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Monday, 08 February 2010 20:01 |
 Ome ga's Apple recently spoke with Classic Rock jo urnalist Greg Prato about his book Grunge Is Dead, as well as his other books, namely A Devil On One Shoulder And An Angel On The Other: The Story Of Shannon Hoon And Blind Melon (September 2008), Touched By Magic: The Tommy Bolin Story (December 2008) and No Schlock…Just Rock! (May 2009).
Several excerpts from the interview can be found below. Q: 'Grunge Is Dead' was inspired by a SOUNDGARDEN article for Classic Rock magazine. What about the article prompted you to take the subject further with a book on grunge, and from there, how did the book develop?
A: "For most of the feature articles I do for Classic Rock, a lot of time / research goes into it. Being a long-time fan of Soundgarden and other grunge bands, I always wondered why there was not a comprehensive and well put-together book that chronicled the Seattle rock music scene from beginning to the modern day. So I figured I had a pretty good head start to do a book, and took the plunge."
Q: Obviously, the scene’s best known group is NIRVANA. Do you feel the group are as great as modern day critics suggest, or has Kurt Cobain’s death clouded their judgment somewhat?
A: "No, Nirvana was indeed the real deal and one of my fave all-time bands. I’d put Mr. Cobain up there with the John Lennon’s and Johnny Rotten’s of the world – meaning that you don’t often see a major rock artist with the cajones to openly and freely speak their mind on a variety of topics. Musically, I’d put Nirvana up there with just about any rock band – there’s simply no comparison between Nirvana and most of today’s popular rock bands. Apples and oranges…."
Read the entire interview at http://www.omegasapple.com/site/2010/01/28/greg-prato-interview/.
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