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Old 01-15-2008, 02:54 AM   #1861 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Rainard Jalen View Post
Nah, it wasn't.

According to Cobain, it was Jonathan Poneman, Sub Pop executive, who coined the term. Also widely credited with coining the term was Mark Arm, the Mudhoney vocalist.

Question remains: did Nirvana see themselves as part of the grunge movement or did they want to be something else/more than that?
Hmmmm you could be right.
I dont think they saw themselves as part of the grunge movement, they just wanted to be a cool alt band like the Pixies, Melvins and Dinosaur Jr
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