Nirvana who? The only person who can ask this question and still retain 100 percent of his dignity is . Good thing he’s replacing Kurt Cobain in the generation-defining (albiet not his generation) grunge band at tonight’s
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The former Beatle will perform alongside Nirvana members Dave Grohl, 43, Krist Novoselic, 47, and and unofficial fourth member Pat Smear — the first time the band has played together in more than 20 years.
“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 ‘Thatap Nirvana. You’re Kurt.’ I couldn’t believe it.”
Unfortunately, McCartney will not be singing Nirvana classics like “Lithium” or “On a Plain,” but instead an original song. Let’s hope that he at least honors late Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain’s memory
McCartney, who is , said the drummer and frontman invited him to come “jam with some mates,” a project that eventually led the quartet to “just make something up.”
The Beatles were one of — according to his aunt, the grunge god was sining along to “Hey Jude” when he was two years old. was reportedly written after Cobain spent an entire afternoon listening to “Meet the Beatles!” on repeat.
at the Pepsi Center in 2010.
The Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Bon Jovi, Roger Waters, the Who and Kanye West are also on the line-up. The concert airs at 7:30 p.m. ET tonight, and will be
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Pop music blogger Allison Sylte is a Fort Collins-based writer and new contributor to Reverb.
