But remember, guitar players are a dime a dozen. |
I'm really into Sweet 75 right now, and I dig playing Nirvana, don't get me wrong. Even if Kurt never died, more than likely I'd be in Sweet 75 today still. |
I think pot should be legalized, but I think the promotion of party culture is irresponsible. |
I'm just really happy, because I think we're a great band, and I really like great bands. |
Just the other day I pulled out this old cassette of Ragged Glory and I popped it into my cassette player and I was digging it. They were just a great rock and roll band, one that presents the song ahead of everything else - there's no grand idea or concept behind it. |
And Seattle isn't really crazy anymore. It's a big dot-com city. |
We remember Kurt for what he was: caring, generous and sweet. |
No band is special, no player royalty. |
Mike Watt and I had the same teacher. Mr. Tanaka. |
We're all players and musicians and we sure all get along good. We just clicked right off the bat. We started playing and then we almost immediately started recording. |
I can't remember the last time I looked at a Nirvana web site. |
The only way you do anything is to become really active. And the most effective way to get your message to your elected representatives is to make campaign contributions and develop relationships with them. |
It felt like being in the center of the world, and I felt like I was a witness to history and I knew that the whole world was watching on television. So, I could feel the collective consciousness of the world focused on this little strip of land called Seattle. |
But this is pretty new for me, both songwriting and singing. |
Our idea is simply to play the songs and to emphasize our musicianship. |
I kind of discovered my voice for the first time, and the more I did it, the better it got. |
But my role is to just apply the skills I've learned over the years: you listen to the guitar, you listen to the vocal melodies, you listen to the rhythm, and you come up with something that helps you take the song somewhere. |
Theodore Roethke was a poet I was raised with so he has a lot of sentimental value for me. |
We asserted ourselves as a music community, and showed legislators that music is positive. Especially if you've sold 300 million records worldwide and pay taxes. |
Don't follow a trend. Follow your heart. |