“Around the mid-'90s every hair guy who would have been in a hair-metal band got his tattoos and suddenly decided he was alternative. It just became like a thing.” Has BeensGuyHairBandDecidedAlternativesMetalsTattooMetal BandHair Metal Author:Billy Corgan
“I'm a huge Nirvana fan and I like seeing things that at first seem out of context, but actually they're one of the biggest bands in the world. I like to see pop culture, like punk or alternative culture, clash with some other type of culture.” WorldFirstsSeemsCultureSeeingFansHugeTypeBandPopsAlternativesPunkPop CultureClashOf Context Author:Nick Zinner
“I don't want to pooh-pooh modern pop. I appreciate that as well, but my personal favorite kind of music is guitar-based rock. I like grunge and garage bands and alternative music, but that's more my personal taste.” WantWellsKindModernRocksTasteBandMusic IsAppreciateGuitarPopsAlternativesGarageGrungePersonal TasteAlternative Music Author:Al Yankovic
“I knew about Heatmiser, and I saw them one time at Pine Street [later changed to La Luna], which was the center of a lot of alternative bands during the 80s. But I didn't really know too much about their music.” KnowsSawsToo MuchStreetsChangedBandAlternativesOne Time80s Author:Gus Van Sant