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Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic has opened up about the band's decision to be fronted by a string of female singers at their reunion to perform at the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame.
The grunge icons surprised fans by performing a set of their classic hits when they were inducted into the hallowed Hall Of Fame last week, being joined on stage by Lorde, St Vincent and Kim Gordon in place of the late Kurt Cobain.
Now, following mixed reaction from fans, Novoselic has written a blog post on why the female artists were chosen.
"I feel we conjured the spirit of the band, and we could not have done that alone," he wrote. "This, for me, is a bittersweet notion as we all miss Kurt so much. But considering we were inducted, the show had to go on. Joan Jett was first on my list to be out front. I spoke to Dave about it and he ran with the idea of having all women lead. We felt that would be a good tribute to Kurt and what Nirvana was about."
Watch St Vincent play 'Lithium' below
Watch Lorde sing 'All Apologies' below
The ceremony saw the band inducted by Michael Stipe, before Cobain's widow Courtney Love set aside their differences to huge Grohl and Novoselic on stage.
Nirvana were then joined by more guests for an insane secret and intimate gig for fans.
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