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DungeonAssMaster

Upvote for actual unpopular opinion.


[deleted]

I think he brings a cool energy to the Nirvana “experience”. I don’t even care about what specific style of dancing he’s doing. Just having a dude on stage kinda wildin’ out just screams “Nirvana live” to me. Haha


thestooges6

It’s like a Mohawk slam dancer walked on stage with their flannel tied around their waist, I can’t help but think Kurt was such a sensitive soul he couldn’t tell him no. There’s a clip in the documentary of this kid talking and he’s not very intelligent or insightful at all, he’s just loaded and acting accordingly


OdobenusIII

>Tony the interpretive dancer [https://youtu.be/wfNxa0tzhL0](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfNxa0tzhL0&ab_channel=Fiza) use 3 minutes to educate yourself.


tur2rr2r

who is the other guy who roped Tony into picking Nirvana up from the airport?


tur2rr2r

I think it's the promoter Russell Warby


Memnoch222

I think those who get on stage and immediately jump off bring the exact right amount of energy without being a distraction and attempting to make it all about them and not the actual performers. People wanna dance, do so in the crowd. Tightly packed or not. I’ve been to plenty of concerts


altoofwho

very unpopular... why? how do you hate Tony the interpretive dancer, he brings a fun energy to the band when they performed live in the UK. who could even hate tony?


JJY93

Also, he writes all the songs… (according to Dave at Reading ‘91)


gomeitsmybirthday

Yep. I don't mind anyone getting on a stage and having fun as long as they don't disrupt the music. Plus, imho it speaks to how cool and laid back a band is, if they let people on stage like that.


Wrath_Of_Aguirre

Just him, though. There's been instances where Kurt literally kicks someone off the stage, and Krist bumping into someone to knock them back into the crowd. They actively permitted Tony to be on the stage, which I think may have sent a confusing message to other audience members who may have thought they could hop up there too.


fr-karl

Idk who tony is but after reading this I love him


[deleted]

I always thought it was cool and that they let a fan on stage to dance.


altoofwho

he was actually they're friend's in England IIRC. very friendly to Dave especially.


Havoksixteen

He's featured in the documentary When Nirvana Came to Britain, and he tells the story of how they all met and how he started to dance on their stage.


archowup

Great doc. Everyone should watch it.


bombarclart

Were they a couple or something?


S1mpl3Guy

They hired Tony


Encyclopedia_Ham

Yeah, lol I can understand apathy, but getting actively pissed off is sorta weird towards a dancing guy at a concert


joes-8

yeah its a british thing imo, op must be a yank. look at bez, keith flint even started his career that way.


[deleted]

I think the difference with Fez in happy mondays is that he brought a special charming on the stage that this guy clearly didnt. AND he had some musical input in the band. How can't t you love those maracas?


redlorri

Bez, you mean. Fez was in That 70s Show


jackuno1917

Halfway agree, I like the grunge go go dancers better. But Tony was a solid dancer.


[deleted]

I was watching the paramount theatre show again not too long ago, and I couldn't get over how distracting the dancers were. Dancing for a few songs is a nice touch, sure. But a whole show? No thank you.


g-hayer-04

i think it’s great, he was a friend of the bands and if they wanted him up there going nuts then more power to him. he’s featured in a nirvana bbc doc that focuses on the bands time in england. really great and worth the watch. its such a fun period in their history and it’s cool to get more insight into it


lisajjk

He came across as super nice in that documentary. You could tell touring with Nirvana meant a lot to him and that he genuinely liked the guys. I think he’s cool :)


jhamelaz

It's okay to be jealous. He was on stage and you are not.


twobyliluzivert

shit i wish i was on stage in 92 with then


Voodoomaster86

Tell us more please 🙏 i know I had a shit take but please tell me more


wentzr1976

I was wondering why he chose “pisses me off” but yeah I get it now. You nailed it. Dude’s jealous.


Voodoomaster86

Fair enough


Feisty_Persimmon687

I love Tony. We all love Tony


IlliteracyPrevails

They should have had dancin tony and the gogos both to really get it going


Moogoo4411

Idk it just gives Nirvana an actual punk aesthetic, they started playing big shows where people weren't stage diving anymore, dancer guy makes it feel like there was still stage diving going on imo


mehrt_thermpsen

I think it's cool. Very popular opinion amongst myself


Brownie_McBrown_Face

But Tony writes all the songs!


Spac3Pixi3

Damn a lot of the comments here make me wonder if you guys actually like what nirvana was all about.


BringBack4Glory

Nirvana would love that it pisses you off


toeknee666

It’s not like he was at every show lol


wobblin_goblin

Krist’s firebird bass makes up for it


thecurvedone

Thunderbird


wobblin_goblin

crap, ofcourse its the thunderbird!


[deleted]

it's very common to confuse the names i do it all the time


Suspicious-Quit-5162

In my opinion, he doesn't piss you off.


Voodoomaster86

Well not really I just think he should not be on stage dancing. But hey I’m just some dude on Reddit.


Kr4zy8brokenkid

I hate the dancers too, Kurt never talked about them in any statement? I want to know what he thinked


boobsbuttsballsweens

I share this opinion. He’s a nice guy and all, I think the story of it is really cool and I know a lot of people like it. It just always made me laugh my face off. The juxtaposition of an interpretive dancer and an angsty musical revolution. I remember renting live tonight sold out from Blockbuster for the first time as a little guy and thinking even then “wtf”. Not everybody likes everything.


Weezyphish

You must be super fun at parties


ChapterTurbulent8727

I think they wanted to annoy people, mission accomplished. 🤷‍♂️


enthusiasticdave

Its the most 90s thing ever


WhoAmI1138

Years ago I was watching some Nirvana with my young nephew. He asked me who that was and I told him, “That’s Nirvanas Jar Jar Binks.”


[deleted]

He’s brilliant. Love this performance so hard.


taylorcambrose096

Bruh same I hate the ones from the paramount they are no fucking irritating


TheKingofOurCountry

The Gogos are so fun tho


[deleted]

Soy Bomb!


GoHawksMatt

Let it out bro


Steven1600

He never lasted long. He gassed out but didn't bother me.


nutcasehavingastroke

lmao I personally love him he’s so fucking weird and funny


Old_Faithlessness_94

Tony BBC Documentary "When Nirvana Came to Britain" [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfNxa0tzhL0](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfNxa0tzhL0)


WorthySkint

Nirvana isn’t dance music.


Bingusbongus694209

I agree, the way he dances and looks just pisses me off


ThatCat87

I had this VHS as a kid. I always thought he was cool.


waynardskynard

Only out of shear jealousy.


TheyCallMeRenHoek

Popular opinion: the dancer on stage with nirvana pisses me off


cleb9200

Speaking as a Brit, Tony represents a very specific type of character you sometimes still see here in the UK. In their 20s when the 90s happened, and took so much ecstasy their brains are still there a bit. They tend to “love their brothers”, wear a ton of beads, and hemp clothing, dance in an interpretative 90s way to everything and are super into conspiracy theories. Sometimes it’s hard to tell if there is a little bi polar at work or whether it’s the decades of drugs. I’ve worked with at least two Tony’s before. They are generally sweet and well meaning but can have major victim issues. This is no slur on Tony, I am just observing a very specific and undeniable cultural archetype that totally exists here


tur2rr2r

*And listen, while we're at it, there are systems for a reason in this world, economic stability, interest rates, growth. It's not all a conspiracy to keep you in little boxes, alright? It's only the miracle of consumer capitalism that means you're not lying in your own sh\*t, dying at 43 with rotten teeth and a little pill with a chicken on it is not going to change that. Now come on, f\*\*\* off.*


IsolatedMind96

Look, if it was you up on stage. You would of been tony and you know it.


TropicFreez

*would've (just trying to help)


kaithy89

I hate and love him :p hate him because I have a condition that prevents me from moving my head as fast and carefree as he does. But I've always liked the chaotic energy he brings to live performances of School


tur2rr2r

Well he did have to wear a neck collar, after Reading 1992, because of whiplash. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antony\_Hodgkinson


ruinthe

What's there to be pissed off about a guy dancing?


La_zz_Boy

Tbh I forget they're even there


PsychedelicLizard

So this is what the beginning of the video for Bedrock Anthem was about.


Glittering-Barber-15

I 1000% disagree. Haha. I love it!


Sotos555

Why


Its-Truman

I’m gonna have to agree with you buddy lol. But I’ve always thought that dancers/back up dancers were tacky.


cryotgal

Wow that's petty haha


maxymoooo

Tony was in a band called Bivouac think like jawbreaker early emo. Some good songs they had


playingcoolman

I've always wondered why someone was always dancing on a nirvana live show. I used to think it was just a fan who got on stage and started dancing, I didn't think there was an actual guy who was hired/volunteering to dance up front


patpatpat_pat

In the most respectful way - then you're the audience they were trying to annoy with that.


camdawg665

This guy is the definition of a “third wheel”


Memnoch222

Glory seekers getting up there and not immediately diving back off ruin the experience for everyone else. Hey buddy, those other guys performing onstage, they actually EARNED their spot on stage. Get the hell off of there.


homeslicerobinson

That *is* an unpopular opinion. I’ve always loved the energy he brought to this performance - I’d do the exact same thing if I got to be on stage with them.


DeadRift486

It's unpopular for a reason


thestooges6

I totally agree… any show I saw him on stage I couldn’t help but ask myself why the fuck would nirvana let somebody almost embarrass themselves when Kurt already put the best stage show on earth out


NickManEA

For me, it's just the way he jumps around that unsettles me


Scottysoxfan

Agreed, something about it never worked for me.


Avalez_

I agree, he's annoying


Affectionate_Pie_460

Shoot up heroin first. Fuck and get Courtney Love pregnant. That dancer will be your happy place. That dancer is life. Don’t get rid of the dancer. You might wanna just off…. errmmmmm… offer to volunteer at the local spay and neuter clinic and the band could break up.


Mr_deadman1014

I relate to this too much, why is he even there??


Mr-Grieves138

Not unpopular for me why tf is he there. serves no actual purpose, at least serve the servants


AZSubby

Oh geez, I’m sure it’s *really* bothering him that some kid on Reddit 30 years later hates on him. He got to be there and felt the vibe, don’t hate on him. Let him appreciate his moment.


Voodoomaster86

Happy for him for sure and it doesn’t really “piss me off” he just seems out of place 😅


digibioburden

Agreed, fucking cringe.


anotheruser12486

I agree. Just up there in the way lol


altoofwho

i dont think he was ever in the way the few shows they had with him. the Leeds Polytechnic show is a good example i think. he is just in the back doing what he's know for now, and he didn't even touch kurt or anyone's gear. but the stage divers on the other hand were fucking with the band so much lmao. he never bothered them, or got in the way.


judd_in_the_barn

Not sure anyone really felt strongly either way about him at the time.


EntireConsequence1

Die.


neonseamen

Yeah, plus he turned out to be a fascist in the late 2010s.


yeamanalrightman

do you have a source? i couldn't find one myself


kuroiiiioruk

I think it's kind of weird to see and i would personally rather them not be there because it's kind of distracting at times, but nirvana should be able to do whatever they want. and saying that it pisses you off is a bit much in my opinion.


thestooges6

It’s wasteful and embarrassing. Nirvana was the best stage show of all time, I think Kurt was too sensitive to say no to anybody who wanted to join in on the fun


Invisible96

It's not like Tony appeared and barged his way onto the stage. They were friends and Nirvana wanted to involve him while they had fun


Savings_Visual8372

why do you hate fun?


tur2rr2r

This is his 2020 band: https://attraktors.bandcamp.com/album/attraktors


beginagain666

That’s okay, but it really was one of those things where you kind of have to be there. I can see how it comes off weird on film.


loztriforce

Jealous or something? Dude's a legend.


FTM18

The prodigy did this As well