5 Unforgettable Episodes of MTV Unplugged

Nirvana in 1993

When it came to performing on popular TV shows, you never knew quite what you were going to get with Nirvana, and this was proven for the final time in their 1993 appearance on MTV Unplugged. Kurt Cobain insisted that the stage be decorated to look like a funeral, with a lot of dark imagery all around, and he chose to only perform covers and lesser-known tracks.

Kurt Cobain and Nirvana during the taping of ‘MTV Unplugged’ at Sony Studios in New York City in 1993

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During a particularly spine-chilling rendition of “ Come as You Are ,” Cobain repeated the phrase “ No, I don’t have a gun ” over and over again. It would be one of their last ever performances in the United States, with Cobain dying a few months later.