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The -- its like -- anybodys whos got the balls to do that is good in my book. ♪ >> "creep" came out in the early 90s. as much of an alt rock hit as any of the nirvana or pearl jam songs but hardly extraordinary. >> inevitably, the first song that become as hit everybody characterizes the band from that. we have to wait and see whether we have a chance to prove were not just that. >> okay. ♪ >> i remember vividly listening to radioheads next record, "the bends" nonstop and seriously geek out ...

That his generation came to a john lenin. >> yes. >> in that he was writing very much from the heart, directly, and he didnt play according to the rules. >> i was 16 when that happened. and if you turned to music for solace in your life, to then see your hero kill himself, it was devastating. it certainly sucked the air out of alternative rock. you know, the best band be fell apart after only making a couple records. you know? what do you do after that? ♪ >> oasis, it was the hangover of grung...

No matter how big they were they wanted to be bigger. >> we know were the best band in the country. simple as that. its that simple. >> the thing about oasis in a way they have no kind of, no false modesty. >> how can anybody go were the -- its like -- anybodys whos got the balls to do that is good in my book. ♪ >> "creep" came out in the early 90s. that was as much of an alt rock hit as any of the nirvana or pearl jam songs but hardly extraordinary. >> inevitably, the first song that become a...

Night?" it was emotional for me because i love nirvana and i felt a connection to kurt cobain and even when i was young i was so worried about him. ♪ my girl, my girl >> in that era, the speculation of kurts not doing well. kurt has drug problems. and nirvana unplugged was this kind of thing, like, the clouds parted. you know? seemed like everything was going to be okay. ♪ night through [ cheers and applause ] >> from seattle tonight, word of an untimely death. >> the lead singer of nirvana ...

Songwriter with an ability to scream almost in tune. it just gave an intensity that was really unique. ♪ >> nirvana gave the record industry a wake-up 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 competitive sort of l.a. hollywood 80s, and su...

>> the star-making machine had sucked nirvana up into its evil guts, and now they had to deal with it. >> we decided to lay low and obviously that was -- you know, someone would say, oh, because kurts on heroin the whole time. it was just like -- its been really damaging to us. tell you the truth. its really affected my personal life a lot. [ applause ] >> i was in the front row of the unplugged performance, and it was a serious artistic statement. kurt didnt play the hits. those songs were chos...

>> why dont you tell me what the biggest misconception about the so-called seattle music scene is? >> everybodys a grunge band. >> all of these bands sound different from each other were lofted up to the main stream as this is what grunge is. >> tell me a little about the seattle music scene. >> with all the attention, no ones ever asked us that before. >> never heard that question. >> so tell me about the seattle sound. whats going on up there? >> ah -- whats in the water? ♪ i got a little st...

>> 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 easy friend >> this music that was bubbling out of places like portland and seattle, and bands like nirvana that werent looking to fit in to what was being played on mtv or what was being played on radio. ♪ i can see you every night >> eventually radio and mtv came to them. >> the seeds of what will happen ...

Something new needs to happen here and its got to be real-sounding, more garage, less produced. ♪ i need an easy friend >> this music that was bubbling out of places like portland and seattle, and bands like nirvana that werent looking to fit in to what was being played on mtv or what was being played on radio. ♪ i can see you every night ♪ >> eventually radio and mtv came to them. >> the seeds of what will happen in the next decade are already all there by the end of the 80s. college rock...

When you shoot a man fleeing back into mexico, you should be put in prison. >> laura: thats just -- >> the thing is, that the law goes both ways. nobody supports this criminal activity. the organized crime is on both sides of the border. the u.s. needs to stop the drug demand. this is a worldwide issue. >> laura: lets legalize drugs and everything will be a nirvana. >> i dont agree with you. >> laura: get -- >> i support the majority of the people and not supporting trump or the wall. >> laura: ...