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JIO: You tell a story in the film about taking a silent elevator ride with Kurt Cobain. As you saw all these bands coming up that were influenced by The Replacements, did you ever feel the need to act as a mentor or give advice?
PW: Oh, no. I mean, crap, I’d be the last one to give advice.
O: If nothing else, you could see some mistakes that were made, like not making money on tours.
PW: Yeah, but I was probably in no position to tell him, “Hey, clean up your act, kid.” I could have told him, “Enjoy it, it will be over soon.” But he didn’t stick around long enough to feel the wonderful pain of the slide down. [Laughs.]
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