Krist Novoselic

At 59 years old, Krist Novoselic has this physical status:

Krist Anthony Novoselic (born May 16, 1965) is an American singer and political activist best known as the bassist and a founding member of the rock band Nirvana.

Nirvana's founding father Kurt Cobain's death in 1994, the band's frontman and frontman both died at sold-out shows around the world.

He played bass and accordion in the 2006 to 2009 Foo Fighters' studio album "I Should Have Known" from 2006 to 2011.

Novoselic has been active politically, including the establishment of JAMPAC (Joint Artists and Musicians Political Action Committee), as well as playing bass and accordion in the band Giants in the Trees, since June 2017.

He wrote a weekly column on music and politics for the Seattle Weekly newspaper from 2007 to 2010.

Novoselic has been the board chair of the electoral reform group FairVote since 2008.

Early life

Krist Anthony Novoselic was born in Compton, California, on May 16, 1965, the son of Croatian immigrant Kristo Novaseli and Marija Musta. Kristo was a resident of Veli I, On the island of I, although Marija comes from Privlaka. When Kristo was applying for a passport to go to America, the original Croatian surname of Novaseli was wrongly changed to Novoselic by a clerk. Novoselic lived in Compton for a year before his parents migrated to San Pedro, an ethnically Croatian neighborhood. His first language is Croatian. Robert (born 1968) and his younger sister, Diana (born 1973). Due to skyrocketing real estate prices in California, his family and his relatives were relocated to Aberdeen, Washington, Washington, in 1979. His parents sent him to Zadar, Croatia, in 1980. In 1981, he returned to Aberdeen. Chuck Berry and his dad are his first memories of listening to music. He had a severe underbite as a child, for which he underwent corrective surgery.

Novoselic was involved in bands such as Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, The Who, Van Halen, Devo, and Aerosmith. He also loved listening to Yugoslav bands such as Zabranjeno Puenje, Prljavo kazalite, and Azra. He became interested in punk rock in Croatia and discovered bands like the Sex Pistols and Ramones while living in Croatia at the age of 14 for a year. Paul McCartney, Geezer Butler, John Entwistle, and Gene Simmons have all been cited as the primary influences on his bass playing.

Robert, the Novoselic's brother, introduced him to Kurt Cobain, who had heard loud music emanating from upstairs in the Novoselic household. It was his older brother who listened to punk rock, according to Cobain. Cobain eventually befriended the older Novoselic as the two had similar musical tastes, including a fondness for local band Melvins. The two had many common acquaintances and started hanging out shortly thereafter. Krist attended Aberdeen High School, while Kurt went to high school in Montesano, near Montesano. At one point, Cobain played a demo tape of his former band Fecal Matter to Novoselic and asked him to form a band together. Novoselic eventually listened to the tape, loved it, and decided to form a band with Cobain after many months. Novoselic started as a painter and decorator but was eventually laid off after high school, but was eventually laid off.

Personal life

Shelli Hyrkas, a 1989 student, married Novoselic, who had attended high school. In 1999, they separated. Darbury Ayn Stenderu, an American artist, married him in early 2004. They have two children together. They live on a farm near Deep River, Washington, where they raise their own food. "I live out in the country now, and it's quiet, and it's a place where I can think a lot." Novoselic added, "I live out in the country now, and it's quiet, and it's a place where I can think a lot."

Since passing his flight test in April 2002, Novoselic became an FAA-licensed pilot, receiving a single-engine land rating. In February 2018, he received his multi-engine pilot certificate. He has a keen interest in animals, geology, plant, and other sciences.

Novoselic earned a BSc in social sciences from Washington State University Global Campus in 2016.

Novoselic is focusing on Environmental Justice for his MSL degree as of 2022, as shown on his website.

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Career

Cobain and Novoselic's first band existed just a few weeks before disbanding, leaving the pair with nothing to do. The couple later discovered that Melvins could make $80 a night for a one-show. Cobain and Novoselic formed a Creedence Clearwater Revival cover band, in which Cobain played drums and Novoselic played guitar. That band was also short lived. Aaron Burckhard, a composer and Novoselic, met drummer Aaron Burckhard some months later. Although the new band never used the name, it was the first time Nirvana appeared.

Burckhard lived only for a few months, and Melvins' drummer Dale Crover filled in until Novoselic and Cobain met Chad Channing. The trio's debut album Bleach was released in 1989. Channing left the band in 1990 and was briefly replaced by Crover and Mudhoney drummer Dan Peters. Novoselic contributed to the writing of several songs, as well as Cobain's ideas.

Buzz Osborne, Melvins' singer-guitarist, encouraged Novoselic and Cobain to check out Scream, a punk band. Dave Grohl, the pair's drummer, had a field day. Scream disbanded a few weeks ago, and Grohl called Osborne for assistance a few weeks later. Novoselic's phone number was given to him by Osborne, and Novoselic welcomed Grohl to Seattle (from San Francisco, where Scream broke up). Grohl passed the audition and joined Nirvana. Grohl was Nirvana's fifth and final drummer. Novoselic spent the following months with Nirvana as the band searched for a contract before eventually signing with DGC Records.

The band appeared on Nevermind in Los Angeles in the spring of 1991. Novoselic was a co-writer on "Polly" by the singer. Nevermind (1991), a breakthrough in the field of electronics manufacturing, met all expectations and became a worldwide commercial success. Nevermind's hit song, "Smells Like Teen Spirit," launched the band as a worldwide phenomenon.

Nirvana will receive awards for Best New Artist in a Video and Best Alternative Video for "Smells Like Teen Spirit" at the 1992 MTV Video Music Awards. Nirvana's "Lithium" was on display at the exhibition. He played the opening basses riff but not know his bass. Novoselic threw his bass guitar out of the air to perform a "Bass Toss" rather than continuing to play. He was unable to detect it and later claimed that he had misjudged the time; he later claimed that he "faked like he was knocked out." Brian May, a musician, had to get medical attention; he had no injuries.

Novoselic and the rest of Nirvana's in 1992 produced Incesticide, a compilation album. Novoselic wrote lyrics for the songs "Dive," "Hairspray Queen," and "Aneurysm" on the album. DGC and Sub Pop's joint venture produced this album.

Novoselic sang Oakland's "The Money Will Roll Right In" with Cobain during Nirvana's 1992 Reading festival. Novoselic appeared on live broadcasts as an occasional vocalist and back vocalist in Nirvana, occasionally singing "Scoff" and "Rape Me." "I kind of found my voice for the first time for the first time, and the more I did it, the better it got."

In September 1993, Nirvana's third album In Utero debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. However, Steve Albini's recording sessions were sluggish, with some songs "didn't sound right," as well as the band's agreement that Novoselic's bass lines sounded "too low." In the United States, Utero produced 3.5 million copies. Nirvana appeared on MTV Unplugged in November of that year, with Lori Goldston playing cello, guitarist Pat Smear's arrival, and Novoselic playing acoustic bass guitar, accordion, and acoustic rhythm guitar. This live performance was released a year earlier as an album titled MTV Unplugged in New York, which received the Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Performance.

The band reserved session time at Robert Lang Studios in Seattle to work on demos prior to their 1994 European tour. Cobain was unappointable for the majority of the three-day session, so Novoselic and Grohl performed on demos of their own songs. Several songs, including "Exhausted," "Big Me," "February Stars," and "Butterflies," were among the duo's many hits, including "Butterflies." Cobain arrived on the third day of the session. The band's last studio recording, "You Know You're Right," was the band's final studio recording.

Following Cobain's death, Nirvana abruptly ended in April 1994. Novoselic relegated from the spotlight for the majority of the year. One of only a few public appearances at the MTV Video Music Awards in September, where the film for Nirvana's "Heart-Shaped Box" was honoured for Best Alternative Video. Novoselic paid their respects to Cobain.

Novoselic worked on completing the Nirvana set "With the Lights Out box and From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah album, as well as calling for the release of a 20th anniversary album for Nevermind.

Novoselic began to dabble in musical pursuits after Cobain's death. He co-founded the band Sweet 75 with Venezuelan singer Yva Las Vegass in 1995, releasing a single self-titled album in 1997. Novoselic, guitarist Johnny Cash, drummer Kim Thayil of Soundgarden, and drummer Sean Kinney of Alice in Chains collaborated on a cover of Willie Nelson's "Time of the Preacher" in 1996, which was released in January 1996. Novoselic produced L7: The Beauty Process, a documentary that uses concert video tapes, which was released in 1998 in three American cities. In 1999, he joined Jello Biafra and Soundgarden guitarist Kim Thayil in the No WTO Combo.

Novoselic performed uncredited background vocals on Foo Fighters' song "Walking a Line," written as a salute to Cobain during one of One by One album sessions in 2002. The track is included on the One by One bonus DVD as well as being a bonus track to the album. Curt Kirkwood, a former Meat Puppet front man, and Bud Gaugh, a former Sublime drummer, joined Eyes Adrift. "Eyes Adrift" in Australia was another group, but the trio called the band and album "Bud, Curt & Krist" in this region rather than pay to license the name. Eyes Adrift released a self-titled album with twelve songs, with the Japanese version having two extras. Eyes Adrift was the first official release in Krist's career, where he performed lead vocals, sang lead on "Inquiring Minds," "Dottie Dawn & Julie Jewel," and "Pasted." Alaska is also named Alaska. He was also very involved in the songwriting process, co-writing several songs with Kirkwood. They toured mostly around the United States. In 2003, the group was defunct.

Novoselic declared that he was leaving the music business following Eyes Adrift's success, noting that the act of creating brand awareness for new songs was repulsive. However, Novoselic had occasionally worked on a new solo album in 2005, saying, "I'm just doing it for myself, and that's what it's all about."

Novoselic would join Flipper, replacing Bruno DeSmartas on bass, for a tour of the United Kingdom and Ireland in November 2006. He was a full member of the band and was currently working on their new album. Novoselic announced his withdrawal from the band on September 22, 2008, owing to household commitments. As a result, the band scrapped the remainder of the tour. Rachel Thoele was later replaced by her sister Novoselic. In the film World's Greatest Dad starring Robin Williams, Novoselic played a newspaper vendor in 2009. Novoselic's former Nirvana bandmate Dave Grohl announced on BBC radio that Novoselic would be joining Foo Fighters as a bassist and accordionist on their forthcoming album, Wasting Light, which was released in 2011. In addition, Novoselic appeared on children's music artist Caspar Babypants' 2010 album This Is Fun! for a cover of Nirvana's "Sliver." At the Nevermind 20th anniversary celebration in Seattle in 2011, he performed "On a Plain" and "Sliver."

Novoselic and Grohl collaborated with Paul McCartney on the track "Cut Me Some Slack," which was composed specifically for the soundtrack of Grohl's documentary Sound City. The song appeared at the 12-12-12 festival on December 12, 2012, bringing together musician stars for Hurricane Sandy's victims in New York. Critics loved the album. Allmusic characterized it as a "tune with an immediate hook [and] melody." In 2014, the album received the Grammy Award for Best Rock Song. By Novoselic, the relationship was described as "Sirvana" and referring to "Sir Paul McCartney."

As part of the One on One tour, Novoselic performed "Helter Skelter" in Seattle on April 17, 2016. Novoselic revealed in November 2016 that he was planning to write new songs. Giants in the Trees is his new band, formed in 2017 with band members Jillian Raye, Erik Friend, and Ray Prestegard. He is also a member of the band Filthy Friends, playing bass and accordion. In addition, he collaborates with Lepidopterist and author Robert Michael Pyle on the Spar Pole's musical project Butterfly Launches. Giants in the Trees' first song, "Sasquatch," which features a music video Novoselic joked as "costing over two million US dollars to produce," in late July 2017. Giants in the Trees' first album was released in late 2017. In 2019, Giants In The Trees' second album, Volume 2, was released.

Novoselic is currently working with musicians, including Soundgarden's Kim Thayil, as a member of a new band called 3rd Secret. In April 2022, a self-titled album was released in Ballard, Washington, as well as Novoselic's home.

Grohl formed Foo Fighters, a new band formed in 1994. Grohl and Novoselic decided against Novoselic joining; Grohl said it would have been "fully normal" for them to work together again, but it would have been difficult for the other band members and put more pressure on Grohl.

Novoselic performed bass on "Purple Rain" and "Communication Breakdown" during the Foo Fighters' encore on Sunday at Memorial Stadium as part of the Bumbershoot festival on August 29, 1997. Novoselic performed backing vocals for a non-album Foo Fighters track titled "Walking a Line" in January 2002, when the band later revealed the track on a special edition of their album One by One.

The band performed "Marigold," a 1992 Grohl original on Nirvana's "Heart-Shaped Box" on Sunday, during the encore of Foo Fighters' unethical show at Paladino's in Tarzana, California, on December 22, 2010. "I Should Have Known" was also recorded on Novoselic's seventh studio album Wasting Light, as well as bass and accordion.

Novoselic appeared onstage at Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene, Oregon, on December 5, 2017, to play bass guitar on "Big Me," the Foo Fighters' debut album Foo Fighters' debut album Foo Fighters. Novoselic performed several Nirvana songs on October 6, 2018, with Grohl on drums, Pat Smear on guitar, and John J. McCauley and Joan Jett as their lead singer.

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