NIRVANA: Taking Punk to the Masses - Chad Channing on Early Nirvana

[@Byrneze]

Chad deserves more credit that he does he was a big part he came up with a lot of the drum beats we know and love like, In Bloom.

[@casperguylkn]

Yes he did. Dave took them and made them even better. No worries. Chad doesn't have to worry about eating or housing, money for the rest of his life. He is OK.

[@edybocman76]

John Bliss chad whas good create drums.bit dave not

[@johnqpublic2718]

I know Dave claims that Chad wrote the fills for in bloom, but I have read that kurt actually had to show Chad his idea for the fills in In Bloom, implying kurt wrote them. Chad's still a great drummer.

[@adrianpajamas]

That was actually kurt, who shkwed him that beat

[@gregmeir]

Yep I was pisst wen the rock hall said nop to him being in the hall of fame

[@duncan3998]

Without this legend, ''About A Girl'' would have never existed.

[@jamesradski9082]

He should be listed as at least past member or "original drummer" of Nirvana in Rock Hall of Fame!

[@joshuawright8990]

Aaron Burchard was the original drummer. he was only in the band in 1987 I believe. Was fired for being too unreliable.

[@nesssaja]

Yeah Chad should have been listed as a part of the band in Rock Hall of Fame, cause he was the drummer on “Bleach” and tours for about 2 years of their beginning career. He was a huge part of Nirvana that he should get credit for!!!!!

[@shruggzdastr8-facedclown]

Don't forget Melvin's Dale Crover briefly pulled kit-duty for pre-Grohl era Nirvana too.

[@Capitals301-austin]

What about jason everman he paid for the studio time tomake bleach and also played in soundgarden

[@etherealcatholic5711]

Jason Everman

[@HooverGaming91]

negative creep is one of my favorite songs of all time

[@theguncreator2659]

HooverGaming91 negative creep and I’m stoned!

[@nbryan0585]

Sappy is pretty good

[@JeniOnly]

*THIS IS OUT OF OUR REACH*

[@jonnyl5442]

Hey Chad you gave us "BLEACH" and that my friend, is still my favorite album.

[@asc1219]

Such a soft-spoken sweet guy. I'm glad he got to be part of Nirvana. You're a great drummer Chad ❤🤘

[@thatstidy]

What a beautiful, talented man and so humble.

[@CaseyChristopher]

A Profile pic worthy of laudation.

[@planetX15]

Unless he has changed his picture recently, what is so great about it? It's just him showing off his arm.

[@grungegandalf5433]

@@planetX15 hahahaha saying it how it is

[@ashleyn.thompson6025]

His voice is so soothing haha

[@GermanMaidYT]

He doesn't changed or aged .-.

[@themangahead883]

what an underrated drummer

[@awakeningnavigator3895]

Chad is literally the same lol.His face just looks a little older.I love to hear how they started.

[@Zapotage]

Chad Channing: Dude, you helped shape me. Bleach was and STILL is a huge part of my growing as a human being. I absolutely love it and your drumming is badass! Also, I grew up in Santa Rosa, CA. I read you were born there, not sure it that's correct. I'm officially addicted to live Nirvana shows on KZbin...especially during quarantine. The BLEACH years were really the time when the artists were hungry and at their happiest before the darkness of fame set in. Okay, I'm rambling... thanks for getting me through the dark times and giving me a positive BEAT that will last forever!!!

[@footballunites5172]

Yeah

[@fuckcensorship69]

you "quarantined" yourself? did you get the shot dave promoted/mandated?

[@joshmartins560]

Little known fact....Chad Channing actually played on Nevermind.. the cymbal hits on "Polly" are Chad Channing. They used the original recording from the earlier Butch Vig sessions from 1990

[@AdamSmithNES]

Yep

[@xRazgriz]

Most of the drum parts of Lithium were also Chad's.

[@joshmartins560]

xRazgriz In Bloom ....Dave has said many times that he basically kept all the parts the same as what Chad had played on that song

[@ezandman6804]

+Josh Martins Cool. I didn't know.

[@joshmartins560]

Yes. In Bloom was originally recorded for Sub Pop. The drum part is pretty much what Dave played ..like you said. Though Dave played it better lol

[@kevinwaltonofficial]

What a cool,humble guy. There should be more videos with Chad and his perspective and contribution.

[@louturks23]

Chad is a nice guy

[@ZachAttackO0]

Damn he didn't change at all hell yeah! 🤘🏻

[@josealejandrotorrejon6586]

Chad Channing is great, I love In Bloom´s drums I am glad he is alived and looks good

[@Snorky_88]

Why they didn't put him in the hall of fame is beyond me.

[@samcampbell1351]

You know... you're riiiiiight

[@profd65]

Fuck off, bitch.

[@graham5105]

@@profd65 tf is wrong with u lmao

[@br7ce119]

@@profd65 tf?

[@avitarmagnus9090]

Chad you were the nucleus and you deserve all mention RESPECTFULLY!

[@kungpao-wp2sq]

Best nirvana drummer IMO Chad rules

[@michaelclyburn5858]

Chad is cool. God bless you man. Thanks for the work you contributed. Especially 'SCHOOL' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@Blink41ColdRomance]

Loved Nirvana for 5 years, and I've never heard of him before. This is pretty cool

[@BrodyLuv2]

Massive Respect to Chad Channing.. Cheers Bud : )

[@tomflynn8007]

I'm happy I found out Chad's cymbal hits on polly made it onto nevermind from a previous demo. I'm guessing hes getting some very healthy checks. Happy for him. Great drummer.

[@dgbjackgibson]

Is Chad even aware that he says "You know" every five seconds? Well anyway, Chad Channing is definately underrated. He should be spoken about a lot more. His drumming is absolutely incredible on Bleach! You know?

[@ulvisumpen7343]

NO CHAD, I DONT KNOW

[@rodrel1976]

Yes Chad, we know....

[@stephenkane2464]

oh please...respect for Chad

[@profd65]

Fuck off, bitch.

[@graham5105]

@@profd65 Tf, dude? Lmfao

[@stealingtomorrowband]

At least Dave Gave him props at the RNR Hall of Fame. I think he should have been inducted with them for being an original member!

[@rangikoalavich6431]

Chad is the Man

[@shruggzdastr8-facedclown]

I really enjoy watching videos of Chad reminiscing about his time with Nirvana. It's nice to be clued-into a perspective of what it was like to be a member of that band in its early days just before they blew-up but bittersweet, in a way, at the same time given that Chad wasn't there to experience the full scope of their fame that came so shortly after his departure .

[@pobehlicaCaptava]

🥁Chad,great drummer🤘

[@ocallaghanm]

Chad seems like such a nice guy.

[@TomorowIsALongTime]

He is the Pete Best of Nirvana.

[@Ratelzwatel]

Chad Channing did much more for Nirvana than Best did for The Beatles. Best isn't on any Beatles singles/albums.

[@grahamjarman]

no pete was never on a classic album

[@6789uiop]

ouch af

[@wildmercuryfilms]

@@Ratelzwatel I cannot disagree with you more. Pete Best played with the Beatles for 2 years after they had been through several drummers. Plus, he and his mom provided the practice space for the band. Pete Best was a HUGE part of their history, and they fired him over a misunderstanding. George Martin wanted a studio drummer for their first recordings. He told Brian Epstein this. Epstein misunderstood, and thought Martin wanted Best permanently removed, which he didn’t. George Martin talked about this in several interviews, and he felt HORRIBLE about it. He felt like he robbed someone. It’s really an awful story. Ringo Starr was the beneficiary of the biggest misunderstanding in Rock History. Decades later, Best sued for False Termination, and he won. I think he got a couple million dollars (pounds). In my opinion, he deserves $20 million or so. That guy was loyal, and gave his heart and soul when The Beatles were playing for practically no money. It’s a huge injustice.

[@Ratelzwatel]

@@wildmercuryfilms Best filed a defamation of character lawsuit and settled out-of-court for an undisclosed amount. ultimateclassicrock.com/beatles-pete-best-lawsuit/ And, about Best's drumming: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oIaWkmSams6ZY9k

[@KingXMax1]

It's kind of "You know.. Simulator"

[@flowers-for-the-end]

Yes I do know.

[@Sporadic-Psycho]

2:39 - The "Y'know" barrage begins

[@jooose1]

😂

[@ruairijohnston5718]

Yeah Chad should definitely have been inducted He obviously had a big influence on their sound from the bleach and some of the nevermind era Also he is so cool about the whole thing and not bitter like some people would be He just puts it down to a great time in his life Love you Chad your a dude

[@tagacale1733]

Chad will always be THE nirvana drummer for me.

[@rinymegayanti6691]

Me too

[@timhurley329]

This dude was actually really awesome!!

[@planetx1595]

Still is

[@robertb2245]

I.like this guy...real smart guy !...🥁🥁

[@garrieleepeck8753]

Great humble guy

[@aaronkittyvids]

Chad just rules.

[@1ranjeeves21]

we know... we know

[@lukemoran5537]

He should be included in the hall of fame with Nirvana

[@jamesgaffney3873]

Chad much props

[@wildmercuryfilms]

There is no doubt this guy should be included in the hof. No doubt. This is similar to the drummer on VS and Vitalogy being left out of Pearl Jam hof. Pearl Jam is in the hof because of their first 3 albums, and they left out the drummer from 2 of those 3 albums. Dumb.

[@davide.b8027]

2022🤘🏻 Nirvana ☮️

[@severedin2]

whats great is that i have the box set and you can see chad playing with nirvana back in 88 or89 and it just makes me smile, cause 20 years later he looks exactly the same haha.

[@cachiruleta]

He's a legend

[@alias4607]

We do.

[@hardrocker3825]

Anyone else feel sorry for Chad? Not being a part of Nirvana-mania but still having to relive the Bleach years interview after interview.

[@school4285]

Chad channing el gran renegado de nirvana tremendo batero el mejor.

[@nir2594]

wow. who knew Jim Carrey was a drummer for Nirvana.

[@brads.1766]

No, it's a David Cross character.

[@philcollinshill2951]

Stephen King

[@fukusamon4277]

who else typed this before scrolling down

[@hrvojexxxy9309]

hahaahh he s the same yeah yeah

[@skywardswag2012]

Bruh

[@damaliyoung]

i didn't know

[@florianalexander]

Kurt, Krist and Chad were Grunge that Bleach days, and with Dave and later with Pat it began to morph into a Alternative Rockband. How humble Krist and Chad are, and what a hard contrast Kurt was to both. Yes, other comments are right, if they write that Chad had to leave, not because he is a bad drummer, but Dave put more of these controlled wilderness (i Know, he was the silent Bob first too) and professional workflow to the band character.

[@vox1966]

Saw you with Childs play back in the 80s at the StarDust on Pulaski highway in Baltimore you are a great drummer

[@MrDeamon1]

I'm trying to find the sub-pop sample "tape" lol which has spank-thru on it, can anyone help me here? I'm going to search iTunes now, but i'll most likley get the live version, i had a copy of a nirvana show in late 89 and that sampler on me stereo, they fell off onto the radiator and melted, i still get pissed of about that

[@HekateMaenad]

One of the nicest guys in rock!

[@FNAZIPUNKS]

He is in a couple of band's right now, notable one's include Paundy & Before Cars

[@rinymegayanti6691]

He was also once a member of the Fire Ants

[@starmoon6330]

chad glad to see you, have a good days

[@Carlos_RodriguesS2]

Cool

[@dewahiweunmoatzn]

respect mr channing..down to earth af

[@yyzable]

amazing how he manages to squeeze "you know" so quickly in between words.

[@toddyfex]

man chad channing looks the same as he did in 89

[@innerauthor]

anybody wanna count how many time he says 'you know'?

[@sabuomarrr1]

Hes an elf in Lord of the rings

[@PhilipDrakeMusic]

Great Drummer!

[@VicSidious]

@iplaydrumsnguitar Yeah... and Andy Kaufman looked like Krist. And Jim Carey played Andy Kaufamn in the film. What does it all mean?

[@sandrapereirasilva477]

AMO A CHAD CHANNING POR SER HUMILDE Y UNA GRAN PERSONA

[@sandrapereirasilva477]

TE AMO CHAD GRANDIOSO , GRAN PERSONA!!!

[@sandrapereirasilva477]

yeees

[@sandrapereirasilva477]

no lo sacaron vencio su contrato en sub pop y no renovo ni le pidieron que lo hiciera ,, luego de el entro Dan peters y despues Dave

[@sandrapereirasilva477]

espero que eso te aclare algo si no puedes entrar a www.anorexorcist.com .ar alli el habla con un amigo nuestro y le aclara como pasaron las cosas

[@smokeydabear5619]

I love you man

[@ant0586]

chad seems such a cool guy

[@tallterrilaw8646]

Has anyone counted how many times does he say you know?

[@Jordangomes33]

Chad Channing é o cara 🤘

[@MrDeamon1]

downloading now, I'll never find that

[@TheLilzach10]

Have you noticed he says 'ya know' every other sentence.

[@dannycolverson6944]

Always great to hear from Chad. Be cool to hear him being interviewed with Krist at the same time. Never seen Chad and Rivers Cuomo in the same room together either.

[@emmettd.kobain8787]

You know you’re right chad 😂 You know,,you know,,you know ╋╋ム ╋╋ム ╋╋ムº

[@AmericanSpyFox]

the ONLY DIFFERENCE between dave and chad's drumming is dave hit the heads harder. they could've simply asked chad to hit harder instead of kicking him out for dave. during the rock n roll hall of fame dave even tells everyone that chad is the one who made up the drum parts.

[@mickroyster6442]

Chad made up some of the drums parts. A lot of Nevermind and all of In Utero is still Dave Grohl. They had different styles and different set ups and different influences. Dave just fit Nirvana better

[@6789uiop]

Chad seems clear, like clean and sober. I always felt badly for him. But he'll always be able to say he was in Nirvana, so I'll be ok. lol

[@erikwettergren86]

You know!

[@nanarockband]

@DURecords also Lemmy from Motorhead. Virtually every third or fourth word.

[@BorealisBliss]

I did not know all that Chad! but thanks

[@bigbowlowrong4694]

yknow

[@jaimetrevino4650]

His band Before Cars is FUCKING AWESOME. Especially the How We Run album.

[@rinymegayanti6691]

So true

[@ScythedWide]

kurt said he was kicked out of the band cause he didn't have the sound they wanted, kurt said he wanted a different sound in the future, so they kicked him out, and he said when he found dave he really liked his drumming

[@ELACproductions]

what single is he talking about?

[@etherealcatholic5711]

Cool straight up fella I like him. I miss the pre-1992 era.

[@dellecapacitailcoraggiofis7536]

well, is clear that Chad thinks about his period in Nirvana with so much regret... of what could have been his life... we can read that in his eyes at the end and in his face

[@SuperMatias12]

Esta igual!

[@jude999]

I wonder if he gets a royalty from Bleach sales.

[@DirtyHarry95]

@GaveDrohl1 true that, but you know i think that krist on bass, chad back on drums and dave singing and playing guitar would be a great one-offf ;)

[@1ColdFuture]

what is the first single of bleach???

[@TheOnlyWeekend]

Can't wait until we go on tour...

[@davidr1620]

Chad seems like the nicest guy on the planet.

[@richardlincourt2519]

Dan Akyrod looks young

[@hannahs2058]

What does he do for a living now

[@CMOYoung]

I wonder what would've happened if they released Sheep and Chad stayed in the band, would definitely have been interesting.

[@mrShagiLamb]

what band did he join after nirvana

[@krisfrederick5001]

He seems humble and I appreciate that. I didn't hate his drumming on bleach just always thought the snare was just, weak? Maybe because it cost 600 whatever to make. They got it done 👍

[@mickroyster6442]

Jack Endino said he never really liked Channing's drumming set up and that it didn't record very well

[@pimposki6232]

yeah, he was a good drummer (particularly by 1990; some of his live performances, particularly on scoff and sifting, were fucking incredible and as powerful and technically good as dave's live performances) but apparently his kit was dirt cheap and held together by duct tape. he definitely got plenty of mileage out of it, but there's always an upper limit for how good a crappy instrument can sound

[@victorhugotolugo]

Such an awesome guy, you know?!