SEASON 1 EP10: NABIL AYERS ON ‘MY LIFE IN THE SUNSHINE’ AND ROCKIN’ WITH JOAN JETT BONUS CONTENT
EPISODE NOTES:
Episode 10 of Rock is Lit features Jennifer Haupt’s novel ‘Come As You Are’, a story set against the backdrop of the Seattle grunge scene of the early 1990s. Nabil Ayers, author of the memoir ‘My Life in the Sunshine’ and co-founder of Seattle’s iconic record store Sonic Boom, shares his memories of that pivotal moment in music history in the full episode. Here are two outtakes from my interview with Nabil, in which he talks about his new memoir about his efforts to connect with his father, the funk, soul, and jazz legend Roy Ayers, and Nabil’s experience meeting Joan Jett when his band opened up for her back in the day.
Listen to the episode, then check out other bonus material from Episode 10 in the Rock is Lit Vault, including my full, uncut interview with Charles R. Cross about Kurt Cobain, and outtakes from my interview with Jennifer Haupt about her novel ‘Come As You Are’.
MUSIC AND MEDIA THAT APPEAR IN THE EPISODE IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE:
“Everybody Loves the Sunshine” by Roy Ayers
“Running Away” by Roy Ayers
“I Hate Myself for Loving You” by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
LINKS:
Nabil’s website, https://www.nabilayers.com/
Nabil on Twitter, @nabilayers
Nabil on Instagram, @nabilayers
Link to Nabil’s ‘Rolling Stone’ article on Nirvana’s OK Hotel show, “The Night Nirvana Changed Everything,” https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/nirvana-smells-like-teen-spirit-first-performance-1154128/
Link to Nabil’s ‘The Stranger’ article on Soundgarden, https://www.thestranger.com/music/2017/05/18/25153388/soundgarden-will-never-be-the-first-seattle-band-anyone-mentions-but-for-me-soundgarden-was-the-first-band-that-changed-everything
Joan Jett/Photo: Getty Images
