Cobain was critical of GNR’s lyrics, as they didn’t align with his progressive and feminist views. Eventually, Rose hit back. 

On stage, he called out the grunge icons, particularly Cobain and his wife Courtney Love. He brutally called them “f*****g junkies” and even said: “If the baby is born deformed, I think they both ought to go to prison.”

During the 1992 MTV Music Video Awards, the two stars bumped into each other backstage. They were joined by Love and the Paradise City singer’s wife Stephanie Seymour. 

Mocking Rose, Love asked him if he would be the godfather to their new baby, Francis Bean Cobain. At first, the ensuing confrontation was between the singer’s wives, but it quickly escalated to the rockstars themselves.

Rose responded with threats: “You shut your b***h up, or I’m taking you down to the pavement!” 

Cobain couldn’t help but respond.