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I think the first thing to say was i wasnt asked to go into that role of survivor advocate, i applied for the role. i left karma nirvana after 25 years and i thought, "now, what do i want to do? "i want to put myself somewhere to make a difference." so, i watched the iicsa inquiry, the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse, and i watched for a whole year the testimonies of men and women whod been abused by members of the church. and i could see the journey the church was on and i wanted to...

I think the first thing to say was i wasnt asked to go into that role of survivor advocate, i applied for the role. i left karma nirvana after 25 years and i thought, "now, what do i want to do? "i want to put myself somewhere to make a difference." so, i watched the iicsa inquiry, the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse, and i watched for a whole year the testimonies of men and women whod been abused by members of the church. and i could see the journey the church was on and i wanted to...

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♪ take my hand, well make it i swear ♪ bon jovi comes in with a huge record. ♪ pour some sugar on me ♪ def leppard, fantastic record. ♪ pour some sugar on me ♪ and that brings to bring that kind of music back. ♪ pour your sugar on me ♪ nancy wilson: at the end of the 80s everybody came to the same conclusion simultaneously: something new needs to happen here, and its got to be real-sounding. more garage, less produced. ♪ ♪ i need an... ♪ peresman: there was music that was b...

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. >> ♪ >> ...

>> ♪ >> the so-called, you know, slackers of generation x, they were not being paid attention to. and this pressure was building up, especially in the music industry, for something that actually spoke to them. >> this is the first american generation that will make less than their parents will. its a tough time to grow up in, and i think the band" curbing in particular reflect that angst. >> kurt cobain was a great songwriter with his ability to scream almost in tune. it just gave an intensity...

>> 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. >> its a little bit overwhelming to see this many people. were 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. its a multi-axe package called the lollapalooza tour. >> ♪ >> 1991, we were the first band

Big hair and big hooks, power chords and power ballads, leather and spandex, pointy-ass guitars and lyrics that would definitely get you canceled.

An electric guitar owned by Kurt Cobain, frontman of Nirvana band, is featured in Kruse GWS Auctions Artifacts of Hollywood & Music sale, which will take place on August 26. Auctioneer Brigitte Kruse expects the guitar to fetch upwards of $200,000.

This is one of the best music docs of its era, if not all time.