, Kiss, Led Zeppelin. Now from 1984
until today, name one superstar that's bigger than their music, and not just
somebody that's recorded one or two records, but another Queen or another
AC/DC? None, you can't name one. Kurt Cobain -- no, that's one or two records.
That's not enough. Amy Winehouse -- that's one or two records. That's not
enough. What, just 'cause you died, that makes you an icon? No, no."
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