Foo Fighters Reveal Why Pearl Jam ‘Saved Rock’

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Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins credits Pearl Jam, Green Day, and other bands as still being relevant enough to headline festivals, and for saving rock in the 90’s.

He said in an EW interview, “But as far as carrying the torch for rock music, I don’t think we ever set out to do that. There was a time in the ’90s when people said rock was ‘dead’ and we were like, ‘Not where we live. Not in our continent, it’s not.’ Because you could say the same thing for Queens of the Stone Age, you could say the same thing about Green Day or Pearl Jam, the Chili Peppers — there’s a handful of us that are able to headline festivals and stuff. But you’re right, it’s a small group.”

Chris Shiflett proclaimed, “There’s never been a moment where we had one of those hits that’s at the level that just permeates culture and takes over the world. It’s been a slow burn the whole time.”

Dave Grohl added, “As the years went on, I would see the audiences become more and more diverse, so that now you have dudes with mustaches. Now you have dudes with mustaches with their kids who have mustaches.

It’s not just the Amoeba Records crowd anymore, it’s become something a bit broader or more general. I think over time as rock bands started fading in the grand scheme of popular music, we were just always there. We were always on the f—ing road.”

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Brett previously hosted the BWR wrestling and MMA podcast, interviewing pro wrestling and MMA stars like Kurt Angle, Seth Rollins, Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, Bruce Buffer, AJ Styles, Rob Van Dam, Jeff Hardy, Edge, and DDP. After ending BWR, Brett opened GrungeReport.net in May 2009. The site changed its name to AlternativeNation.net in June 2013.  Brett ran Scott Weiland's social media accounts for his final 'Master Blaster' tour in fall 2015 and continued to run the accounts after Weiland's death until July 2016. On Alternative Nation, Brett controls all aspects of the website and reports the day to day news.  He has interviewed members of Pearl Jam, Foo Fighters, Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins, Soundgarden, Imagine Dragons, Nine Inch Nails, Queens of the Stone Age, Stone Temple Pilots, and The Smiths. Brett has been interviewed by The Wall Street Journal and on the Reelz Channel. You can reach Brett at contact @alternativenation.net