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the truth about it.

And whenpeople magazine

is writing about it,

You know that they're not

gonna have the truth.

They have a very

distorted view of it.

And you realize that that's

what the entire world sees,

And that's what the entire

world thinks about.

And they're wrong.

And they're wrong.

Charles peterson:

this is a photo of seaweed

Being interviewed by mtv.

A band that at the time

really weren't doing anything,

And here's mtv with

camera crews in their face.

And you know,

they laughed about it.

They thought

it was ridiculous.

And everyone thought

it was a bit ridiculous.

Maybe there's, like,

a bunch of photographers,

And they want to put you

with this other person

From another band

that you don't even know,

And they want you to put

your arm around them and smile.

And they want to talk about

all this mundane crap,

And then that's when

istart to feel cynical.

"You play in a band,

don't you?"

"Yeah. Yeah,

i play in a band."

"Pearl jam, right?"

"No."

"Aren't you the drummer

from Pearl Jam?"

"No. I'm not the drummer

from Pearl Jam."

"Alice in chains?"

"No. No."

"Well, what's the name of

the band you play in?"

"Soundgarden."

Then you get

the shrug, like...

They didn't say anything

about the music.

They talked about

what we wore

And whether or not

the girl in the band before

Shaved her armpits or not.

The newest thing I heard

Was that we're really

bad at interviews.

Ha ha ha ha!

Where could they

possibly get that?

just to wake up tells me,

hell, I must be brave

it hits me like a drug

shot into my vein

but it's not as delightful,

delightful of a pain

immobilizing me

almost makes me think

i'm dead

i need a second skin

something to hold me tough

can't do it on my own

sometimes I need

just a little more help

i want that chance to give

every drop that's left in me

i need a second skin

something I cannot

break free of

something I cannot

break free of

well, I just tell myself,

girl, just let it breathe

it's a calmness

i'm always searching for

but the dirt,

it gets so heavy

it falls above my head

seeping

from under my feet

it just keeps on

getting deeper

i need a second skin

something to hold me tough

can't do it on my own

sometimes I need

just a little more help

i've got that chance to give

every drop that's left in me

i need a second skin

something I cannot

break free of

You just didn't

want to answer

Any more stupid

questions.

They were all the same.

What's seattle like?

What are the bands like?

Do you know this band?

Do you know that band?

Everyone had it.

We put a moratorium

at one point

On people calling and asking

for the "seattle story."

There was nothing to do

Except just start poking

fun at the entire thing.

And so,

instead of saying,

"No, I really don't know

that person,"

It would turn into,

"oh, sure,

"Every monday morning,

We eat banana splits

at breakfast time."

"Shooby-Doo used to be

my roommate."

Or, you know,

"i'll tell you,

"He has a horrible

case of the squirts

After he has

indian food."

And, like,

you just start making up

Every single lie you can

And then try to--

The goal is to just get

Crazy rumors circulating

all the time.

There's a big element

of put-On

Involved with

all seattle music.

I mean, kurt cobain's

goofy name-Spellings,

A lot of sub pop's world

domination kind of attitude.

I mean, the whole thing's

ridiculous.

75% of what bruce

and john say is a lie.

But it's served

them well. Ha ha ha!

Bruce:
it's essentially been

one big prank.

We've always pretended

we were something we weren't.

Now that we're huge

and have a lot of money,

We're trying to pretend

that we're small and indie

And have street cred.

That's one

of the great things

About a lot

of the bands here.

You know, great humor.

You know?

You know, great humor.

You know?

So, i'm obviously

not from here.

Art chantry:

one of my favorite hoaxes

Was the lexicon of grunge.

Thenew york times

called sub pop records

And talked to a woman there

Who just started

making up words.

They were trying to find out

what the inside secret dope was,

What was the hip language.

And I was, like,

"Uh, why don't you

just give me a word,

And i'll give you

the grunge slang for it."

Chantry:
she just started

making stuff up.

A lot of it was

the kind of stuff

That she used for herself

just for laughs.

And next thing you know,

It's on the cover

of thenew york times.

And everybody around here is

just giggling and snortin'.

If they're lame enough

to try to scrutinize

This totally

stupid thing,

Why not f*** with them?

Why not f*** with them?

i try to speak my mind

why'd you leave me

D:

i could've taken you so far d

walked out the way

been across

this f***in' world

to find my brewster

put my love

into the rig

so I could forget her

hello

it's me again, baby

hello, houston

As you can see,

I am basically

A trend-Setter

in the fashion scene.

Androlling stone

called,

And they were doing

a fashion spread

On what the indies

are wearing.

I had to tell them

that I didn't think

They'd be

interested in me,

But that we had a fella

here, scott mccaughey

From the young fresh

fellows, who probably

Was just what

they were looking for.

So, they came,

And they interviewed

scott briefly.

And then they got out

this pile of clothes

And made him, like,

take off his converse

And put on their

tennis shoes.

And take off

his flannel shirt,

Wear their

flannel shirt,

And then put, you know,

in the caption below,

"Flannel shirt, $85."

"Flannel shirt, $85."

Megan jasper:
who didn't

get a flannel shirt

For christmas

from their relatives?

And you tie it

around your waist,

And you run off

and do a stage dive.

All across america.

But up here, because

it's logger territory,

All these goonballs just

wear flannel anyways,

And then that's what became

the stereotype here.

And then that's what became

the stereotype here.

You go around, you know,

to cities everywhere,

And you see some real...

Stereotypical grungies,

you know,

With the Pearl Jam shirt

And, you know,

with the stocking cap,

And, you know,

The really neat long johns

with the shorts,

And you just say,

"i spit on you!"

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teen spiritplaying]

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teen spiritplaying]

Mannequins in stores

With, like, long johns

and shorts for, like, $300.

It's like we dress--

We got 'em fooled.

We wear long johns up here

because it's f***ing cold.

When seventh avenue decided

that grungewear

Was something

they'd put on the runways,

And that they thought it would

be an absolute knock-Over,

Yes, that any of my clients

Would be

in their fashion shows

And be in

their fashion layouts,

And whenvanity fair

dida spread

With people like joan rivers

wearing grungewear,

That was the only moment

for me, so far,

That came close

to unbearable.

It was our thing.

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