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Melissa Auf der Maur is one of the most iconic musicians of the 90's with her roles playing bass guitar in both Hole & The Smashing Pumpkins, as well as her own storied musical endeavours. We were lucky enough to chat to Melissa about the release of her brand new memoirs "Even the Good Girls Will Cry" which chronicles her personal experience through the turbulent 90's music scene.
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Chapters
0:00 - intro
0:47 - "I had to cut 200 pages"
2:22 - what age were you when music really hit you?
4:57 - inner conflict
8:09 - hauntings
12:47 - messages from beyond
17:19 - dual nature
21:04 - is your attitude important to play in a pro band?
25:20 - Kurt Cobain's death
28:11 - Hole
32:15 - Courtney's directness
35:01 - experience of being in famous bands
38:31 - Billy Corgan as a mentor
41:13 - The Smashing Pumpkins
44:20 - outro
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