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&Nbsp;– "I couldn't stop playing it," he said – and his own excitement at the limited mainstream success that began around 1987 for acts like Hüsker Dü and Dinosaur Jr.
Barlow said he started noticing the band's influence within a few years. "When bands like Mudhoney and the Sub Pop scene started I could see a definite influence of J's guitar playing on them," he said.
Rollins concurred: "I think you guys were a huge influence on the Sub Pop scene."
Among the most humorous moments of the interview was when Rollins asked the guys about volume, a fitting question for one of the loudest live bands we've ever seen. Barlow recalled an early practice where Mascis played a transistor amp, because Bob Mould played one. Mascis – who was wearing earmuffs – proceeded to deafen his bandmates, sending them, according to Barlow, running through the house looking for anything to plug in their ears.
When asked if he wasn't concerned about their hearing since he had earmuffs on, Mascsis paused for a second and said, "There was nothing stopping them from getting earplugs.
Source: RollingStone.com