"Nevermind was in the right place at the right time, and the right record. It blew the whole lid off..."

"Nevermind was in the right place at the right time, and the right record. It blew the whole lid off of what was called 'alternative music,' which is a label I never liked. Even 'grunge' was way better [of a label] than 'alternative music.' There was no alternative; it was the new wave of rock. That was a new interpretation and style of rock music."

- former Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic, in a new Billboard Q&A