Nirvana, of course, sold millions of albums, became rock stars and then Kurt blew his brains out - so look where that got him. The Melvins, meanwhile, failed to sell millions of albums, did not become rock stars and are still very much alive. Now the Melvins have committed an act of musical mischief by recording a version of Smells Like Teen Spirit featuring former teen idol Leif Garrett.
People tend to take that kind of stuff too seriously.
It's the audacity, the swaggering bravado, it's the white-trash arrogance, all of it. It makes perfect sense to me. I have little or no respect for any generation. This is a surreal interview. Look, these people can't even pick a good band.