Recent Kanye West and Eminem collaborator, Kid Cudi, took to Instagram over the weekend to share a new tattoo honoring his now-late rock influences, Kurt Cobain of Nirvana and songwriter Daniel Johnston.
The piece was completed by well-known tattoo artist Dr. Woo appears to be inspired by an encounter between lead singer Cobain and members of the press at a 1992 Video Music Awards event.
Flea of Red Hot Chili Peppers and Kurt Cobain at the 1992 MTV VMAs - Ke.Mazur/WireImage/Getty Images
Despite never having worked directly together, Cobain was such a vocal fan of Johnston’s that the shirt he wore to the event was a replica of Johnston’s debut album artwork. The incident managed to propel Johnston's cult-like following even further.
The now-iconic design shows a plain, bug-eyed frog beneath the words ”Hi, How Are You”, and beneath it all lies a small badge with the letter “K”, representing the indie record label K, and the exact same tattoo that Cobain also had.
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This is not Cud’s first show of reverence for the late rockstar. He stated in an interview with GQ, “Kurt has always been an inspiration… I try to use him as my muse whenever I can.”
The “Pursuit of Happiness” artist joins a list of famed hip-hop figures who cite Cobain as inspiring, including Dr. Dre, Kendrick Lamar, and JAY-Z; all of whom have been outspoken in claiming Nirvana enhanced their passion for music.
