Quote by Paul Stanley

When we released 'Chaos A.D' it was really hard for a metal artist to survive. Everything was grunge. Everywhere you looked was grunge.

— Max Cavalera

We were perceived as a post-grunge band.

— Daniel Johns

We [No Doubt] were making music that was the opposite of grunge and what was popular on the radio, and we were fine with…

— Gwen Stefani

I never understood bands saying Nirvana had anything to do with derailing their career. Maybe those bands didn't have the goods.

— Nikki Sixx

Look, you see those groups talkin' about negativity and anger, and they'd do that for two albums, and then you'd see them change up.…

— Prince

I seriously do not think Nirvana is grunge.

— Adam Jones

I started a big band when grunge was popular. I mean, that didn't make much sense.

— Brian Setzer

“But what everybody always loved Mötley Crüe for was being a fucking decadent band: for being able to walk in a room and inhale…

— Tommy Lee

Something happened in the nineties. There was a shift. I don't want to blame it on grunge or the rise of indie - but…

— Brandon Flowers

What I liked about grunge was the realness. It wasn't pretty, it wasn't glamorous.

— Sir Mix-a-Lot

For Nirvana, putting out their first major-label record was like getting into a new car. But the runaway success was like suddenly discovering that…

— Michael Azerrad

Grunge was, to me, the last big movement. It had such an impact on pop culture. We haven't really seen anything like that since,…

— Myles Kennedy