| Krist Novoselic | |
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 Novoselic (left) in 2006.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Krist Anthony Novoselić |
| Born | May 16, 1965 |
| Origin | Compton, California, U.S. |
| Genre(s) | Punk rock Alternative rock Grunge Noise rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, Politician, Author, Director |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals Guitar Bass Accordion Farfisa |
| Label(s) | Sub Pop, DGC / Geffen Records, SpinArt Records |
| Associated acts | Nirvana Eyes Adrift Sweet 75 Mark Lanegan Flipper No WTO Combo Johnny Cash The Stinkypuffs Sky Cries Mary Mike Watt Aya |
Krist Anthony Novoselić II (born May 16, 1965) is an American rock musician best known as the bassist for Nirvana. Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Compton is a city located in Southern Los Angeles County California, USA, south-southeast of downtown Los Angeles. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. 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The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the The accordion is a portable box-shaped Musical instrument of the hand-held Bellows -driven free-reed aerophone family sometimes referred to as a Squeezebox Farfisa is a manufacturer of electronics based in Italy The Farfisa brand name is commonly associated with a series of compact Electronic organ, and later a series of multi-timbral In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Sub Pop is an Independent record label (though funded and sharing distribution outlets with Warner Music founded by Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman Geffen Records is an American Record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operated as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label spinART Records is a now-defunct Independent record label. Based in New York, artists that released music under the spinART banner include The Apples in Nirvana was an American rock band that was formed by singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen Washington. Eyes Adrift was a rock supergroup consisting of Krist Novoselic ( former bass player of Nirvana) Curt Kirkwood (guitar and vocals Sweet 75 was a band formed by Krist Novoselic in 1995 after the death of Nirvana band member Kurt Cobain. Mark Lanegan (born November 25, 1964 in Ellensburg, Washington) is an American rock musician and Songwriter. Flipper is an influential punk band formed in San Francisco, California in 1979 continuing in often erratic fashion until the mid-1990s then reuniting The No WTO Combo was a one-shot Punk rock band started by Krist Novoselic (former Nirvana bassist Johnny Cash (born J R Cash; February 26 1932 - September 12 2003 was a Grammy Award -winning American country Singer-songwriter. The Stinky Puffs were an early 90's Rock band started by then seven year old Simon Fair Timony stepson of Jad Fair and by Cody Linn Ranaldo, son of Sky Cries Mary is an American trance rock musical group from Seattle Washington, that formed in the late 1980s Michael David Watt (born December 20, 1957 in Portsmouth Virginia) is an American Bass guitarist singer and Songwriter. Not to be confused with Aya Kamiki, another female Japanese rock artist Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African A bass player (bassist is a Musician who plays a Double bass, Bass guitar, keyboard bass or wind Nirvana was an American rock band that was formed by singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen Washington. In addition to Nirvana, Krist has played for Sweet 75, Eyes Adrift, and currently plays in Flipper. Sweet 75 was a band formed by Krist Novoselic in 1995 after the death of Nirvana band member Kurt Cobain. Eyes Adrift was a rock supergroup consisting of Krist Novoselic ( former bass player of Nirvana) Curt Kirkwood (guitar and vocals Flipper is an influential punk band formed in San Francisco, California in 1979 continuing in often erratic fashion until the mid-1990s then reuniting Apart from his musical endeavors, Novoselic has been active politically, including the creation of the political action committee JAMPAC. In the US, a Political Action Committee, or PAC, is the name commonly given to a private group regardless of size organized to elect political candidates His first name is pronounced both "Chris" or "Krist".
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Early life
Krist Novoselić was born to Croatian immigrants Krist and Marija Novoselić on May 16, 1965, in Compton, California. Croatia (Hrvatska ˈxȓvatska officially the Republic of Croatia ( Republika Hrvatska) is a southern Central European country at the crossroads between Compton is a city located in Southern Los Angeles County California, USA, south-southeast of downtown Los Angeles. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. He lived there for one year, before his parents relocated to San Pedro, California,[1] where he remained for most of his childhood years. San Pedro is a beach community within Los Angeles California, USA He has two brothers, Robert, and in 1973, Novoselić's sister Diana was born. 1979 saw the Novoselić family on the move again, due to rising property prices in California, this time to Aberdeen, Washington. Property is any physical or virtual entity that is owned by an individual Aberdeen (ˈæbɚdiːn is a city in Grays Harbor County Washington, United States, founded by Samuel Benn in 1884 Washington ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Worried about Krist's depression, his parents sent him to live with relatives in Zadar, Croatia, then part of Yugoslavia, in 1980. Zadar is a city in Croatia on the Adriatic Sea, with a population of 72717 (2001 Croatia (Hrvatska ˈxȓvatska officially the Republic of Croatia ( Republika Hrvatska) is a southern Central European country at the crossroads between See also Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia ( Serbo-Croatian [2] There, Novoselić attended the gymnasium. A gymnasium (pronounced with ɡ- in several languages is a type of school providing Secondary education in some parts of Europe, comparable to English grammar Krist was already interested in bands like Led Zeppelin, Devo, Black Sabbath, and Aerosmith. Led Zeppelin were Devo (pronounced DEE-vo (IPA /'diːvoʊ/) or dee-VO (IPA /diː'voʊ/) often spelled "DEVO" or "DEV-O" is an American Black Sabbath are an Aerosmith is an American Hard rock band sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boys from Boston " and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band" He also enjoyed Yugoslav rock bands like Zabranjeno Pusenje,Prljavo Kazaliste and Azra. While in Croatia, he picked up an interest in punk rock music, and discovered bands like Sex Pistols and Ramones. The Sex Pistols are an English Punk rock band that formed in London in 1975 The Ramones were an American rock band often regarded as the first Punk rock group [3]
Sometime later, Novoselić's brother Robert walked into his friend Kurt Cobain, who had noticed loud music coming from upstairs. Kurt Donald Cobain (February 20 1967 – c April 5 1994 was an American musician who served as lead singer, Guitarist, and songwriter for the Seattle Robert told Cobain that it was his older brother, who listened to punk rock. Cobain eventually befriended the elder Novoselić and the pair ended up sharing similar musical tastes, including a fondness for local band The Melvins. The Melvins is an American Sludge metal band that usually perform as a Power trio. The two had several mutual friends and began hanging out shortly thereafter. Some time later, Cobain gave Novoselić a demo tape of his former band Fecal Matter. After several months of indecision, Novoselić finally listened to the tape, liked it, and agreed to start a band with Cobain.
Nirvana
Cobain and Novoselic's first band lasted barely a few weeks before it disbanded, leaving the pair to move on. However, the duo eventually discovered that the Melvins could pull eighty dollars a night for one show. The dollar (often represented by the Dollar sign: "$" is the name of the official Currency in several countries dependencies and other Inspired, Cobain and Novoselic started a Creedence Clearwater Revival cover band, in which Cobain played drums and Novoselic sang and played guitar. Creedence Clearwater Revival (often abbreviated CCR) was an American Rock and roll band who gained popularity in the late 1960s and early 1970s with That band was short-lived as well. [4] Some months later, Cobain and Novoselic met Aaron Burckhard. Aaron Burckhard is an American Drummer who played with Nirvana in 1987 While the new band never used the name, it was the first incarnation of Nirvana.
Burckhard lasted barely a few months and Melvins drummer Dale Crover filled in until Novoselic and Cobain met Chad Channing. Dale Crover is an American rock Musician. Crover is best known as the Drummer for The Melvins, Guitarist for The Men Chad Channing (born January 31 1967 in Bainbridge Island, WA) was a Drummer for the band Nirvana from 1988 until 1990 The trio recorded their debut album Bleach, released in 1989. Bleach is the debut album by the American Alternative rock band Nirvana. Channing left the band in 1990 and was briefly replaced by Crover and Mudhoney drummer Dan Peters. Mudhoney is an American Grunge band Formed in Seattle Washington in 1988 following the demise of Green River, Mudhoney has for the most of its recording Dan Peters (born August 18, 1967) is the drummer for Mudhoney.
Later in 1990, Melvins singer-guitarist Buzz Osborne encouraged Novoselic and Cobain to check out a punk band called Scream. Buzz Osborne (born 1964 also known as King Buzzo, (birth name Roger Osborne) is the Guitarist / Vocalist / Songwriter and technically Scream was a Hardcore punk band from Washington DC active from 1981 to 1990. The pair were impressed by their drummer, Dave Grohl. David Eric Grohl (born January 14 1969 is an American rock musician Singer and Songwriter. A few weeks later, Scream disbanded, and Grohl placed a call to Osborne for advice. Osborne gave him Novoselic's phone number, and Novoselic invited Grohl up to Seattle. Grohl passed the audition and joined Nirvana. A few months later, in the spring of 1991, the band recorded their major label debut, Nevermind, which launched the band as a worldwide phenomenon. Nevermind is the second studio album by the American rock band Nirvana, released on September 24 1991
For most of his life, Novoselic had chosen to go by the English spelling of his name, Chris. However, following a 1993 trip to Croatia, Novoselic decided to honor his heritage and return to the original spelling of his name, Krist. Croatia (Hrvatska ˈxȓvatska officially the Republic of Croatia ( Republika Hrvatska) is a southern Central European country at the crossroads between
Nirvana ended abruptly in April of 1994 following Cobain's death. For most of the rest of that year, Novoselic retreated from the spotlight. Novoselic and Cobain had been virtually inseparable for almost a decade, and the loss of his close friend was especially hard on Novoselic. One of few public appearances came that September at the MTV Video Music Awards, where the video for Nirvana's "Heart-Shaped Box" was awarded for Best Alternative Video. The MTV Video Music Awards were established in the end of the summer of 1984 by MTV to celebrate the top Music videos of the year " Heart-Shaped Box " is a song by the American grunge band Nirvana, written by Kurt Cobain. Novoselic and Grohl took the opportunity to pay tribute to their bandmate.
Equipment
While Kurt Cobain was known for playing Fender guitars, Novoselic played mainly Gibson basses, although for the album Bleach, he used an Ibanez Black Eagle. Fender Musical Instruments Corporation of Quincy Illinois is a manufacturer of stringed instruments such as solid-body Electric guitars including the The Gibson Guitar Corporation of Nashville Tennessee, USA is a manufacturer of acoustic and Electric guitars The company's most popular guitar Ibanez (ˈaɪbænɛz or /aɪˈbænɛz/ is a Guitar brand owned by Hoshino Gakki and based in Nagoya Aichi, Japan. He used a Gibson Ripper bass for the recordings of Nevermind and In Utero. The Gibson L9-S Ripper is a model of electric Bass guitar made by Gibson Guitar Corporation. His live basses included RD Artists, a Gibson Victory Standard (that he smashed on stage in Belgium) and Thunderbirds. The Gibson RD guitars were launched in 1977 There were two bass models the RD Artist and RD Standard plus 3 guitar models. The Gibson Victory bass series was manufactured for 5 years between 1981 and 1986 The Gibson Thunderbird is an electric Bass guitar made by Gibson. He also used a Gibson RD Standard, which was very similar to the RD Artist, but has different wiring. He has used his Ripper in the video for Come as You Are, while he used an RD Standard in the video for Heart-Shaped Box and a '60s Zen -on bass which got smashed up in the video for Smells Like Teen Spirit. " Come as You Are " is a song by the American grunge band Nirvana, written by frontman Kurt Cobain. " Heart-Shaped Box " is a song by the American grunge band Nirvana, written by Kurt Cobain. " Smells Like Teen Spirit " is a song by the American rock band Nirvana. In the music video for In Bloom Krist can be seen playing an Ampeg AEB-1. " In Bloom " is a song by the American grunge band Nirvana. For amplification, Krist used an Ampeg SVT 400T through Mesa Boogie Road Ready cabinets. He had several 4x10's and 2x15's for his live rig. After the success of Nevermind, he was able to purchase in upwards of 4 Ampeg 8x10 cabinets for the In Utero tour. He also purchased a Hiwatt bass head and two matching 4x12's, which he still uses today.
He also used a Pro Co RAT distortion pedal on many recordings. The Pro Co RAT is a guitar Effects pedal produced by Pro Co Sound.
Music after Nirvana
The following year, Novoselic continued to dabble in musical endeavors. He turned down an offer from friend and former bandmate Dave Grohl who invited him to join his new band Foo Fighters because he was worried that people would think Foo Fighters would be a rip off of Nirvana. David Eric Grohl (born January 14 1969 is an American rock musician Singer and Songwriter. Foo Fighters is an American Alternative rock and Post-grunge band formed by singer/guitarist Dave Grohl in 1995 Novoselic instead formed the band Sweet 75 in 1995, releasing a single self-titled album. Sweet 75 was a band formed by Krist Novoselic in 1995 after the death of Nirvana band member Kurt Cobain.
In 1998 Novoselic directed his first movie "L7: The Beauty Process", A pseudo-documentary that utilizes concert footage taped in 1997 in three American cities. L7 (pronounced /ɛl ˈsɛvən/ was a band from Los Angeles that was active from 1985 to 2000
In 1999, he joined Jello Biafra and former Soundgarden guitarist Kim Thayil in the No WTO Combo. Eric Reed Boucher (born June 17, 1958) more widely known by the Stage name Jello Biafra, is a musician who first gained Kim Thayil (born September 4, 1960 in Seattle Washington) is best known as the guitarist for Seattle -based Grunge band Soundgarden The No WTO Combo was a one-shot Punk rock band started by Krist Novoselic (former Nirvana bassist He then joined former Meat Puppets frontman Curt Kirkwood and former Sublime drummer Bud Gaugh to form Eyes Adrift, which disbanded in 2003. "Meat Puppet" redirects here For other uses see Meat puppet. Curt Kirkwood (born January 10, 1959) is an American singer guitarist and songwriter Sublime was a hip-hop influenced American Ska-punk and Reggae band that originated in Long Beach California. Floyd "Bud" Gaugh (born October 2, 1967) is a Rock music Drummer who played in the bands Sublime (1988-1996 Long Beach Eyes Adrift was a rock supergroup consisting of Krist Novoselic ( former bass player of Nirvana) Curt Kirkwood (guitar and vocals Following the end of Eyes Adrift, Novoselic announced that he was quitting the music business, noting that he disliked the process of building up publicity for new records. However, in recent years, Novoselic has occasionally worked on music for a possible solo album, noting, "Right now, I'm just doing it for myself, and that's what it's all about. "[5]
In November 2006, it was announced that Novoselic would join Flipper, replacing Bruno DeSmartass on bass, for a tour of the UK and Ireland. Flipper is an influential punk band formed in San Francisco, California in 1979 continuing in often erratic fashion until the mid-1990s then reuniting [6] He is now a full time member of the band and has been working on their new album due for release in 2008. [7]
Politics
In 1992, the Washington state legislature attempted to pass a bill called the Erotic Music Law. Washington ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The law would allow courts to declare certain albums "erotic" by their content, and would make it illegal to sell those albums to those under the age of 18. A lobbying group called the Washington Music Industry Coalition formed as a response to the bill. Novoselic and Nirvana actively campaigned against the bill and performed a benefit concert for the lobbying group in September of 1992.
In 2005, the Erotic Music Law was reintroduced to the Washington State Legislature as the Matters Harmful to Minors bill. The Washington State Legislature is the state legislature of the U Noting that the music industry had serious clout in Seattle given the success of the scene, Novoselic proposed creating a political action committee, which was named JAMPAC (Joint Artists and Musicians Political Action Committee). In the US, a Political Action Committee, or PAC, is the name commonly given to a private group regardless of size organized to elect political candidates Over the next several years, JAMPAC fought a number of different issues, including the Teen Dance Ordinance, a 1985 law that severely limited the ability of minors to attend shows. The Teen Dance Ordinance was a controversial Seattle law which severely curtailed the ability of concert and club promoters to hold events for underaged patrons With JAMPAC, Novoselic began to turn his focus more and more towards politics.
Novoselic remains active in politics as an elected Democratic State Committeeman, making appearances to advocate electoral reform (especially instant-runoff voting and proportional representation) and running the website. Electoral reform is change in Electoral systems to improve how public desires are expressed in election results Instant-runoff voting ( IRV) is a Voting system used for single-winner elections in which voters have one vote and rank Candidates in order of Proportional representation (sometimes referred to as full representation or PR is a category of electoral formula aiming at a close match between the percentage of votes [8] He considered a 2004 run for Lieutenant Governor of Washington (as a Democrat, challenging an incumbent of the same party), but ultimately decided against it. Washington ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. He is also joined the board of FairVote, then the Center Voting and Democracy. FairVote is a Non-profit organization based in Takoma Park Maryland, whose mission is to achieve universal access to participation a full spectrum of meaningful His first book, Of Grunge and Government: Let's Fix This Broken Democracy, was published in October 2004. Of Grunge and Government Let's Fix This Broken Democracy (ISBN 0-9719-2065-6 is a political non-fiction book written by rock musician Krist Novoselic,
Novoselic spoke on matters of electoral reform at the 2006 Libertarian National Convention. The Libertarian National Convention is held every two years by the United States Libertarian Party to choose members of the Libertarian National Committee and to conduct other
In January 2008 he was appointed chair of FairVote. FairVote is a Non-profit organization based in Takoma Park Maryland, whose mission is to achieve universal access to participation a full spectrum of meaningful [9]
Personal life
Krist cites Paul McCartney, Geezer Butler, John Entwistle and Gene Simmons as his favorite bass players who influenced him. Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942 is an English rock Singer, Bass guitarist songwriter Composer, Terence Michael Joseph "Geezer" Butler (born 17 July, 1949 in Aston, Birmingham, England) is the founding bassist for John Alec Entwistle ( October 9, 1944 – June 27, 2002) was an English Bass guitarist, Songwriter, Singer Gene Simmons (born Chaim Witz (pronounced Haium on August 25, 1949) is an Israeli -born American Hard rock Bass [10]
Krist has been married twice. His first wife was Shelli Dilley, whom he met in high school, and began dating in 1985. They were married in December, 1989; they divorced in late 1999. In early 2004, Krist married artist Darbury Ayn Stenderu. [11]
Novoselic currently (2006) hosts a Saturday night radio program on Astoria, Oregon community radio station KMUN. The City of Astoria is the County seat of Clatsop County, Oregon, United States. His DJ name is "DJ K-No". [12]
On November 7, 2007 it was confirmed that Krist would write a blog for the Seattle Weekly website. [13]
Novoselic resides near the rural Wahkiakum County, Washington, community of Deep River. Wahkiakum County is a County located in the US state of Washington. Deep River is an unincorporated rural village in Wahkiakum County, Washington, United States.
Krist is 6'7" tall.
Notes
- ^ http://serviette.ca/audio/interviews/mp3/media/krist2.mp3
- ^ The Krist Novoselic Dedication Page - www.novoselic.com
- ^ Krist Novoselic Biography - AOL Music
- ^ Azerrad, Michael (1993). Come as You are: The Story of Nirvana. New York: Doubleday, 54-55. ISBN 0-385-47199-8.
- ^ Jasmin, Earnest. "Novoselic drops hint of making solo album". The News Tribune January 10, 2005. The News Tribune is a daily Newspaper in Tacoma Washington, in the United States.
- ^ Bring the Noise - Krist Novoselic to play with Flipper
- ^ Flipper Drafts Novoselic For New Album
- ^ Wahkiakum Democrats Precinct Caucus
- ^ The Daily Weekly: Smells Like a New Blogger: Krist Novoselic (Seattle Weekly)
- ^ The Daily Weekly: Krist Novoselic: My Favorite Bass Players (Seattle Weekly)
- ^ Soul Train Music Awards Lineup Announced - News Story | Music, Celebrity, Artist News | MTV News
- ^ Krist & Paige Volunteer at Coast Community Radio
- ^ The Daily Weekly: Smells Like a New Blogger: Krist Novoselic (Seattle Weekly)
References
- Bloch-Garcia, Peter. "Kick Out the Jams". Real Change News. 2000.
External links
- Murkyslough.com - A webpage managed by Novoselic.
- Krist Novoselic w/ Flipper
- Krist Novoselic at the Internet Movie Database
- Novoselic.com
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Novoselic, Krist |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Novoselić, Krist Anthony |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Musician, Politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 16, 1965 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Compton, California |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
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