The Unplugged format itself was an unlikely phenomenon. MTV must have wondered if they wanted to bring it on themselves all over again.
Later, perhaps as retaliation, Guns ‘n’ Roses bassist Duff McKagan tried to beat up his Nirvana opposite number, Novoselic. In revenge, as the spotlight dimmed and the stricken Novoselic staggered away, Cobain descended into the stage pit where Rose’s piano was prepped and waiting.
