Krist Anthony Novoselic II is a Croatian American rock musician, best known for being the bassist and co-founder of the grunge band Nirvana. In addition to Nirvana, Novoselic has played for Sweet 75, Eyes Adrift, and most recently in Flipper. Apart from his musical endeavors, Novoselic has been active politically, including the creation of the political action committee JAMPAC. Since November 2007, Novoselic has written a weekly column on music and politics for Seattle Weekly's website.
Was the bassist and back up vocalist for the Alternative Rock band Nirvana.
Krist is of Croatian descent. The surname Novoselic means "new settler" in Croatian.
Left the music industry as well his late band Eyes Adrift to concentrate on politics [2003].
Was the famously towering bassist and backup vocalist for the now-legendary alternative Rock band Nirvana.
Published his first book "Of Grunge and Government" in 2004.
Growing up, Novoselic had a severe underbite, but had surgery to correct it.
Krist became a FAA licensed pilot with a single engine land rating, when on April 4th 2002, he passed his flight test.
Wrote the forward for the book "Taboo Tunes: A History of Banned Bands & Censored Songs" written by JAMPAC co-founder Peter Blecha & released in 2004
Turned down an offer, from Dave Grohl , to join Foo Fighters.
Like Kurt Cobain , he too attended Weatherwax High School in Aberdeen, WA.
Krist played guitar is the band, Sweet 75, after Nirvana disbanded.
(December 2007) Playing bass guitar in FLIPPER Novoselic currently hosts a Saturday night radio program on Astoria, Oregon community radio station KMUN. His DJ name is "DJ K-No". On November the 7th 2007 it was confirmed that Krist would write a blog for the Seattle weekly website
(November 2003) Dedicating his life to politics
(May 2005) Currently working on his first solo album.
Currently plays bass in the three-piece group, Eyes Adrift.
In 1979, the Novoselic family shifted to the rural Aberdeen, Washington where the houses value were far more affordable than LA plus there were a lot of Croatian family there.
Krist Anthony Novoselic was born on 16 May 1964 in Compton, California, where he lived, until he was one-year-old, before moving in 1985 to Los Angeles, where his sister Diana was born in 1973.
Krist first discovered about punk rock and started listening to bands, such as The Sex Pistols , Ramones and a few local punk rock bands in 1980, while he was in Yugoslavia.
Growing up, Krist was a huge fan of bands, such as Led Zeppelin , Devo , Black Sabbath and Aerosmith.
The beat of popular music sets the pulse of its time.
Mike Watt and I had the same teacher. Mr. Tanaka.
