In a Nirvana bio I read awhile ago that they would just buy a bunch of cheap used guitars in cities they toured in cuz they kept breaking them so much.
Well as for the Marshall Cabs, if the cloth gets torn it'd would just be taped up just like how Kurt always had tape over the Marshall logo, and as for Kurt puncturing the speakers (which Kurt said was his favorite thing to do) they would just easily replace the damage speakers.... And the guy talking Barrett Jones is Dave Grohl's friend and was Dave's Drum Tech, And owns "Laundry Room" studios where Nirvana recorded "Return of the Rat", "Curmudgeon", "Oh The Guilt", "Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle", "Very Ape" on April 7, 1992 (also in April 92' Nirvana recorded an Instrumental version of "Frances Farmer" & "Forgotten Tune") and in November 1992 Kurt recorded his Guitar noise for "The Priest they Called Him" that was a long distance recording 7" of Kurt & William Burroughs. So as Barrett Jones was Dave's Drum Tech, Kurt's Guitar Tech was Earnie Bailey and Big John Duncan (Ex-Guitarist of the Punk band "The Exploited")
@@mirata7748 well Kurt had 2 guitar techs, he had Earnie Bailey and Big John Duncan and on the In Utero Tour, (Big John Duncan was there) but Earnie Bailey wasn't on the tour that much so that's why there was Jim Vincent.... But in the footage I've seen of the American In Utero Tour Big John Duncan always dealt with Kurts guitars. So I think Jim Vincent may of been there as Pat Smears Guitar Tech.
Look at the guy standing behind the speakers in Australia when Dave and Kurt are busting up the pile of stuff.He starts just pacing around but then you see him just put his hands on his head and looks defeated.HAHAHAHAHA SO FUNNY!!
Smashing stuff after a show looks like so much fun. Thing is, we could never afford that type of destruction and the Punk clubs we played had promoters who had guns and didn’t appreciate those shenanigans.
Dude, you can't smash stuff! I had a Thunderbird epiphone bass. 1st time we played one of our sings live and the e string popped the last 5 notes. I snahes it on the amp and a truss on the stage floor. We got banned from the club! The kids loved it! I signed all the pieces and gave em away. We had a tour start in 2-3 months from that show! Had to tell my manager "yea we had a problem at Brass Mug" LMADO! He wasnt too happy but it was no big deal, mibed the show to a different part of Tampa FL
totally hilarious the stage distruction and such a classic of Nirvana live show - i remember this video with all the best destructions, like a compilation, but i can't find it anymore
I saw an interview with Dave and his mom in one of Dave's documentaries. She talks about how she was a public school teacher, barely got by and saved as much money as possible. Then there is her son who is the drummer of the biggest rock band in the world trashing his very expensive drum kits on stage every night.
Cobain would have ruined it all anyway. He couldn't handle anything, let alone worldwide fame. He was determined to ruin it, and unfortunately did so in the worst way possible.
as a kid, after band practice we would watch old nirvana performances and Crack up at how huge dave grohl's rack Tom was and how ridiculously high he set his high hat set at.
Barrett is misspeaking. You can tell he is confused. Dave’s Red and Black Granstar customs and Artstar’s were 15/18/24. The first kit. The silky yellow Granstar was 14/18/24. You can tell he is getting mixed up..talking about a 16” rack Tom like it’s standard. Shit. The FIFTEEN inch rack Tom was already a custom size because they don’t make them that big. 9/10 of Dave’s kick drums were all 24”. With the exception of various European rentals. Barrett was also the guy who indeed gave the correct specs of Dave’s kits to Nirvana Live Guide in the late 90’s when it was more fresh in his brain. Obviously has gotten confused over time.
15” racks weren’t a custom size back then, you could order a 15” or 16” rack tom from their standard catalog. Most high end drums can be ordered with a 15” still today. And the yellow kit Dave used had a 26” kick according to Krist novoselic.
Well that's certainly a possibility, given that it was 30 years ago I might not remember all of the details correctly, I do know Dave preferred the 24" kick, it was always an 18" floor, and the tom was mostly 15" , but I do not remember him ever using a 14" tom, but it's possible I guess. So the facts you are using to correct me are from me? ;)
16 inch was relatively common back then, I'm not sure I ever saw an 18... I had a tama and a pearl set that both had 12 14 16. My yamaha kit was 10 12 14. 18 inches are huge, that's jazz kickdrum size right there. Tama also had really big drums compared to many of the other manufacturers. The sound back then was more thunderous than now. Currently people are often doing 10 12 14 and they leave it at that. Maybe not for metal drummers, they still like some big shells.
Been gathering info on his set up for a long time, so this is what i think he used: 24" Kick 14x8" Snare 15" Tom 18" Floortom 15" Hihat 16" Crash (sometimes) 18" Crash 20" Crash 22"/24" Ride
Chaka is a Black Graffiti Artist in Los Angeles, and he was Huge in the Early 90's and his Graffiti was all over the place and he was like Mysterious no one knew who "Chaka" was and while Nirvana was in Los Angeles, recording Nevermind, Dave saw Chaka Graffiti on a Bill Board, so that's why In the "Smells Like Teen Spirit" Music Video, you see Chaka written on the Bass Drum... And During the Nevermind American Tour in September/October 1991 when Dave had the Yellow Tama drums on the one Tom using one of the "A" in Tama Dave Wrote Chaka on the TOM with a Sharpie.... But that Yellow Tama drum set was Smashed at the end of the October 12, 1991 - Cabaret Metro, Chicago, IL Show.
@@kirstingerson7672 it would be a blast for sure. I'm just talking about the damage control their management had to do each time they wrecked all of their gear in their shows. But because they were Nirvana they got away with it
I always found it pathetic when musicians think that as part of their performance they should destroy equipment. I abhor waste and I just think of all of the aspiring musicians or young kids that would like to learn an instrument but can't afford an instrument. I would have much more respect if perfectly good equipment that had many more years of use left wouldn't have been uselessly destroyed. Abusing equipment is as juvenile as it is wasteful.
Ok ok ok but leave little Freedom for there own Performance.. Maybe.. they need it more, than somebody needs an Instrument! Look Kurt is Death, he will never need an Instrument, maybe living this Rage on Stage, was Everything he got!
@@kirstingerson7672 I certainly respect their right to give their performance any way that they want to. I grew up poor and it would have meant the world to me to have access to equipment such as that being destroyed. You can also see musicians giving their equipment away at shows sometimes. I prefer seeing that. Clearly, whichever option the performer takes is truly up to them, however.
@@wallebo understand.. But everybody, and everything in its Right Place and Time.. Different Ways to Support.. NIRVANA Nirvana has given endless support to countless youngsters, it still works today, respect!
@Brady41124 It’s not just about the money, it’s on principle. Items like those would be such blessings to kids in low income areas, they of all people should know that. Beyond that it’s wasteful. I love Nirvana to death but this will forever perplex me.
Peculiar performance art, with the times illegal drug trends and the deconstructed family. Tragically and indeed hip. It’s funny how the lesson learned is; avoid drugs, dammit.
How much did you pay For the chunk of his guitar The one he ruthlessly smashed at the end of the show? And how much will he pay For a brand-new guitar One which he'll ruthlessly smash at the end of another show? And how long will the workers Keep building him new ones? As long as their soda cans are red, white, and blue ones!
Musicians are always wealthy enough to afford to trash their equipment, especially in poorer countries where there are as many guitars, drum kits as there are guns and ammunition.
Nirvana busting up their equipment reminds me of chimps left to their own devices .Spoiled rock primadonnos . Reminds me of Ed Roman customizing a guitar by taking a hatched to it . I'm poor . I find these antics disturbing .
I never had any respect for musicians who smashed their instruments. Be it Pete Townshend or anyone else after him. There's nothing "punk" about it. It's just immature, spoiled and entitled behavior. I'm a huge Dave Grohl fan, but this is just BS.
“Late 91 til mid 93” .. wow.. He was there for the Golden Era of Nirvana
I prefer 89 to early 91. You know before Kurt died from inside due heroin addiction.
duh
They had two career's sort of b4 is just as good only more raw after nevermind it was the famous nirvana both are great but obe is kinds sad
@OGGOAT_ _ the equivalent to "I was into them before they were cool"
I always loved kurt's wave as he walked off stage. Like "See we broke our shit, I ain't coming back out here. I'm done, bye! "
Like, 'Top that Axl' 🤣🤣🤣
I always thought of his wave going off stage as an honest thank you and appreciated the crowd.
He admitted sarcastically in an interview when asked why they smash their set.
He said "climax, and it gets them out of playing encores"
Pretty genius idea if you just want to end the night's work and not be pressured by an encore. Fuck it all up and then we can't possibly play!
I wondered how Kurt's guitar tech dealt with the daily torn Marshall cabinets and speakers.
In a Nirvana bio I read awhile ago that they would just buy a bunch of cheap used guitars in cities they toured in cuz they kept breaking them so much.
Well as for the Marshall Cabs, if the cloth gets torn it'd would just be taped up just like how Kurt always had tape over the Marshall logo, and as for Kurt puncturing the speakers (which Kurt said was his favorite thing to do) they would just easily replace the damage speakers....
And the guy talking Barrett Jones is Dave Grohl's friend and was Dave's Drum Tech, And owns "Laundry Room" studios where Nirvana recorded "Return of the Rat", "Curmudgeon", "Oh The Guilt", "Frances Farmer Will Have Her Revenge on Seattle", "Very Ape" on April 7, 1992 (also in April 92' Nirvana recorded an Instrumental version of "Frances Farmer" & "Forgotten Tune") and in November 1992 Kurt recorded his Guitar noise for "The Priest they Called Him" that was a long distance recording 7" of Kurt & William Burroughs.
So as Barrett Jones was Dave's Drum Tech, Kurt's Guitar Tech was Earnie Bailey and Big John Duncan (Ex-Guitarist of the Punk band "The Exploited")
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@@rychcorporhate what about jim vincent?
@@mirata7748 well Kurt had 2 guitar techs, he had Earnie Bailey and Big John Duncan and on the In Utero Tour, (Big John Duncan was there) but Earnie Bailey wasn't on the tour that much so that's why there was Jim Vincent.... But in the footage I've seen of the American In Utero Tour Big John Duncan always dealt with Kurts guitars. So I think Jim Vincent may of been there as Pat Smears Guitar Tech.
Look at the guy standing behind the speakers in Australia when Dave and Kurt are busting up the pile of stuff.He starts just pacing around but then you see him just put his hands on his head and looks defeated.HAHAHAHAHA SO FUNNY!!
yeah, I'm pretty sure that was me...
Smashing stuff after a show looks like so much fun. Thing is, we could never afford that type of destruction and the Punk clubs we played had promoters who had guns and didn’t appreciate those shenanigans.
Dude, you can't smash stuff! I had a Thunderbird epiphone bass. 1st time we played one of our sings live and the e string popped the last 5 notes.
I snahes it on the amp and a truss on the stage floor. We got banned from the club! The kids loved it! I signed all the pieces and gave em away. We had a tour start in 2-3 months from that show! Had to tell my manager "yea we had a problem at Brass Mug" LMADO!
He wasnt too happy but it was no big deal, mibed the show to a different part of Tampa FL
@@xx7secondsxx none of this happened 💀 good try though
In their early days, Kurt would often smash and break the neck on his guitars and then fix them himself
The funny thing is, they couldn’t afford to replace the destruction for most of their careers either
If the club made $10k off of your band they wouldnt give a shit
New Zealand all day
totally hilarious the stage distruction and such a classic of Nirvana live show - i remember this video with all the best destructions, like a compilation, but i can't find it anymore
I saw an interview with Dave and his mom in one of Dave's documentaries. She talks about how she was a public school teacher, barely got by and saved as much money as possible. Then there is her son who is the drummer of the biggest rock band in the world trashing his very expensive drum kits on stage every night.
She also used to take him to jazz bars in DC.
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I like how, I believe it's Krist, threw back Dave's instrument back at him.
The image of the In Utero's little art book. Re-a-lly cool. 👀
Breaking all that instruments is just crazy!
I could only imagine if the whole band was stil together and still around.
I cancel the 5.April...it was just a Bad Dream!
I agree
Most bands don't age well at all.
@@gergnotsloh Radiohead has yet to drop a bad album
Cobain would have ruined it all anyway. He couldn't handle anything, let alone worldwide fame. He was determined to ruin it, and unfortunately did so in the worst way possible.
as a kid, after band practice we would watch old nirvana performances and Crack up at how huge dave grohl's rack Tom was and how ridiculously high he set his high hat set at.
That dude has similar voice tone as Dave Grohl.
Yes,it's must be done!
Barrett is misspeaking. You can tell he is confused. Dave’s Red and Black Granstar customs and Artstar’s were 15/18/24. The first kit. The silky yellow Granstar was 14/18/24. You can tell he is getting mixed up..talking about a 16” rack Tom like it’s standard. Shit. The FIFTEEN inch rack Tom was already a custom size because they don’t make them that big.
9/10 of Dave’s kick drums were all 24”. With the exception of various European rentals.
Barrett was also the guy who indeed gave the correct specs of Dave’s kits to Nirvana Live Guide in the late 90’s when it was more fresh in his brain. Obviously has gotten confused over time.
15” racks weren’t a custom size back then, you could order a 15” or 16” rack tom from their standard catalog. Most high end drums can be ordered with a 15” still today. And the yellow kit Dave used had a 26” kick according to Krist novoselic.
Well that's certainly a possibility, given that it was 30 years ago I might not remember all of the details correctly, I do know Dave preferred the 24" kick, it was always an 18" floor, and the tom was mostly 15" , but I do not remember him ever using a 14" tom, but it's possible I guess. So the facts you are using to correct me are from me? ;)
@@gn86 I do not EVER remember having to work on or deal with a 26" kick, I know it would have been very difficult to find heads for that.
16 inch was relatively common back then, I'm not sure I ever saw an 18... I had a tama and a pearl set that both had 12 14 16. My yamaha kit was 10 12 14. 18 inches are huge, that's jazz kickdrum size right there.
Tama also had really big drums compared to many of the other manufacturers. The sound back then was more thunderous than now. Currently people are often doing 10 12 14 and they leave it at that. Maybe not for metal drummers, they still like some big shells.
Been gathering info on his set up for a long time, so this is what i think he used:
24" Kick
14x8" Snare
15" Tom
18" Floortom
15" Hihat
16" Crash (sometimes)
18" Crash
20" Crash
22"/24" Ride
All these years...I thought Dave was endorsed by ChAkA 👀
You have a zany malik picture. I like it
Chaka is a Black Graffiti Artist in Los Angeles, and he was Huge in the Early 90's and his Graffiti was all over the place and he was like Mysterious no one knew who "Chaka" was and while Nirvana was in Los Angeles, recording Nevermind, Dave saw Chaka Graffiti on a Bill Board, so that's why In the "Smells Like Teen Spirit" Music Video, you see Chaka written on the Bass Drum... And During the Nevermind American Tour in September/October 1991 when Dave had the Yellow Tama drums on the one Tom using one of the "A" in Tama Dave Wrote Chaka on the TOM with a Sharpie.... But that Yellow Tama drum set was Smashed at the end of the October 12, 1991 - Cabaret Metro, Chicago, IL Show.
@@rychcorporhate That's an awesome bit of information.
Thank you.
@@cyclinggirl3212 yer welcum,
I rather kill somebody than to destroy my own drumset.
I think he is wrong, Dave used a 15" rack tom, 18"floor and 24"bassdrum. That is quit huge drums.
Yeah and he seems to be wrong about Dave being particular too because he pretty much always used the same exact set up in granstar or artstar
Don't get me wrong, Kurt, Krist and Dave were adorable scamps, but I wonder if Barret ever felt like killing them for wrecking all those instruments😁
...i never got tha' instrument destruction factor??!
It looks rather scary & dangerous with flying metals going in all directions 🥀
Irado
Ozzy: "I did that with Black Sabbath."
🤣🤣
Also
Soulja Boy: "No Ozzy, I did it 1st."
I bet the drum shops would have been pissed if he trashed their kits.
They gave ZERO fucks 🤣
2:05 haha
0:23 wowowowooo Krist NOOO
I love nirvana, but it must be a nightmare being their promoter and label. Imagine the horror of their production rider.
Noo just imagine you could be there, as a Part of it.. I love it!
@@kirstingerson7672 it would be a blast for sure. I'm just talking about the damage control their management had to do each time they wrecked all of their gear in their shows. But because they were Nirvana they got away with it
@@Blueboi1108 Jeahh couse Nirvana means FREEDOM! 😁 yoy have a Nice Day!
I like how this guy doesn’t think a 16” rack tom is big
I always found it pathetic when musicians think that as part of their performance they should destroy equipment. I abhor waste and I just think of all of the aspiring musicians or young kids that would like to learn an instrument but can't afford an instrument. I would have much more respect if perfectly good equipment that had many more years of use left wouldn't have been uselessly destroyed. Abusing equipment is as juvenile as it is wasteful.
If nirvana played any of those instruments they would be incredibly expensive.
Ok ok ok but leave little Freedom for there own Performance.. Maybe.. they need it more, than somebody needs an Instrument! Look Kurt is Death, he will never need an Instrument, maybe living this Rage on Stage, was Everything he got!
@@kirstingerson7672 I certainly respect their right to give their performance any way that they want to. I grew up poor and it would have meant the world to me to have access to equipment such as that being destroyed. You can also see musicians giving their equipment away at shows sometimes. I prefer seeing that. Clearly, whichever option the performer takes is truly up to them, however.
@@wallebo understand.. But everybody, and everything in its Right Place and Time.. Different Ways to Support.. NIRVANA Nirvana has given endless support to countless youngsters, it still works today, respect!
@@kirstingerson7672 Cool. Thanks for replying.
I hate people destroying gear
Kurt would always switch to very cheap Stratocasters for the last song, then destroy it. He never destroyed his Jaguar, etc.
@Brady41124
It’s not just about the money, it’s on principle. Items like those would be such blessings to kids in low income areas, they of all people should know that. Beyond that it’s wasteful. I love Nirvana to death but this will forever perplex me.
@@brisahiggins6970 I can't disagree, you're right
Peculiar performance art, with the times illegal drug trends and the deconstructed family. Tragically and indeed hip. It’s funny how the lesson learned is; avoid drugs, dammit.
Destroying instruments is so stupid. Not like it's novel or anything. The Who did it way before Nirvana.
Didn't the who do that 30 years earlier...lol
The who did it all first
MOO🐮RISH
Jesus, what a nightmare job
JealoussssssS
Ghrol falls from stage in any age
Smashing gear after the show has always been pretty lame anyway
How much did you pay
For the chunk of his guitar
The one he ruthlessly smashed at the end of the show?
And how much will he pay
For a brand-new guitar
One which he'll ruthlessly smash at the end of another show?
And how long will the workers
Keep building him new ones?
As long as their soda cans are red, white, and blue ones!
It's one way to avoid doing and encore!
The Who did it first.
and better
Who cares about them
@@RadicalSharkRS they still touring 😂
@@sdrob6374 "Who"?
You could tell Kurt was getting fucked up Everytime
destroy good musical equipment, absolute fools.
Musicians are always wealthy enough to afford to trash their equipment, especially in poorer countries where there are as many guitars, drum kits as there are guns and ammunition.
Nirvana busting up their equipment reminds me of chimps left to their own devices .Spoiled rock primadonnos . Reminds me of Ed Roman customizing a guitar by taking a hatched to it . I'm poor . I find these antics disturbing .
I never had any respect for musicians who smashed their instruments. Be it Pete Townshend or anyone else after him. There's nothing "punk" about it. It's just immature, spoiled and entitled behavior. I'm a huge Dave Grohl fan, but this is just BS.
Ill bet he has tons of stories of big of a crybaby Kurt was