iff ▁D . ▁( Cl iff ▁Jones ). ▁ ▁The ▁band ' s ▁distinct ive ▁sound , ▁a ▁mixture ▁of ▁punk ▁rock ▁and ▁g oth , ▁gl am ▁and ▁gr unge , ▁and ▁image ▁began ▁to ▁attract ▁the ▁attention ▁of ▁major ▁record ▁labels . ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁the ▁band ▁simply ▁wanted ▁to ▁sign ▁to ▁an ▁Ind ie ▁label , ▁as ▁most ▁gr unge ▁and ▁punk ▁bands ▁did ▁before ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁success ▁of ▁N ir v ana ' s ▁Never mind , ▁but ▁by ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁the ▁N ym ph s ▁were ▁signed ▁to ▁Ge ffen ▁Records ▁with ▁a ▁nearly ▁million - d ollar ▁recording ▁contract . ▁The ▁band ▁even ▁made ▁a ▁brief ▁appearance ▁in ▁the ▁film ▁Bad ▁In flu ence ▁performing ▁" The ▁Highway ", ▁a ▁song ▁Lor re ▁wrote ▁about ▁a ▁young ▁girl ▁inf atu ated ▁with ▁serial ▁k iller ▁Richard ▁Ram ire z . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁at ▁about ▁this ▁time ▁that ▁the ▁N ym ph s ▁began ▁to ▁have ▁problems ▁with ▁their ▁label . ▁Al most ▁two ▁years ▁had ▁passed ▁since ▁the ▁N ym ph s ▁had ▁completed ▁their ▁album . ▁Lor re ▁was ▁losing ▁her ▁battle ▁with ▁hero in ▁and ▁in ▁an ▁alco hol ▁induced ▁fit ▁she ▁ur in ated ▁on ▁the ▁des k ▁of ▁A & R ▁man ▁Tom ▁Z ut aut . ▁" R ol ling ▁Stone ▁qui pped , ▁' T alk ▁about ▁being ▁p iss ed ▁at ▁your ▁record ▁label .' " ▁The ▁band ▁fired ▁Lor re