Grunge Summit 2008: Part IV - Sasha Sarene
Finally, after a long hiatus from Grunge Summit posts, I have found the motivation to reveal the last two grungers in the installment—Kim Thayil and Jeff Ament, quite a dapper duo.
What Kim Thayil Had To Say
- * What is your current occupation?*
blank - * Do people ever come up to you and ask for your autograph?*
Yes - * What do you think of the current state of music?*
Bad time for record labels, great time to listen to music! Greater number and variety of artists, genres, listening formats, and avenunes of distribution. - * Name five albums you’ve been listening to lately.*
- High on Fire God Is This Communion
- OM Pilgrimage
- Ascend Ample Fire Within
- Oren Ambarchi In The Pendulum’s Embrace
- Lichens The Psychic Nature Of Being
- Osaka Popstar
- * When you meet new people, do you find that all they want to do is talk with you about grunge? Are you tired of talking about grunge?*
No. It depends upon the circumstances.
What Jeff Ament Had To Say
- * What is your current occupation?* music
- * Do people ever come up to you and ask for your autograph?*
I get mistaken for Stone Gossard. - * What do you think of the current state of music?*
Better than ever. - * Name five albums you’ve been listening to lately.*
- new Tom McRae
- Neil Young Live at Massey Hall
- SSD Get It Away
- new Portishead
- Black Mountain
- * When you meet new people, do you find that all they want to do is talk with you about grunge? Are you tired of talking about grunge?*
I was tired 15 years ago. It’s fine now…
Mouth and skateboarder drawing by Jeff Ament


