He became involved in the grunge scene when he worked as a roadie for Nirvana and played in Tic Dolly Row with Chad Channing. On his first recording with the band, the studio album Badmotorfinger, Shepherd took part in writing the following songs: “Slaves & Bulldozers” (music, co-written), “Jesus Christ Pose” (music, co-written), “Face Pollution” (music), and “Somewhere” (music and lyrics). Shepherd sang vocals and played guitar in Hater, in addition to writing several songs on the band’s first release, a self-titled album.
