My, how times have changed. I see hustling, i see killing. Thats what i rap about. Its a tough time to grow up in, and nirvana and kurt cobain in particular reflect that angst. I learned how to write for myself, and its pretty ironic that most people relate to it. That is a platinum record. Country music has taken over the airwaves and the record charts. The honeymoon is over. Now were getting down to real commerce. Arent these girls just crazy . Yeah, they are. You may think of it as the channel that rattles your china , occasionally her teeth, and hypnotizes your children. But what you may want to note is that mtv is responsible for a complete revolution in the Music Business in this country. Mtv makes the hits. Its as if there were just one National Radio station for new songs. Ending the 80s, in terms of rock music, youre getting a lot of hairbands. Youve got poison, rat, warrants. A lot of hairspray going on. There was a lot of sexually suggestive lyrics. Its not really deep music
we are getting down to real commerce. are these girls just crazy? yes, they are. you may think of it as the channel that rattles your china occasionally your teeth and hypnotizes your children but what you may want to know is that mtv is responsible for complete revolution in the music business in this country. mtv makes the hits. it s as if there was just one national radio station for new songs. ending the 80s in terms of rock music you have a lot of hairbands. poison, rat, warrant. a lot of hairspray going on. a lot of sexually suggestive lyrics. it s not deep music but mtb pushing it. they were expected to have a certain facade. mtv s ratings are small. but those who do watch mostly teenagers and young adults by a lot of records and tapes and cds. and they buy the most of what they see the most. two members of the heavy metal band aerosmith dropped by mtv s offices to screen their new video. they brought a big bag of cash as an incentive. estimate the companie
van slyke nirvana, pearl jam, they wanted no part of the music industry machine, and yet, there they were on mtv, on the charts, selling millions of records. it s a little bit overwhelming to see this many people. we re used to playing small clubs, you know? and we want to go back to playing small clubs. rock tour kicked off in phoenix, arizona on thursday night. it s a multi-axe package called the lollapalooza tour. 1991, we were the first band
a little bit overwhelming to see this many people. we are used to playing small clubs. and we want to go back to playing small clubs. rock tour kicked off in phoenix, arizona thursday night it is a multi-act package called the lollapalooza tour. 1991 we were the first band on stage at the first ever lollapalooza. which was a tremendous thing for my band and i. lollapalooza is cool. the idea that you could get these important and popular bands from the underground like jane s addiction, nine inch
little bit overwhelming to see this many people. we re used to playing small clubs, you know, and we want to go back to playing small clubs. the rock tour kicked off in phoenix, arizona, on thursday night. it s a multiact package called the lollapalooza tour. 1991, we were the first band on stage at the first ever lollapalooza which was a tremendous thing for my band and i. lollapalooza s cool. the idea that you could get these important and popular bands from the underground like jane s addiction, nine inch nails, sound garden, red hot chile peppers, and you get them