“It literally put electric guitar rock back on the map”: Nancy Wilson explains how Seattle grunge icons Nirvana and Pearl Jam defeated corporate ’80s music.

Nancy Wilson has shared her thoughts on “real deal” Seattle bands Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Alice in Chains, and how grunge music waved the “big hair” days of ’80s rock goodbye.

In a new interview with Ultimate Guitar, Wilson labels the end of “corporate ’80s” music a “relief”, crediting the Seattle rock scene for pushing the guitar world forward.

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“The musical story of Seattle was never more fashionable than in the ’90s,” she says. “The music was a much-needed break from the corporate ’80s sound and literally put electric guitar rock back on the map. Nirvana, Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam, and Soundgarden became the pillars of the new sound that took over the world like a cultural flash mob.”