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
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A look at the diverse music of the 1990s, from Nirvana to Dixie Chicks to Tupac. Songwriter with an ability to scream almost in tune. It just gave an intensity that was really unique. I kill you, im not gonna crack nirvana gave the record industry a wakeup call and said, here is your new audience. So, start looking for the people with the clothes with the holes in the knees and you better run to those clubs to buy up the next one. I would go to the clubs and see bands like cat butt and bands like screaming trees. It was such a refreshing change from the competitive sort of l. A. Hollywood 80s. And it was just suddenly so cool to be from seattle. One of the biggest music biz stories these days is the socalled Rain City Renaissance with the emergence of noisy punk metal grunge rock. Bands like soundgarden, alice in chains, and pearl jam from seattle, washington. Outshined outshined outshined
overwhelming to see this many people. Were used to playing small clubs. You know . And we want to