Have Rockstars Stopped Being Cool?

[@NeoPunkFM]

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[@jeks6403]

No

[@c.g6795]

lol nty

[@jeffwhite3867]

you should delete this one too

[@orangeadventure975]

Why is everyone who talks about alt music on KZbin an idiot?

[@whatthehellgoingoninmiami5883]

It must be hard to see everything through tiktok

[@DewDew07]

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[@lemursven9195]

Very helpful thank you for splitting this up

[@yamimimiya]

Middle - 7:41

[@penciloctopus2231]

thanks!

[@prettyhatemachinexoxo]

Goat

[@m4pycr]

where can i find the first quarter

[@64dan2]

“Most rock journalism is people who can’t write interviewing people who can’t talk for people who can’t read” - Frank Zappa

[@PressuredSpeechBand]

Could watch Zappa interviews all day!

[@J450N26]

Frank who?

[@rockandnotroll9932]

​@@J450N26Zappa

[@carlizancho2]

@@J450N26 Frank Zappa, a great musician.

[@samjd261]

@@J450N26frank ocean frfr

[@shavierlastname]

neopunk fm is a bit like if bill and ted grew up in a mid-income suburb in the early 2000s and never smoked weed

[@grief8060]

supermega for /mu/tants

[@paulharkins6402]

And never learned how to time travel

[@jadedstargazer]

And had some bad takes on music.

[@monumento.f.501]

how do you get so many likes on a gibberish line?

[@ObjectorSnark]

bill & ted never smoked weed either. they were just born stoned.

[@cody8804]

In defense of Bob Dylan he was around 23 and treated like it was up to him alone to save the planet through songs and mysterious wisdom. Imagine that pressure at that age. Then there’s “everything you say better be the coolest thing ever or you’re a sell out” on top of that.

[@mgradiant]

And then he just said, “Nope, no thanks”, plugged in an electric guitar, and became Judas by obliterating the image of the Golden Child that was put upon him. #LikeABoss 😂😂

[@ritua7s]

ah this explains my goats 🐐 interviews aka ken carson 👑

[@zackzallie8735]

Bob Dylan is a cool cat despite him being the leader of a generation. I love him.

[@scape_stray601]

​@@ritua7s This that murda musik

[@jeremyrennerpornotruth]

@@mgradiantwtf

[@slacebo7306]

If NeopunkFM told us their favorite albums their empire would shatter

[@orangeadventure975]

Cute is What We Aim For and Mom Jeans.

[@VioIetRamirez]

Lol

[@serioussowhy1011]

Kurt definitely wanted nirvana to be the biggest band in the world, however, having that amount of mass acceptance and having to deal with the pressures that comes with fame was probably not exactly what he dreamed of. It can be very stressful on the human psyche. That may have influenced his attitude in interviews. His energy & demeanor in nirvana interviews from ‘90 to ‘93 is so stark. Lastly, the dude was a heroin addict, of course he sounded careless and dismissive.

[@off6848]

In his last interview he said his entire world view flipped after he had Bean Very typical for decent fathers to wanna drop the bs after having a child But yeah as an ex dopehead it does imbue you with a spirit of abandon

[@livvlife]

Exactly two things can be true at once. Wanting fame and hating it makes total sense. You want to share your art, be successful, inspire people. But fame also comes with lack of privacy, a new lifestyle, and probably an impact on someone’s mental health. I think it’s normal to dream of being a rock star and plan art out and everything even if someone comes off as careless. When you’re famous, I’d assume you are probably concerned with how the public see you and your art.

[@off6848]

@@fantasmatice999 the Frances kind I guess

[@Snide01]

Kurt's friends from before fame will tell you he was embarrassed by it & felt stuck.. He WAS Murdered too btw, the evidence is overwhelming..

[@mjrpain]

@@fantasmatice999his daughter, frances bean cobain

[@redpractition]

took a shit to this video brother

[@CaptainTard]

Did your legs fall asleep?

[@redpractition]

@@CaptainTard it was a tear jerker i had em up on the bathtub

[@pizzatime2001]

legend

[@bennyboy2414]

I hope your poops take less time in the future my man

[@Danielle14..6]

oh

[@industrialworld1]

Kurt's top 50 albums list is actually pretty good

[@kurdt1012]

It's the perfect introduction to punk, indie, and DIY music. Life changing to say the least.

[@industrialworld1]

@kurdt1012 fr, I don't know what this dude expected Kurt to have on his list, some death grips? Some 100 gecs? Like please for a teenager in the 80s this list is amazingly good and full of gems. This dude in the video is just a casual listener I guess...

[@mirata7748]

@@industrialworld1you had to buy music back then

[@orangeadventure975]

@@industrialworld1 the two dudes who run this channel are among the cohort of terminally online zoomers who performatively hate The Beatles because they're them. They probably saw that Kurt appreciated the Beatles (as do most actual musicians) and wrote the whole list off.

[@industrialworld1]

@@orangeadventure975 fr

[@georgelucas2571]

Honestly, I think the Beatles were the best rock band when it came to interviews. People would ask them the dumbest questions and they’d handle it with wit and sarcasm, and made the interviewers look like fools. John Lennon was especially good at this.

[@samhailess]

yeah man

[@ObjectorSnark]

“We were just trying to write songs about prostitutes and lesbians, you know.”-paul mccartney

[@Beatleslover3]

Agree!

[@JMarinelli]

Absolutely - Dylan was pretty good at it too.

[@sensoryoverload6809]

Agreed. They were probably better at it than Bob Dylan, and they did it as a team. Something a lot of bands don’t have.

[@antholox]

adressing kurts death the way you did won't make u cool either

[@milesb315]

ok 👍

[@astrocat1013]

Wah wah wah

[@Tabriz06]

@@astrocat1013you’ll die alone and afraid

[@kurdt1012]

Kurt Cobain's 50 records list is life changing. A ranking with artists such as The Vaselines, Butthole Surfers, Pixies, Wipers, Breeders, Black Flag, The Clash, The Beatles, Beat Happening, Sonic Youth and Daniel Johnston? That list is the perfect introduction to punk, indie, and DIY music. One of the greatest and most out there album rankings by anyone ever, it shows Kurt Cobain's passion for DIY music and it's outstanding to say the least.

[@_nenju]

yeah the guy making the video just called it weak because he didn't like the names he recognized

[@envelope3139]

That list thoroughly shaped my music taste forever and was a big reason why I started making music.

[@politicalbandwagon4989]

Swans too

[@maynardwayward12]

Can't forget that he included all the Wipers albums, perhaps the biggest influence on Nirvana

[@NotAnAstronaut2k]

I've listened to Butthole Surfers one weekend smoking half oz of bud and i'm never the same again. truly life changing and very inspirational

[@RapsandRiffs]

Love the Krist talking about syrup clip. To me Krist Novoselic is the most interesting member of Nirvana, I’ve been a fan since his “people standing on escalators” rant, and the man plays a mean accordion 🪗

[@bezoticallyyours83]

He plays accordian

[@mikehemens9359]

More like he takes selfies with a money phone aquired thru Kurt's song writing royalties. @@bezoticallyyours83

[@kcsnuggles8542]

it comes to a point where you realize how critical Krists' whole existence was to the band. Call me crazy, but you take his essence out of Nirvana, you don't have Nirvana...

[@mikehemens9359]

Yes duh -it was a three piece band. @@kcsnuggles8542

[@VioIetRamirez]

@@kcsnuggles8542IKRRRR

[@tylerprock6981]

“A new generation of virgins with something to prove”…. I’m looking at one for sure.

[@Rochefamilyvids]

Bro is literally doing everything he is describing too hate…

[@PatchTM983]

He's young. Give him time.

[@tiramiseratops]

i love how this video takes apart rock stars pretending to be aloof and not care in order to promote their image with the time tested strategy of pretending to be aloof and not care about any of it, really brings the themes around.

[@jedlawson3494]

Dude seems to have a grudge against nirvana

[@lizardasslick]

a grunge

[@jedlawson3494]

@@Ac_Adapter Just in general? So if Ted Bundy said he didn't like Nirvana, you'd be like, 'Yeah, this guy seems trustworthy.' That's a weird way to live, my man.

[@jedlawson3494]

@@Ac_Adapter Wow. Hey, did someone wearing a Nirvana shirt beat you up or something?

[@jedlawson3494]

@@Ac_Adapter alright bud, cool story

[@TutankhamaruCapac]

You do realize he made up nothing right....?

[@behelit1997]

Trent Reznor: 🗿🗿🗿🗿🗿

[@matiassanchez7634]

@JN-so6wt its so cool u said this, one thing i could also point out about trent is that he has stated how important it is to do music genuinely, above everything else, and well im convinced that kind of attitude implies the same when it comes to the way you act in general, or at least when it comes to how he shows himself he's really a role model in more than one way

[@behelit1997]

​@JN-so6wt Proud of my comment making you reveal this idea. Nine Inch Nails deserve to receive a spotlight, not by Downward Spiral only but as a image of Trent Reznor, Who And Why Is Trent Reznor.

[@Hot18Shot]

The musician's musician.

[@wyattcole5452]

@JN-so6wtthe availability of music for listeners is the only positive thing to come out of online, and anyone crying about not wanting to pay it is more whining than Metallica did, just cuz Metallica doesn’t need money doesn’t mean other artists wouldn’t. I’m glad you could feel superior in the 90s but in hindsight there’s not that much to be proud of in that regard. Music is in a worse state, just a fact. Creativity itself is in a worse state

[@wyattcole5452]

@@matiassanchez7634how can you do music genuinely when the industry doesn’t allow it thanks to people crying about lying artists? The renaissance was a far better time for art making, and do you know how long ago that was? Those people could devote their lives to their art, meanwhile that thought disgusts people these days, they want the money in the hands of the government or the corporations, and of course the corporations are winning.

[@sixty2612]

Being a fan of NeoPunkFM is like being in la la land cookin on this codeine joy juice

[@zuuwi]

the jokes about kurt cobain's death were very disrespectful and insensitive

[@AugustRx]

He didn't have a gun🎵

[@gaymanisfree]

U sir r a poser.

[@OfficialTomsSkujinsFanClub]

This is the most disjointed and incoherent video essay i’ve seen on youtube, it was just a guy ranting about how much he hates kurt cobain, and then making fun of him for killing himself

[@flowerface9011]

that Beck and Thurston interview is hilarious. but also, Thurston is going to the 9th circle of hell for how he treated Nardwuar

[@buckminsterowski]

blur too.

[@hwek8771]

​@@buckminsterowskinah Blur treated Nard just right, there's a less popular first interview he did with em in 1996, just listen to it and trust u won't feel bad for the guy anymore.

[@Ukraineaissance2014]

​@@buckminsterowski the rest of blur were actually fine with him, just the drummer was an utter cnt. It was really bizarre behaviour from him.

[@MrPotatoMind]

Cocaine come down will make you hate Nardwar.

[@enriquepastor3626]

They did dirty with my man Nardwuar 😢

[@dardarstar]

i think rock stars are just don’t have social skills 😭

[@zackzallie8735]

Most rock stars are just straight up introverts. Like Kurt.

[@sleeper12207]

let us not forget he was actually just a fucking loser of a person haha@@zackzallie8735

[@Jimmy-cv2js]

​@@zackzallie8735how would most rockstars be introverts.. it’s like the most attention seeking and narcissistic profession on the planet. edit: idk why i was so pompous in my original comment mb. i meant most rockstars arent introverts, not that none are. conceited or asocial does not mean introverted, and i felt like they were being conflated. ig when i think rockstar, i imagine iggy Pop, and not j mascis.

[@OmGoshItsWaffles]

because its not always about the fame? being a musician means youre passionate about the music you make and you love music, it just happens to be a profession you may or may not become successful in. it's not a guaranteed successful career anyways and most musicians see it as a hobby, not something that that'll actually make them bank. sometimes they just happen to become successful because of genuine talent or pure luck. any person that tries to become a "rockstar" for the fame is immediately snaked out as a poser and an asshole, we know this. i say this as a musicianbtw. and btw, maybe dont use words you dont know the meaning of, or words you saw online once and now milk it.@@Jimmy-cv2js edit: i also wanna add that you can be an introvert in any profession. your career choice and personality aren't mutually exclusive. shocking i know

[@sexmexsux]

​@Jimmy-cv2js you can soak up all the attention you want and never talk to a majority of the people who give it to you.

[@ReubenAotearoa]

It might be a bit too Gen X for you but the cult Australian band TISM might be worth looking into: they’re infamous for their interview demands. Using megaphones while standing at opposite sides of a cricket ground, wearing full scuba gear in the middle of a crowded restaurant, on air radio interviews via fax etc.

[@NeoPunkFM]

bro shut up

[@notanalt.5922]

@@NeoPunkFM the fuck did he do man

[@musicfan3000]

@@notanalt.5922born before 9/11

[@matturner6890]

@@johnlow810 ??? fill me in please

[@olluxi]

wdym@@johnlow810

[@ajg5138]

Dylan 110% purposely calculated his image and backstory. Im suprised you didnt include the interviews where he said he ran away to live with the circus at 13 and the one where he explains he was a prostitute.

[@mr.dirtydannnnn]

The original media troll

[@martingarricks6209]

the original 15yr old e-girl

[@leonardomartins9292]

And the one that he says he made a deal with the devil

[@johngilliam6764]

​@@martingarricks6209you're cringe

[@martingarricks6209]

@@johngilliam6764 man utd pfp be quiet

[@christoforos4126]

My uncle is a hermit outdoorsman whos lived in the woods for decades writing and recording music that no one has ever heard. It just sits in his cabin, accumulating. That dude is the epitome of not caring.

[@matejmikula5580]

"list of his top 50 favorite albums and honestly its super weak" idk if that was ironic but if it wasnt its such a loser take and super cringe

[@NotAnAstronaut2k]

Im with you, that was such a poser take lol

[@orangeadventure975]

He probably only recognized the Beatles lol.

[@sneakyflutes]

That list was probably made inn the late 80s or early 90s when the majority of those records were still largely unknown and obscure. You couldn't just google bands or download albus, you had to be lucky to be in the right town or city and know the right people. You couldn't just be a computer nerd and passively become aware of any of those albums. You had to actually be cool... You just know if this greasy dork was there in the 90s and the same age he would be big into the same Motley Crue and Guns n Roses from the radio like every other average person.

[@wyattcole5452]

@@sneakyflutesluckily you still can’t just be a computer nerd, you have to be cool. Everyone else stays in their musical comfort zone

[@gaymanisfree]

I can’t 💀 Imagine worshiping a Junkie poser like cobain lmfao

[@gez239]

It sucks that these days smart commentary gotta be all post ironic and memey to be digestible

[@camellooze9055]

hard agree.

[@CHI_TOWN_ROYALTY]

Well said

[@ritua7s]

we get it boomer doomer u like boring stuff

[@latentsea]

I don’t know what you said but it’s perfect.

[@lukefenwick1607]

Agreed, it’s so stupid

[@lettucekisses]

What I learned from this video: This guy hates Kurt Cobain

[@Cadu1209]

tought the sam

[@isopropyltoxicity]

You should though, he's like the opposite of axl rose in an equally bad way

[@michaelgraham9774]

​@@isopropyltoxicityBeing the opposite of Axl Rose is pretty good in most ways

[@ItUnidentified]

😂

[@orangeadventure975]

​​@@isopropyltoxicitykey difference being Kurt Cobain made significantly better music.

[@ellzbellzellzbellz]

why am i being recommended 'edgy teen shits on people who made interesting creative contributions to culture to feel better about not putting time and energy toward their own creative pursuits' videos? I'm 30 lol i don't need this mean spirited shit. youtube, get it together!

[@carraigroche9663]

TBF I feel like kurt really wasn't trying to put up an act unlike Thorston because that's mainly how he actually seemed to be as a person

[@finnthekreatormusic5397]

I think the truth is in the middle: some of it seems like it's really him but a lot of it seems overexagerated to create his image

[@Fuego_gringo254]

Kurt was full of shit

[@sathira_anuk5179]

​@Fuego_gringo254 nah , he's a beautiful soul, Sounds like you're the one who full of shit

[@VioIetRamirez]

@@Fuego_gringo254?

[@Fuego_gringo254]

@VioIetRamirez the reason he seemed like a walking contradiction is cause he did want fame but also was aware enough to know that wanting fame wasn't cool within the punk rock circle. Thats why his private writings contrast with what he said publicly. He got everything he desired and he knew what he was after from the start. In this sense he was a massive poser and thus full of shit

[@buckminsterowski]

it's so inspiring to see new generations discover Kurt Cobain jokes.

[@ItUnidentified]

Lol that was a perfect transition with the the beat and codine hype😅

[@PeerwasNOPE]

The guys from Nirvana had some dark sense of humours, i rattled some nirvana redditors over shotgun shells that’s called kurt, saying he would have loved that, and i meant that he would have loved that joke. You can guess what happened.

[@masonreese765]

in response to you saying “in interviewss kurt looked uterly bored like he’d rather be anywhere else” thats how opiate users are and he woulda rather been at home

[@jonunderscore]

I dare you to talk about something you like with sincere positivity

[@gelerickson]

Beck had the microcassette recorder with him because he'd originally used it for some spoken word tracks on Stereopathetic Soulmanure & would replay those tracks on stage while touring stuff off of that album

[@ghost_to_a_ghost]

I have the CD of stereopathetic. Satan gave me a taco, baby!

[@killpop123]

Yeah.. this guy is a bit dim disregarding context in a lot of his examples. Or just exploiting people's want to be enraged in the current day with the shit they consume on the internet. Completely disregarding how much of an effect mental health has on your state of being and pushing his own holier than thou sense of self. Complete lack of empathy.

[@dp-bh5fh]

I mean a lot of interviewers suck at interviews too

[@HGZMO]

This

[@VioIetRamirez]

Frrr

[@faye8406]

I hate it when I care too much on the internet

[@ReadyMindsetGo]

I feel bad for anyone watching this video and thinking they learnt anything other than how stupid the makers of it are.

[@jyjjy7]

Not even a reference to the infamous Mike Patton sandwich interview? C'mon guys

[@lukefenwick1607]

Best interview ever

[@wyattcole5452]

You shouldn’t have high expectations with this channel. Especially if he’s trying to be “cringe” or ironic with his takes

[@jyjjy7]

@@wyattcole5452 They do other things?

[@wyattcole5452]

@@jyjjy7 I wouldn’t know, I’m saying if that’s the entire point of this video. I’m guessing, but that’s so lazy, uninspiring, and not cringey in the way he’s wanting

[@craigroaring]

Many of these people were on drugs. Assuming they were all acting in a premeditated way would be pretty stupid. I'm also surprised that to some people the idea of not giving a fuck is so foreign that they assume it to be an act.

[@mikehemens9359]

'on drugs' is the largest industry on planet earth, you're prolly on some anti depressant.

[@off6848]

I noticed being a millennial that among lots of my gen Z friends if I try to cut through the bullshit and only speak about something that matters they often hit back with quips like “oh big brain thinker right here guys” I’m like nah fr I don’t want to talk about bullshit

[@gaymanisfree]

Bro the youngest you can be to be a gen x is a little over 30. What are you doing hanging out with 20 years olds 😂 you gotta cut the bullshit. Cobain was a junkie poser. Fact. This will never not be true and gen x never did shit but fking whine and complain. Hence Nirvana. Start chilling with people your own age and try to do something valuable before everybody around you realizes you’re generation was worse than the boomers

[@mirata7748]

That don’t care attitude wasn’t something that they did, it was almost forced to them, it’s not like they never wanted MTV not to play their videos and not be popular but steer clear of all the bullshit press and media they were receiving, I’ve seen it happen literally 30 years after Kurt’s death, people trying to take things out of context and label him and band and make a big story. Nirvana were always getting interviews before they were popular as well and there is a shit ton of them, most of them had the same repeating questions but the band decided to answer and do it anyways. Another reason was Kurt was very self aware of the fact that he was influencing other fans and kids who were trying to be like their ‘favourite junkie rockstar’ and he clearly didn’t want that, he mentions this in an interview on 11/8/93, he was aware of the negative attention he and the band received and Kurt literally preached not to believe everything you read. He had to be very careful with what he said and it’s not surprise when you’re a young adult just a couple of years older than the legal drinking age and you have the whole music industry’s expectations and pressures on you after you worked off so hard for that to happen you would definitely need to approach things in a different manner. If you’ve ever spent time on Interviews with just Kurt alone he provides quite thoughtful and insightful responses, he’d lie around the band though, there was a lot of tension and honestly alot of shit going around at that time period which will need a entire 30 page report on it. Can’t hate on him since he gave the stage to literally most modern artists that got influenced by him and now influence your favourite artist. I

[@NeoPunkFM]

not reading all that

[@isabelrodriguezsjolund9701]

@@NeoPunkFM You think you're very clever and funny

[@livvlife]

Very well written

[@romeokoroma3341]

for your next video can you please do how Rock artists inspire and influence by Bob Marley.

[@Fuego_gringo254]

​@@isabelrodriguezsjolund9701 you want him to think that just so you can tell him he isn't lmao

[@brothersnippy1373]

I grew up in the "Grunge" area of the very early '90s. Is it possible or has it ever occurred to anyone that Kurt wanted more than anything to be a rockstar when he was a young teenager dreaming of it and writing about it in his notebooks. He wanted to be low-level famous, not the most famous musician in the world. But then when It actually happened to him in real life he realized how much it sucked to have all that attention put on him and how much pressure there was being cast as "the voice of a generation" like he was the next John Lennon. I do not believe Kurt was putting on an act or playing a bullshit character as the video suggest. He just got caught up in a situation where he became 100 times more famous than anyone would have ever thought possible.

[@InsertNameHere73894]

The bias runs strong through you.

[@oliverbock5659]

What i miss in here is what Pearl Jam did in their height of their fame. They have given only a small amount of interviews, Nirvana gave more of them. They did not produce any videos to promote three of their albums, Nirvana did it on In Utero, they fought against Ticketmaster and they never looked after Ten to get their old sound back. Would have been easy for them in the wave of Postgrunge and the success of bands like Staind or Nickelback to go back to their sound on that album, but they stood true to themselves. To say it in the words of Jacob Bannon of Converge: "What I naively misconstrued as a major label sham was actually a true collection of musical misfits. Pearl Jam found each other organically, just like our band did. They never wanted to play anything but honest, emotional music, just like our band played. And they’re all intensely different individuals, just like our band is. Pearl Jam wasn’t cool or hip, and didn’t claim to be. They were awkward kids, just like us. The closer I looked, the more parallels I saw to my own efforts and motivation. Though we played at different volumes and to different ends, we carried something similar in our blood. What I mistook in them as calculated was actually a very different “c” word entirely: character. They were a form of rebellion back then and I was just too stubborn to realize it. Pearl Jam’s bitterness towards the industry was very real. As promising kids, they innocently teetered on the edge of something spectacular only to be shoved off the edge by big business interests. They plummeted through the air, not ready to be the band that the world demanded them to be. The external pressures that cursed them at the peak of their ’90s powers could’ve crushed coal to diamonds. Miraculously they survived the fall and matured into a personal and political musical powerhouse."

[@danpea5000]

Where have you quoted this from? I'm a Converge fan and I'd like to read more. This sort of echoes some comments from Mark Arm of Mudhoney, which toured with both Nirvana and Pearl Jam. He said that he was apprehensive about touring with Pearl Jam but found that in reality Nirvana was the band with all the scummy or fake music biz people surrounding them.

[@gaymanisfree]

Bro you are a clown. PJ has vids for Jeremy and Given to Fly among others. Did you even reaserch this L take before you went off like this 🤡

[@memepapalois2025]

i think there’s a lack of sensitivity in this video surrounding kurt cobain’s death, i don’t think using that to further your point about the whole “pretending to not care” persona or whatever is at all valid. he was a real person and ppl can change their views over time, he may have wanted to be famous when he was like 18 but by the time he was a massive phenomenon it just became too much for him.

[@maynardwayward12]

yeah. at the end of the day, Nirvana were just three guys. We can't imagine what Cobain experienced or what fame is like. holding that against him seems weird.

[@off6848]

He says in his last interview that he has changed his approach to life after having a child From what I can tell he was genuine but people who want to act like clowns their whole life will say it’s inauthentic or selling out to actually just become wise Which is wild

[@gaymanisfree]

🤡🤡

[@kotoweb]

And he also pre-scripted wisely his own death by suicide, and that was really good marketing move. Nirvana and him became legend out of it. The list of his best albums is awesome, you don't know shit.

[@Yoh120]

I misread the title thinking its about Rockstar studio and I watched the whole video waiting for video games to enter the discussion.

[@Geraldhiggs]

It’s easy as they don’t wanna be there and are shy or disinterested

[@heronoverdose]

To be cool is to be silent and in life you will almost never regret not saying something. Great essay, I've always found the relationship between interviews and musicians so fascinating in the way we hear them so often but also never at all. It is in a way building value to each of your words.

[@BakedDoves]

Some people just want to feel excepted & loved. Fame can temporarily curb that craving but comes at the cost of possibly engulfing a person entirely. “Peace, Love, Empathy” -Kurt Cobain

[@alizacruz]

kinda wild to disrespect literal kurt cobain but ok

[@AugustRx]

so his persona did work?

[@hoopman1531]

This went from a cool video to just shitting on Nirvana that shit felt personal 💀

[@PatchTM983]

you are way overthinking this

[@felipemendes8337]

eternal teenager vibes given off

[@bellinghammond]

kids...do not listen to this man. He does not know rock

[@fantasticsituation9461]

so doing the exact same thing is cool when your generation do it but not when the artists of the 90s did it?

[@lizardasslick]

yeah 💪

[@gangstarock2455]

The 90s basically invented mainstream culture/social media. Mostly by accident but still non the less.

[@Skywohka]

I think so many people misuse social media that it obscures the mystery behind their band. I also think we should go back to artists having a "look". I think it's super cool when the look of a band matches the sound, at least for the promo work and concerts. The whole "I'm just a nerdy kid who wears whatever" is kinda silly bc everyone is doing it now.

[@Augrills]

I think it’s funny you talk about how Gen Z is finding a way to be irreverent without putting anyone down, and 1/3rd of your video is absolutely shitting on Kurt Cobain’s life and legacy.

[@lizardasslick]

the generation talk is only for the algorithm probably

[@Fuego_gringo254]

He didn't say one untruthful statement sorry the truth hurts lmao

[@Augrills]

@@Fuego_gringo254 Miserable people shit on people who did something great. Don’t care lol

[@gaymanisfree]

Cringe take bud. Cobain is a junkie poser and this will never not be true.

[@arwenshistorycorner]

Yeah because he was talking about the previous generations when referencing Kurt and showing the flaws within that generation's style of interview. you cant seriously be this rtarded

[@_Mike.85]

Krist Novoselic was always the king of Nirvana interviews. Dude was hilarious

[@SockiSkateboards]

"We were cooking off this codeine joy juice"

[@Bunnie_Gutz]

“It’s kind of a medium sized world”

[@RayleneSteves]

What’s your beef with Kurt’s top 50? Should he have liked other albums??

[@NeoPunkFM]

no nettspend

[@blackblackstatic]

No whole lotta red like does he even listen to music?

[@ulink265]

Not a single 100 gecs mention

[@beauzer36]

I doubt anyone has heard of one third of that list much less listened to. Having said that, after going through the list I'm reminded how annoying it was that nirvana and other bands from the time and place pushed the whole feminism bit. He's trying very hard to think of all the girl bands he can with this list. Listing 2 breeders albums and Mazzy Starr in there and too many others in a top 50 is as cringe as seeing Steve Miller 30 years later accepting an award and saying there needs to be more women in rock.

[@orangeadventure975]

​@NeoPunkFM just because you haven't heard of most of his top 50 doesn't mean they're weak. It means you have homework to do.

[@kiernanthomas6006]

I feel like this kid is trying to tell me what to think. He wasn't even born yet when Rock was Rolling . I saw that Beck and Thurston interview when they first did it. It was funny and down to Earth.

[@orielcollins414]

One of the most out of touch videos I’ve ever tried to watch about what it was actually like. More revisionist history.

[@nebzila]

You guys are on the ball. This was a great vid.

[@curly_wyn]

I loved and appreciated people like Kurt Cobain and Michael Stipe who didn’t like that whole “sex drugs n rock n roll” image and lifestyle. It’s destructive and nihilistic and reactionary. The whole idea of the “rock god”, and doing hard drugs and getting into fights and abusing women and treating others like shit is just the worst, and people Stipe and Cobain actively fought against that image and posture, and I will always be grateful for that! ❤

[@vincescotti]

You went from interviews to going on a tangent hating on Cobain for no reason, also you guys literally do what all of these artists do and act nonchalant and chill to the public to seem cool

[@haakmash]

Tbf, I think a little bit of that is needed to balance out all the worship he gets. Didn't have to trash his top 50 though!

[@kam5427]

Yeah cobain was a literal heroin addict so im sure a lot of the time in interviews he was legitimately irritatable with interviewers. I feel like there were times he probably appreciated being in a famous band and getting tv and radio placements instead of some of the hair metal bands but there were probably other times where it was too much and he was overwhelmed and despised himself cus he knew he was looked up to while being a depressed addict.

[@orangeadventure975]

That 5 minute Kurt Cobain rant had about fuck and all to do with the thesis of the video. Almost like the guy who made this literally just wanted to bitch about Kurt.

[@kurdt1012]

​@@haakmashAgreed. His top 50 is one of the best lists made by anyone. A great introduction to DIY music.

[@orangeadventure975]

@@kurdt1012 when i was a teenager i checked out Wipers purely on Kurt's word.

[@gwocerystore]

that last line was everything sis

[@reformedleftie]

bro said Kurt's top 50 is super weak. what do you listen to, exclusively local hxc punk bands? that list objectively slaps.

[@losthart5577]

The cover to Dinosaur Jr's album Was painted By Angry Johnny from Angry Johnny and the killbillies. In my opinion he was one of the Grandfathers to folk punk.

[@-jank-willson]

cowpunk🐄🤠🐮

[@aR0ttenBANANA]

@@-jank-willsonyeehaw

[@Prismatic_Rain]

I have a lot of thoughts about this essay, but I don't think I care enough to type them out right now.

[@chriss8792]

Kurt really hurt this little boys feelings ://

[@eripley481]

He's talks like a kid who just found out that Santa isn't real. "Lyke U mean people in entertainment curate their own image and what they say isn't always in accordance with who they really are... Whaaa?" Sounds like he was born yesterday.

[@taylorlawrence8252]

​@@eripley481 yall sound like the ones w hurt feelings 🥺🥺

[@jacksampsonforever]

In Dinosaur Jr.'s defense, J Mascis DID have undiagnosed autism

[@eggycarrot]

everything about kurt made him more real tbh

[@milesb315]

ok 👍

[@wyattcole5452]

Not rlly but ok

[@gaymanisfree]

L take. Poser take

[@OnyxJaguar]

The "coolest thing anyone has ever done" part, I lol'd

[@stuff4826]

wait, i think this is irony. is this irony? this kid doesnt know hes also describing himself.

[@monumento.f.501]

this is not a rehearsal.

[@billybats4745]

Yeah this dude here needs to look in the mirror. He's a f'n pretentious douche bag

[@off6848]

Meta irony apparently its Gen Z way of indulging in irony while denying it “Yeah I know that Kurt was ironic and aware of it and I’m aware of how I’m also doing that so that makes it better because layers of irony”

[@stuff4826]

@@off6848 i wish it was generational...but its an infectious disease! seen many a good solider go meta. im not sexist but women love this crap lol

[@Confusion7182]

It feels ironic to me. All their videos do. I really don't understand why people are taking this video seriously

[@bluechalk6275]

J Mascis isn't doing a bit. He's actually that awkward, and God bless him for it.

[@jessicayuan9016]

The "care free" addict and suicide jokes towards depression victims stopped being cool .They never were

[@richardmoorejr.4396]

How could someone spend so much time talking about Kurt Cobain and not mention depression? It's strange, right? Why the omission?

[@def2121]

There’s only one cool man who exists without ever genuinely trying to or wanting to and that is Chino Moreno

[@kurtcocaine4712]

for the time Kurt’s top 50 album list is crazy, having the shaggs alone is based.

[@stoneyrules]

All I know about Kurt Cobain Is that he was a tortured artist (though Novoselic and footage says otherwise) who wanted to be big enough to be known, but not mainstream where everyone knows them. I think thats whg he hated the fame, he didn’t, he just didn’t want to be famous In the mainstream. He wanted to do more, but didn’t know how to take that leap.

[@orangeadventure975]

I feel like he wanted to be in that Dinosaur Jr./Pixies sweet spot: Enough of a following to tour for the rest of his life but small enough that he could reasonably walk down the street without being bothered. Plenty of musicians occupy that space, including artists that Kurt himself idolized, he just happened himself to blow up harder than anyone.

[@lippi2171]

I love that the "don't care" attitude of the 90s became so popular that it became the norm basically, which is ironic because it was to go against to norm. Now anyone that look like they actually care will seem as a tryhard, but not caring is also overused and therefore a bit cringy. Like a local band posting something like "yeah btw there's an album in the making" but they were making it for 1 year of hard work.

[@nancyneyedly4587]

@@Ac_Adapter Best comment here for what it's worth.

[@punkbjork]

trying hard to seem like you don't care is actually what being a tryhard is, not openly showing how much you care and letting the world know it. that's like the opposite of "tryhard", it's sincere, natural and genuine.

[@jayall00]

I want to be a rockstar just so I don't have to go through job interviews, they're despicable

[@camilosaavedralopez3757]

Who would’ve guessed, turns out Kurt was actually a human

[@orionmich20]

Thurston moore makes it hard to be a sonic youth fan

[@KZfromthelane]

how

[@jeffpesos420]

​@playboykazi6165 cos like you he's an ass

[@Ukraineaissance2014]

Hes an absolute wanker. No idea how Kim Gordon lasted so aong with him, she comes across as the total opposite.

[@lulsleeprest8964]

I love their music but real

[@THX-1111]

Lee was even worse in that nardwuar interview.

[@traskirata]

One small note: the term "teenager" actually came about in the 1920s, though you are correct about it being created as a marketing term. Great video tho

[@slipknot95maggot]

I'm a stan for the "equal measure intimidating and absurd" era of Slipknot interviews. Corey just being a dork with a gentle voice quietly answering questions, Clown in the background breaking something. Sid just staring at you for too long, but then his mask makes a face he speaks alien and he walks away. Mick glowering, but then Jim walks up and pokes him in the face. That kinda thing. That's my jam. Clown hesitantly humoring the Nard for like thirty seconds, Chris flips you off and walks out. They're talking to Alexa, then they break Alexa. It gives me life

[@123four...]

I love Dylan's interviews. They're a kinda funny twist on all of the nonsense angles that interviewers try to come at artists with.

[@Anyontm]

Piling up so many layers of irony that it all collapses in on itself and the next generation of rock stars will answer interview questions honestly, in a thoughtful and respectful way.

[@whatthehellgoingoninmiami5883]

This has to be the most virgin video on youtube

[@sensoryoverload6809]

I’d like to note that another reason a lot of modern artists don’t have a great rockstar persona is that they’re extremely progressive over politics that have already been established as mainstream and more often than not end up antagonizing their own fans. Kurt was progressive when these kind of ideals were more grounded and needed. Now with the power of social media, instead of coming off as the working class hero fighting for the little guy, they come off as the whiny entitled rich college kid who’s out of touch with the reality of life.

[@ProudFilthyCasual]

They don't care. Interviews always felt like poser or sellout shit that you were forced to do by a label to get push. It felt disingenuous and guys hated it. Almost to a person and through any era this seems to ring true. That's not an act for Mascis, he's socially inept and just hates talking to people like that. I don't know if you weren't alive in the 90's but this seems to be a trend of people who weren't there when they look back at the time, they completely misunderstand. This wasn't an act for most, there was a general listlessness in the 90's due to economic and social reasons, that had people burnt the hell out. This is also the half of the Shoegaze "scene" that people completely forget when they are fumbling over themselves to say it was about staring at shoes "cuz fx". The same listlessness can be found in BritPop like Suede, Oasis and Blur from the same era. But holy shit, nailing Adam Friedland, Ian Fidance and the nasal twins like that was brilliant.

[@NeoPunkFM]

dog i don’t care

[@breezynxtdoor3788]

@@NeoPunkFM Don't reply?

[@volatilemolotov667]

actually he was acoustic

[@scentlessapprentice8508]

@@NeoPunkFM you guys are lame

[@stewartdowouis9218]

Spot on. I love this channel as it keeps me keyed-in on the thoughts of young culturally keyed-in whippersnappers, but holy hell…sometimes it’s jaw dropping. I mean…pause on that list of Cobain’s top 50 albums he calls “weak,” for example. Look it over. Let that sink in.

[@JC-jr9hw]

Not everyone pretended not to care in the 90s. Oasis was very open about wanting to be as famous as possible and they were one of the biggest bands in the world.

[@DemarcusQ]

I think I’m gonna buy a guitar be my own Rockstar 🎸

[@1985cactus]

Talking into a cellphone is the uncollest thing I ever come across

[@foljs5858]

Dylan was mocking the idiotic question. "How many such protest singers? About 136. Either that or 142". Same style of response to idiotic press as the Beatles "What is your haircut called? Arthur". If you watch the whole of that interview, Dylan is hilariously ironic throughout, pwning the idiot from the establishment press

[@TheJoyrunners]

So funny to add the Dewey Cox Bob Dylan song when talking about the real Bob Dylan.

[@prettyhatemachinexoxo]

I appreciate how bad these interviews are, I think it's funny.

[@ultrateamxz8121]

I think Kurt would give the best responses to some stupid questions that the interviewers ask.

[@fishman1301]

The part about doing heroin for "hot girl stomach problems" is really sick and disrespectful. I understand not liking Cobain and all but as an ex-opiate addict I can say that this is just not okay.

[@aurum1235]

Yeah that part rubbed me the wrong way

[@isaiahdelp4862]

Cool video. Never thought of rockstar interviews in this way. Thanks for the content!