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Biffy Clyro: “Nirvana’s ‘Nevermind’ gave our band permission to exist”
Biffy Clyro‘s Simon Neil has recalled the impact that Nirvana‘s genre-defining second album, ‘Nevermind’, has had on him and the rest of the band on its 30th anniversary.The iconic LP, which was released on September 24, 1991 and featured hit singles such as ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ and ‘Come As You Are’, saw Nirvana – comprising Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic – bring alternative music into the mainstream, inspiring legions of music fans and three generations of musicians along the way.One said musician greatly affected by Nirvana’s magnum opus is Biffy Clyro frontman Simon Neil, who spoke to NME about the album’s importance and its hidden track, ‘Endless Nameless’.“‘Endless Nameless’ was the first hidden track that I ever