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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 chosen for a particular reason. ♪ my girl, my girl dont lie ♪ t...

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. 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...

>> i never heard it said. i have only seen the mark but never heard it said. it sounded stupid when i stayed it. violence at nbc. there it is. violence at nbc ge com. what is internet, anyway? do you write to it, like mail? >> a lot of people use it and communicate. i guess they can communicate with nbc writers. can you explain what internet is? imagine what it was like back when the rolling stones could shock parents everywhere. my, how times have changed. >> i see hustling, killing. thats what...

Songwriter with an ability to scream almost in tune. 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 soo see bands like cat butt and bands like screaming trees. it was a refreshing change from the competitive sort of l.a. hollywood 80s and suddenly so c...

Like sound garden, also in alice in chains and pearl jam from seattle, washington. ♪ >> 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 sea...

Chewy inside. tum tum tum tum new tums chewy bites. these make cleaning between myi love easy.sy. gum brand for healthy gums. soft picks, proxabrush cleaners, flossers. gum brand. welcome to the week in rock. it was week lit up in a large way by the release of "in utero," a much anticipated third album by nirvana. >> walmart is refusing to sell nirvanas new release including a song called "rape me." the chain wants to be sensitive to its customers moral standards. >> to get into walmart they h...

>> 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, his was the hangover of grunge. my heads pounding. insane. lets turn on oasis. ♪ no ♪ your my >> the opposite of nirvana, because they wanted fame. you know? no matter hue big th...

>> 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...

Kurt wanted to maintain punk authenticity and also wanted to be popular. ♪ rape me >> 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...

Sea breeze. when you take that wind from the ocean and you push the clouds inward. sorry if youre 40 miles inland, because youll get cloudy, but charleston could still break out. so could isle of palms and down to almost savannah, georgia. >> its going to take another hour or two for the total eclipse to move all across the country. right, chad? >> absolutely right. wont get out of the partial eclipse. talked about that moment of totality, thats where its dark. 2.5 minutes of nirvana right there...