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Guitar Hero CEO: "If Nirvana's Estate Wants To Give Us Back The Money, We'll Clear This Whole Kurt Cobain Thing Right Up"

Guitar Hero CEO: "If Nirvana's Estate Wants To Give Us Back The Money, We'll Clear This Whole Kurt Cobain Thing Right Up" Someone at the Web site associated with the hyperbolic British music tabloid NME decided to ask Dan Rosensweig, CEO of the Guitar Hero franchise, about his take on the whole uproar over the late Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain's avatar being used in the game, and singing songs like Bon Jovi's "You Give Love A Bad Name" to boot. After finding out that Cobain could be used to sing songs that weren't by Nirvana, Courtney Love freaked out on Twitter and threatened lawsuits ; shortly after that, surviving members Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic asked [...]
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