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Nirvana in the Nineties | National Geographic


[Music]

[Music] we kind of like to think of our music

we kind of like to think of our music

we kind of like to think of our music it’s musical freedom in a way the music

it’s musical freedom in a way the music

it’s musical freedom in a way the music felt real and honest and true and it

felt real and honest and true and it

felt real and honest and true and it captured what youth was going through at

captured what youth was going through at

captured what youth was going through at that point in time

that point in time

that point in time [Music]

[Music]

[Music] he stood for something and standing for

he stood for something and standing for

he stood for something and standing for something it’s really important no we’re

something it’s really important no we’re

something it’s really important no we’re not gonna tolerate homophobia no more

not gonna tolerate homophobia no more

not gonna tolerate homophobia no more jock

jock

jock yes we’re feminists you’re very

yes we’re feminists you’re very

yes we’re feminists you’re very concerned about sexism how do you make

concerned about sexism how do you make

concerned about sexism how do you make people aware of that problem by writing

people aware of that problem by writing

people aware of that problem by writing songs as blunt as rape me he got called

songs as blunt as rape me he got called

songs as blunt as rape me he got called the voice of a generation a lot and that

the voice of a generation a lot and that

the voice of a generation a lot and that freaked him out yes he probably got off

freaked him out yes he probably got off

freaked him out yes he probably got off on it

on it

on it I would they always want to read into it

I would they always want to read into it

I would they always want to read into it and before I was just using pieces of

and before I was just using pieces of

and before I was just using pieces of poetry and stuff that just would spew

poetry and stuff that just would spew

poetry and stuff that just would spew out of me a lot of times when I write

out of me a lot of times when I write

out of me a lot of times when I write lyrics this isn’t the last second cuz

lyrics this isn’t the last second cuz

lyrics this isn’t the last second cuz I’m really lazy

there was an idealism I think that

there was an idealism I think that people felt post Reagan and George Bush

people felt post Reagan and George Bush

people felt post Reagan and George Bush and I think Nirvana’s music kind of had

and I think Nirvana’s music kind of had

and I think Nirvana’s music kind of had idealism to it and I think the public

idealism to it and I think the public

idealism to it and I think the public was ready for nevermind when it happened

you know the old saying that you can’t

you know the old saying that you can’t buy happiness see that’s true

well yeah you can’t buy happiness

well yeah you can’t buy happiness unhappy with the glare of the spotlight

unhappy with the glare of the spotlight

unhappy with the glare of the spotlight Kurt begins to rage against it

you guys were really need I’m too

you guys were really need I’m too stubborn to allow myself to ever

stubborn to allow myself to ever

stubborn to allow myself to ever compromise her music or turn us into big

compromise her music or turn us into big

compromise her music or turn us into big rock stars I mean I just don’t feel like

rock stars I mean I just don’t feel like

rock stars I mean I just don’t feel like that but behind the myth lies a very

that but behind the myth lies a very

that but behind the myth lies a very different story he wanted it bad he

different story he wanted it bad he

different story he wanted it bad he wrote to every major minor any label

wrote to every major minor any label

wrote to every major minor any label will pay let us be on your label this

will pay let us be on your label this

will pay let us be on your label this desperate to be the biggest rock star in

desperate to be the biggest rock star in

desperate to be the biggest rock star in the world absolute aspirin but he made

the world absolute aspirin but he made

the world absolute aspirin but he made it look like it was a thrust upon him

the first couple of grunge or curtain II

the first couple of grunge or curtain II as they’re labeled in the media become a

as they’re labeled in the media become a

as they’re labeled in the media become a rock and roll soap opera

rock and roll soap opera

rock and roll soap opera I guess like my ego could be talking

I guess like my ego could be talking

I guess like my ego could be talking right now and I could say well we’re

right now and I could say well we’re

right now and I could say well we’re interesting people you know but I think

interesting people you know but I think

interesting people you know but I think we’re just easy scapegoats

we’re just easy scapegoats

we’re just easy scapegoats we were hounded by Department of

we were hounded by Department of

we were hounded by Department of Children Services we were hounded out of

Children Services we were hounded out of

Children Services we were hounded out of Los Angeles like you threatened to sue

Los Angeles like you threatened to sue

Los Angeles like you threatened to sue and bring up libel laws and stuff like

and bring up libel laws and stuff like

and bring up libel laws and stuff like that to people that write like that

that to people that write like that

that to people that write like that about us but I could spend the money

about us but I could spend the money

about us but I could spend the money that I earned last year on fighting the

that I earned last year on fighting the

that I earned last year on fighting the Vanity Fair piece you know and they’d

Vanity Fair piece you know and they’d

Vanity Fair piece you know and they’d end up winning because I have more money

end up winning because I have more money

end up winning because I have more money [Music]

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