Musicians who left RIGHT before their band got famous - part 2

[@TheOnemanmoshpit]

I bet his new band can't wait for him to leave so they can become legendary 😂

[@MisterMonster76]

💀💀💀

[@randomcommenterphd893]

Your legendary comment got me

[@abaddonimpaler9917]

😆😵🤣🤣🤣 Savage

[@TorturedMongoose2003]

Rangers lead the way...

[@SaltSpirits]

they gonna drop his ass over the smallest inconvenience

[@ducjerk1]

Could you imagine getting kicked out of nirvana and soundgarden

[@bradmuehlenbein]

Dudes a badass.

[@notyetskeletal4809]

...just like Jason Everman in the video. Yeah I get it.

[@WFly101]

That reminds me of Jason Newsted lol.

[@zackzallie8735]

​@@WFly101He focking left the band

[@JCordoba1001]

Dude probably didn’t care, kudos to him

[@iosiasaemilius2795]

bruh imagine getting fired by kurt for being moody

[@goose5718]

Must’ve been the moodiest person alive

[@Ironworthstriking]

💀💀

[@darthjarjar2742]

Seems like a mood NGL

[@Idcwyt]

​@@darthjarjar2742Stop it

[@darthjarjar2742]

@averyh2121 sorry I'll leave🤸‍♂️🚪

[@Mirokuofnite]

He told a story of when he was in training his instructor saw a picture of him on stage with Soundgarden in a rock magazine and asked if it was him. When Jason confirmed it, his instructor asked him what the hell he was doing in the military.

[@brandonbeavers4668]

Jason Everman was an army ranger with the 75th and then became a green beret.

[@brandonbeavers4668]

@Karles Gossick probably, you can be both

[@mcshidnfard456]

75th is the only ranger regiment so obviously it would be with the 75th

[@brandonbeavers4668]

@@mcshidnfard456 sometimes there is confusion with being a ranger and being ranger qualified.

[@mcshidnfard456]

@@brandonbeavers4668 ranger qualified just means you completed ranger school and got a tab. Not a ranger till you go through and pass rasp

[@brandonbeavers4668]

@@mcshidnfard456 hence why I specified that he was a ranger with the 75th.

[@nicholas8228]

He was a ranger and a green beret, he played for nirvana and Soundgarden, his resume is crazy aha

[@frasty2256]

Calling Jason “moody” is very rich coming from Kurt

[@cosmonauthal7651]

I mean if it came from Eddie too imagine how fucking much of a moody man this guy was lol

[@SigmundOrthodoxy]

Yeah i mean Kurt was a notoriously high all the time and an overall asshole so idk

[@kylehoulihan3875]

@@cosmonauthal7651or Kurt just had a massive ego

[@immaseahorse24]

​@@kylehoulihan3875he was fired from 2 bands 😂

[@cosmonauthal7651]

@@kylehoulihan3875 I’m not gonna deny that. But if someone is the common denominator ie getting booted from two bands for the same band for the same thing it’s probably them then.

[@zetok45]

I dated a woman who worked with Everman at a record label in NY. Apparently he was a bit weird and also harbored resentment towards Nirvana.

[@sivulaa]

Yeah he was the only one with money and paid for the bleach pressing and corbain refused to pay him back

[@jackcrane5711]

He’s like the forest Gump of rock and metal lol.

[@karebushmarebu233]

Jason Everman supposedly kept trying to do these dad rock metal solos over nirvana tracks when playing live, Kurt hated it (rightfully so), and would turn his guitar down during gigs lmao

[@idonteatcheetos]

That's so funny to hear I can totally imagine that happening. Maybe Jason was doing shit like that on purpose just to drive Kurt mad?

[@karebushmarebu233]

@@idonteatcheetos maybe! But I doubt it, remember that was the late 80s, at that time it was still trendy and “cool” to do dad rock type solos. Luckily Kurt had the vision to see how dated that sound would be a few years and also had a personal distaste for it

[@mikeandike2021]

He sure have let him played the solos if he was being a respectful musician than he would be happy for him, not jealous or hateful.

[@misterhutch2053]

@@karebushmarebu233 guitarists want to sing too 😢 let them shred some solos

[@youtubecommentator4238]

@@mikeandike2021without going into detail just no

[@LeNoLi.]

Imagine you're in the military and this guy talks some shit about being in both Nirvana and Soundgarden. You just roll your eyes and don't even ask him about it 😂😂😂

[@pietart3596]

"Did you hear what that moody soldier said?" And then everyone laughs 🥲

[@Nocturnalllll]

Bro started his own call of duty campaign after leaving music

[@peterscoop2647]

Dude was a badass he had to answer his call

[@fatimapalacios2292]

he's like 7 foot tall, to look taller than Krist.

[@CourtWatchAu]

lol he was tall

[@juliegogola4647]

He could have been 8 feet tall, but, he could NEVER outshine Krist.

[@gringorodgrigo]

Syd Barrett, left after 2nd pink floyd album in 1968, 3 years later Meddle came out, and 2 years after that PF's "Dark Side of the Moon" came out, and was massively successful.

[@Blockoumi]

Well, he was kinda kicked out instead of leaving of his own will

[@gringorodgrigo]

@@Blockoumi well he still did leave.

[@growskull]

rip syd

[@alexander-yf3bp]

Poor guy had schizophrenia and was missed by the entire band. Also piper at the gate of dawn and "see emily play" was extremely popular and set the band on the map. Although DSOTM did elevate them to a whole another level

[@growskull]

@@alexander-yf3bp yes syd was the best its such a sad story

[@bubaa1218]

Dude quit became a fucking bad ass

[@TheSoulBlossom]

He didn't quit. And also killed a bunch. Not a badass at all.

[@voidwalker434]

​@@TheSoulBlossom grow a pair

[@creepofreako]

​@@TheSoulBlossomthat was war. Kill or be killed.

[@HERTZZBR]

​@@creepofreakolike you ever been in a war you edgy teen

[@creepofreako]

@@HERTZZBR I'm a war veteran. I fought in Afghanistan you stpd cnt

[@willm678]

He didn’t just join the army, but he was also an army ranger and Green Beret. Dude is the real deal

[@coco_rthritis6462]

Fun fact. Jason Everman was like 6'8 or 6'9. You can see in pictures of him and Krist on stage that he is noticeably taller.

[@Ez_Di3cast]

Scott Raynor from blink 182 he was fired right before emena of the state came out

[@mikitesfaye8079]

Enema

[@Randomjackass135]

“Musicians who left” Talks about someone who was fired

[@AaronLakes-ge9su]

Jason everman is a legend and a real war hero so have to respect that

[@raymundoserna3449]

I bet he had the craziness story in the barracks

[@leexcite2903]

Bro went from touring around america to touring in afghan bruh

[@koshey245]

I can't believe Kurt Cobain quit right before foo fighters hit it big, crazy

[@walker11907]

He didn’t just join the army he became a green beret that’s pretty fkn badass

[@connorthomas7086]

He was recently on JRE absolutely worth a listen such a interesting guy to listen too

[@chiefkeave]

He did more than just serve the army, bro was a green beret and a ranger. Legit certified killer

[@yeah_ImAFish]

Dude was too hardcore for Grunge bands so he decided to join the military. What a badass

[@romacalor]

Nirvana’s drummer from 1988-1990, Chad Channing, left after the first album. He also made a band with my old music teacher called before cars. :)

[@BrianNatonski-wt3mv]

HOLY CRAP I WAS AT THAT NIRVANA SHOW THE PICTURE IS FROM! It was a club called DREAMERZ in Chicago, they opened up for a local band called precious wax drippings, there was about fourpeople in the crowd, itook a few photos and met the band, they gave me a copy of Bleach!

[@goodguycarl]

Man actually went on a world tour

[@austinsatterfield4981]

Honestly he's got a more respectable life then any of em. Joined the army. Did his own little music thing and helped 2 gigantic bands get there start. This dudes an absolute legend

[@matthewfennell8283]

Good friends with an old bassist from the Ramones, Ira Nagle, works up at a boy scout camp. Old and grumpy but a great guy.

[@ncrtrooper7246]

This is the first short i have seen on this topic so i don't know if my takes were or not covered yet, but i want to mention Peter Giles from Giles, Giles and Fripp, which would be renamed to King Crimson when Peter leaved and Robert Fripp added Greg Lake, Ian McDonald and Peter Sinfield, and the other one is Tim Staffel who formed Smile with Brian May and Roger Taylor, which would become Queen

[@StandardGoose]

The IT guy at my school was the original drummer for an indie band called the Boo Radleys who had one really big song in the 90s. They didn't have much of a career after that one song though, so he probably made the right choice to leave them and work in IT.

[@roninmcgachey4450]

My guitar teachers dad was the guitars for the band kanas and left right before they made their big hit , Carry on wayward son

[@nickwancho]

Just forget to mention theose tours were served with and oda. He was a green beret (special forces) dudes a fucking badass

[@str8ballinonyou]

He did end up living a hell of life though,I remember listening to his story on Rogan a couple years back.

[@6xcartier196]

Fired for being a moody metal head? Wtf 😂😂😂

[@Samh1913]

In fairness anyone can be moody whether they’re punk or metalhead or emo like if u wanna pull solos nobody thinks is needed or fits the music of course ur gonna get kicked out especially if u get mad about it

[@nellyboi3043]

Depends on what they mean by “moody”… if “moody metalheads” means something like how Axl Rose is a moody metalhead, I can see why it would clash.

[@SevenAsses]

@@nellyboi3043Axl Rose isn’t anywhere near resembling a metalhead.

[@nellyboi3043]

@@SevenAsses yes, he clearly was. Regardless of whether you like it, hair metal was easily the most popular form of metal when Nirvana was starting out. Either way the point is, if he was being a dick that was treating Nirvana like it was his ticket to the top by playing what was popular at the time, hair metal, it was never gonna mesh with Kurt.

[@Septicshites]

Dude said fuck it I’ll go fight a war while y’all have fun

[@CradleRobbingRuthy]

At least he is recognized as being in the band

[@johanvonbronx]

Bruh fumbled the bag Twice

[@tylerzick9477]

From rage against to rage for the machine

[@Soulintent95]

Jesse lacey left taking back sunday to make the band brand new (my icon is one of their albums) because the singer from tbs stole his wife. Wish people would talk about brand new more. Best band ever. Lacey is an amazing lyricist.

[@lad3273]

Homie missed out big twice and said, “fuck it, army time”

[@blu4533]

Bro wasn’t just in the army. I wanna give my man some respect. He served as a Green Berets which is a milestone for sure.

[@peeblood]

Shout out to Brad Thomas, one of the finest and most badass operators I've ever known. He's also a genuinely outstanding human being.

[@georgekostis5403]

A dude who killed himself with a shot gun calling someone moody 😂😂

[@growskull]

to be fair being sad and moody is different

[@philipfamiano717]

He also played with the band Mind Funk after Soundgarden

[@greedygray]

Do one about Mark Stone, original bassist for Van Halen. He left after their first EP and told them “they’d never make it big”

[@GuyRoche-jd6dy]

I went to school with Jason ,Chad and Ben. Jr and highschool. All 3 great guys.

[@Celevie413]

one of my teacher's friends was actually in the killers and left about a year before hot mess because he thought they would never get big

[@trashcan_5450]

He wasnt fired from Nirvana, instead it was an agreement from both parties for Jason to leave the band. I believe Kurt said it in one of his interviews, dont know which one but just search it up

[@benedict0902]

Chris and Nick left twenty one pilots before vessel which is one of the more famous Tøp albums

[@-rockstaredits-]

my mom and brother recently met jason at a party in capital hill, said he was a nice guy

[@fishdirect]

The money he made to pay for the recording was from commercial Herring fishing with his Dad in Alaska.. we spent a lot of time together on the boats and he would play cassettes of the music they were going to record.

[@Paulshaggy]

what is moody metalhead

[@nikkimikk3353]

like 99 percent of metalheads

[@Pulang_Diwa]

​@@nikkimikk3353 😂

[@metalheadblues]

​@@nikkimikk3353can confirm

[@WFly101]

​@@nikkimikk3353 can cønfïrm

[@WFly101]

​@@nikkimikk3353 📖

[@bgradeschmeat4987]

My uncle was actually the one white guy that used to sing with Gladys knight and the pips before the got signed he went to jail started going to church and became a preacher when all that happened he quit singing with them

[@14TND88]

Have you done Matt Pelissier from MCR? He was the drummer for their album Bullets but got kicked out for burning Gerard’s van that his grandma gave him

[@Dr.Giggletouch0352]

Then he became a bad ass army ranger and had a kick ass life💪💪💪

[@Sumschmuck]

Dude just said "fuck being a rock star, I'm gonna go be a war hero"

[@Billiamwoods]

"Hero" is being used pretty fucking liberally here

[@Sumschmuck]

@@Billiamwoods he put down Terry's and sand rats, so I'd say he's a hero

[@Billiamwoods]

@@Sumschmuck "Sand rats" least racist American army fan. The real terrorists are the people murdering civilians for corporations

[@LilFevre]

Bro went from killing the vibe to killing innocent civilians

[@seditexx1]

Imagine trying to tell people you were in both of those bands. They'd be like "uh huh."

[@bussinsauce]

my stepdad was in the military with this guy. they were good friends and it was said that Everman never really talked to anyone.

[@statelessmars]

He was also in mindfunk. Pat Dubar reached out to him to join.

[@JupiterFloyd000]

Bro had 2 chances 😂

[@AK47Gang100]

I could not imagine those days he was in the army while all the guys he used to play with were making money playing music

[@dio44]

Missed the part where he wasn’t just a soldier but a green beret..

[@DislikeThisCommentNow]

So he did what he was intended to do. Respect

[@matttactics8275]

He didnt just join the army. He went special forces. Dude became a literal warrior poet.

[@jhoaopereyra]

massive respect for that guy

[@lol-eg7wc]

My dad left Katatonia (one of the biggest doom metal bands) right before their biggest year. He also took his brother with him.

[@metal_bassist]

Dude said "music... Nah, gotta see something to write about" and decides to join the service. Mad respect

[@Shneeples]

Bro became buck from R6 siege 💀

[@tompriceusmc]

Now he's alive and leaders of both his former bands are dead. When being a rockstar is more lethal than war...

[@gnosticreverend6354]

If I overheard a guy at a bar saying that he used to be a member of Nirvana, Soundgarden, and the US Army Special Forces, I'd be like "yeahhhh bro sure you were, LOL."

[@godallmighty6808]

Peter Gabriel is kinda an example you could say

[@wingsofvirtue2156]

My stepgrandad new a guy who was the keyboard player but left just before they got big cos he thought the band wasn't going anywhere

[@dandunning7731]

Just went and had a listen to Silence & Light (terrible name) but they are actually pretty good. They sound like they could’ve come straight out of the 90s grunge era! “Looks Like Rain” is a particularly good song.

[@aquaticambiance]

Imagine taking a seat next to him at a bar and he told you, i used to play for nirvana and sound garden then I became a green berat.

[@wallacelab]

The fact that he joined the military confirms he was a "moody metalhead" 🤣

[@anthonydistefano305]

I knew a guy from the Ramones who left right before they got famous

[@kriscoo2023]

Ace frehley wish he stuck around to this day

[@Duurston]

Terry Balsamo - limp bizkit. Was the guitarist before Wes.

[@-M05]

Dude was casually kicked out of two of the biggest 90s rock bands. But I appreciate his service 🤙

[@RolandDeschain1]

Sebastian 'Sushi' Bieler left Electric Callboy, who got a new singer and are now selling out arenas.

[@Kamil987987]

God damn, this guy must have interesting stories to tell

[@ravuisii2866]

that one bassist before freddie mercury joined Smile

[@jimmydim2212]

Everman went on to be Cpt. Price

[@SDPTheGhost]

That is exactly what I would expect a metal head to do outside of music 😂

[@papichulo8749]

Soundgarden n Nirvana?? Holy SHIT😭 no words, he did the impossible

[@goldengamer9]

Gwen Stefanis brother in No Doubt

[@ajaynorris3526]

He became a Navy Seal. Bro had to emotionally recover through pain and suffering.

[@pharaoh4866]

No he was in the 75th and then became a green beret

[@Tysandifer]

You forgot to mention he was also special forces while in the army..

[@jacktowers7533]

Well he actually did something with his life that wasn't making millions for whining on a record so good for him

[@papichulo8749]

Soundgarden n Nirvana?? Holy SHIT😭 no words, he did the impossible, I ready know when he gets drunk he goes "you know I used to be a guitari..." n everyone either doesnt believe em or goes "not this shit again"

[@pepsidog7040]

If i'm not mistaken, Chad Channing actually paid for the creation of the album, not Jason.

[@noahpearson2190]

Imagine getting kicked out of the band when you paid for there recording.

[@russell33313]

Joe Rogan has done an interview with him, definitely worth a listen

[@numburger]

Wow, so he was still touring even after leaving the grunge scene