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About Jennifer Hollman
Expertise
I can answer any question about the release history of NIRVANA from 1989-Present. I can also answer you question about the history of the band, life & death of Kurt Cobain, the remaining members of NIRVANA, and any question about his family. I can also assist you in Tour Dates, and Live Shows dealing with the band. I have been volunteerig for AllExperts.com since 1999 before it was purchased by About.com sometime in the 00's. You can find all of the answers to previously asked public questions dating back to 1999. I edited and published a NIRVANA newsletter (NIRVANA FOREVER), and online zine (About a Son, Lithium) that ran 7 years on America Online. I've founded and sistered a lot of NIRVANA communities on LiveJournal(NIRVANA FOREVER, Kurt & Jim, and NIRVANA Elitests), and Yahoo(NIRVANA FOREVER).

Experience
I have been featured in 1 NIRVANA book.(Eyewitness NIRVANA by Carrie Borzillo; rock news editor for cdnow.com (which is now amazon.com) I have seen every video, and read every book. I own them all and can; and do use them for reference sometimes. I have also experienced NIRVANA live at the show in West Palm Beach, Florida in 1993.

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Nirvana - Band Name - "Nirvana"

Expert: Jennifer Hollman - 11/6/2009

Question
Why did the band select "Nirvana" as it's band name?

Answer
Hello Nick,

As you may already know, the band went through a lot of different names, (and different drummers!!) before settling on a name, NIRVANA. Kurt actually named the band himself, and to quote him ""I wanted a name that was kind of beautiful or nice and pretty instead of a mean, raunchy punk rock name like the Angry Samoans." It was not a collaborative decision.

Jennifer

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