In 1991, the music industry was shaken by the release of Nirvana 's Nevermind , and to this day, the work is considered one of the most important of all time. But would such an influential album have the same impact on culture if released today? Nevermind , Butch Vig , thinks not.
In an interview with NME , he makes a point of clarifying that he's not referring to the quality of the album, "It was perfect timing for it to be released when there was a shift in music and it felt like a revolution. I can see that happening again, but not in the same way."
Vig introduces singer Billie Eilish into the discussion, “I saw something similar with Billie Eilish. I’m friends with her, and with [her brother, producer and singer] Finneas , and their mother was my daughter’s music teacher. They lived on the street below ours. Billie speaks for an entire generation of youth, just like Nirvana did with their zeitgeist .”
“Everything is so instantaneous that it’s difficult to build any mystery. When you really want something but can’t achieve it, it makes everything more powerful,” the producer elaborates, speaking about the impact on culture. “Everyone has access to everything these days. Maybe someone will come up with a band that sounds like Nirvana but with a songwriter who writes like Bob Dylan , and likes hip-hop and doesn’t have Instagram or Facebook. Maybe they’ll do a few shows and disappear. If they did that, people would go crazy because they would want them even more. If you know who these people are, please call them because I want to produce them!”
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