It may or may come as a surprise to find out that both terms Kinderwhore and Riot Grrrl originated with Kurt Cobain.
Kurt came up with the band name Amy Carter and the idea for a fanzine (magazine) “I [Heart] Amy Carter”. The band members consisted of Tammy Rae, Kathleen Hanna, and Heidi Aborgast.
Kurt and I had been discussing the former U.S. President Jimmy Carter who’s home state is Georgia, same as my adopted mother’s. I told him Amy Lynn Carter and I shared not only a first name and middle initial, but we also both have red hair. (origin for stagename Amy Lynn)
In 1991 Nirvana released the song On A Plain written in reference to President Jimmy Carter’s home town of Plains, Georgia.
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In June of ’83 Joe Elliott brought band members of INXS and Adam & The Ants to meet me. While talking to Stuart Goddard, lead singer for Adam & The Ants, discussing inspirations to write new songs he encouraged me to read newspaper articles. Inspiration to write Like A Virgin performed by Madonna and the name of […]
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Sunday, May 15, 1983, my friends invited me to the Def Leppard concert. I didn’t know who they were, but told it was a rock band. Of course, this was cool being a 15 year old girl and never having been to a rock concert before. Monday, May 16, 1983, I returned home from school, […]
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