JAMES BARBER: Nirvana said they signed to Geffen because Sonic Youth made it okay. And at least inside the company, Kim Gordon got the credit for hipping the label to Nirvana in the first place. And at some point, Sonic Youth renegotiated their recording contract, and they got rewarded for Nirvana. They got a ridiculous amount; I don’t know the numbers exactly, because there was a nice lid on it, but Sonic Youth’s contribution to bringing Nirvana to Geffen was recognized by the company and they were rewarded for it.
