I've become a guy who's like a complaining, whining neurotic.

It was shocking to see Nirvana play, because it was like, "Here's this little guy with a monster-guitar sound." And it was heavier than Black Sabbath. That was shocking.

People act like Nirvana invented grunge; they just took it and personified it.

Rock and Roll is still asking people like me to live up to the old guard's concept of what success is but it doesn't mean anything.

As a 28 year old who's lived long enough to know the difference, I know now that the feelings I felt an 16 were not necessarily correct. But however overly dramatic, the desperation and hopelessness I felt at 16 was my reality.

Rock in the mainstream culture has lost a lot of its mojo.

Gish was the best representation of where we were at the time.