Surviving Nirvana members lead tributes to former publicist Susie Tennant, who has died
22.01.2024 - 06:43
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Nirvana and others from the Seattle music scene have paid tribute to their former publicist, Susie Tennant, who has passed away on Friday (January 19) at the age of 61.Tennant’s death was announced by the “Susie Tennant Fan Club” Facebook page, which was created by Seattle’s music community. According to her husband Christopher Swenson, she passed away surrounded by family members.
She had suffered from a rare form of early-onset dementia, named frontotemporal degeneration.Susie passed away yesterday surrounded by family and love. She was calm and at peace.
Thank you all for your love and support ❤️Posted by Friends of Susie Tennant Page on Friday, January 19, 2024Tennant was significant for being an integral figure to Seattle’s music scene. Her storied career involved a stint with Geffen Records’ alternative rock imprint DGC Records and as a marketing and promotion personnel under Sub Pop, Experience Music Project, Tower Records, BMG, University Book Store, M3 Marketing and Town Hall.
Presumably due to her work with DGC Records, she worked extensively with acts including Nirvana, Hole, Sonic Youth, Weezer and Beck.In a tribute written by local music journalist Charles R. Cross for The Seattle Times, various figures from the Seattle scene expressed their love and admiration for Tennant’s work.
Notably, Dave Grohl and Kirst Novoselic – whom Tennant served as publicist while they played in Nirvana – responded to news of her death over email, writing: “We loved Susie a great deal, and she will be missed.”The pair recalled their 1991 release party for Nirvana’s breakout sophomore LP, ‘Nevermind’, which was held at local venue Re-bar. When the band were kicked out of their own event after starting a food fight, Tennant
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