Snow Patrol's Nirvana love

11 months ago 15th Dec 13:15

Snow Patrol formed because of Nirvana.

Gary Lightbody, the band's frontman, says he was so inspired by the grunge rockers' seminal album 'Nevermind' that he decided to put his own group together.

When I heard 'Nevermind', it just blew my f***ing head off, you know? And it just, that was like an explosion

He explained: "When I heard 'Nevermind', it just blew my f***ing head off, you know? And it just, that was like an explosion. Music was getting really a little stale and Nirvana just blew the cobwebs off.

"I picked up the guitar that I got a few years back that I'd only used for standing in front of the mirror and pretending I was Angus Young from AC/DC, and started to play songs from 'Nevermind'.

"The record that just exploded everything, it's why I'm sittin' here right now, it's the reason I wanted to be in a band."