Krist Novoselic - How Dave Grohl Joined Nirvana

In this clip, Krist Novoselic talks about the process of getting signed to Geffen Records, and how he and Kurt Cobain were introduced to Dave Grohl.
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[@mackenziebrewing8706]

Nobody gives Krist his dues Honorable man that never focuses his conversation on him, just "us" all the time. Someone in the industry please recognize this musician!

[@MajorCanada]

He's a hall of famer already. Definitely underrated. His basslines come straight from the heart.

[@Gcssdvnkloiutesc]

@@MajorCanadaKurt wrote his bass lines

[@imikewillrockyou]

The first time I heard Nirvana the very first thought I had was; "Who is the bass player? The bass is the center of focus, it holds the whole band together, right in the pocket". It was the first time I'd heard the bass be center of focus in rock like that, prior to that I always listened to metal where the bass typically takes a back seat.

[@philpants44]

​​@@Gcssdvnkloiutescjust no....no Self respecting bass player is gonna sit there and just be told what to play by the guitarist. Especially one as accomplished as Krist. It's not like he even needed to play anything complicated why would Kurt need to tell him what to play...

[@shugarbage]

Amazing musician, but good God... he's got to be the worst storyteller I've ever heard lol

[@fthprodphoto-video5357]

Krist is actually the Pillar of Nirvana. He was working and had 2 Vans, was Kurt’s best friend and caring brother, and behind his shy looks is extremely intelligent and talented

[@DouglasRichardson-er4ky]

2 vans and then a Datsun at that age that shows a ton of maturity lol Krist was the Man of sorts we all know he was a fun dude on stage ie knocking himself out cold w his own bass 😎🤘🏼🎸 🚐🚐🚙

[@RC-fi8nn]

Not to mention an excellent bassist. He had such a big sound and his basslines are very melodic and inventive.

[@D3epFaik]

Tracy was very important as well. Everyone knows who the genius was. It’s just like Van Gogh. We know him bc of two people. His brother and sister in law.

[@caiusmadison2996]

​@RC-fi8nn this right here, he reminds me of how Green day bassist was also quite busy on the board back during their early stuff. Krist did that walking line type thing as well, and it sounded huge over the simple guitar lines. Add the drums from players like Channing and Grohl, amd it's no wonder they got huge, they sounded HUGE.

[@morten1]

I hear ya. But "he had 2 vans" doesn't make much sense

[@michaelinglis567]

Man I love Krist. Nirvana would never have been what they became without him. No question.

[@nimasayu3399]

True

[@Errcyco]

He was Kurt’s “crutches” Kurt woulda never left the garage without Krist. And krist knew that and never mentioned it. He was just happy to make music with his friend. Solid dude.

[@michaelinglis567]

@@Errcyco I actually agree, there are probably tons of potential artists we will never know cause they didn't find their Krist.

[@michaelinglis567]

@@Errcyco I meant to say I "absolutely agree". I just realized I wrote "actually agree" lol.

[@kezoliveira2663]

Absolutely.

[@jackgreentree9616]

Krist deserves a ton of respect. Kurt has said that krist helped make decisions about song structure all the time. Nirvana wouldn’t be what it was without him.

[@raktimparashar]

Kurt was so lucky to have a friend like Krist.

[@nickcarroll5034]

he wasn't that lucky because then he met Courtney Love and his life was over lol

[@nickpaz9113]

I can listen to Nirvana stories all day. Legends

[@MidniteSon]

Me too, that is why I don't know if I can ever buy what happened to Kurt at the end. Nirvana was at the height of fame and quality after MTV unplugged, and then a few month later it's over.

[@nickpaz9113]

@@MidniteSon well, he was on heroin

[@peach-tea]

@@MidniteSon he overdosed in rome before that bro wdym?

[@MidniteSon]

@@peach-tea Courtney slipped him pills I thought then

[@marionapoleoni4502]

@@MidniteSontruth. It was her script. The pills are individually sealed in foil so you have to take them all out of the packets. Kurt doesn’t drink, either. The doctors in Rome and everyone else knows that that was not a suicide attempt. Kurt asked for a milkshake or something when he woke up. I hate that woman, dude that evil piece of ****

[@dbecker33]

So cool to hear Krist’s story and perspective. Such a cool, laidback dude!

[@adspur]

He’s a charming guy and down to earth.Seriously ,you would never know he helped change rock music if were a stranger you just met.I love Krists vibe.

[@buckmusial]

"It was Lori Black's mom's house..." The immortal Shirley Temple Black was Lori's mom.

[@jayswindle9860]

Krist is a legend just like Dave and Kurt he needs to make a movie about Nirvana.

[@carlosvelasquez9922]

The end of the movie would be too sad just like Selena's

[@HUSHMONEYBAND]

I feel like Rick is giving off this subtle “get to the point” vibe but us fans are loving EVERY SECOND of it haha

[@karlsfakelaugh]

I imagine that Rick is enjoying the tangents as well, but they all probably agreed to a limited amount of time to fit their schedules, and Rick has lots more questions he wants to ask.

[@stevencopley5487]

Agreed!

[@fukkingusernames]

As much as I have the utmost respect for Krist in every way. I do feel he rambles in such a laid back way that he loses the point. I noticed this years ago during Nirvana interviews, I never knew what he was talking about.

[@alfiebuxton7054]

This makes me appreciate Dave Grohl so much more. Whenever he tells the story he talks about how he joined he talks about how big of a fan he was and how lucky he was to get a chance to play with them. Never mentions that Kurt and Kris went to see him and how in demand he was. Such a humble dude

[@SlowerRiot]

Yep, he had already made a name for himself in Scream as a teenager. There's a late 90's interview with Steve Albini and when Nirvana was mentioned he said he was basically indifferent towards them from what he had heard but gave Nevermind a chance based on the belief that any album that has Dave Grohl drumming on it has to be listened to, and that was in 1991. Ian MacKaye wanted him in Fugazi but he had already just joined Nirvana. Coincidentally, I've always said Fugazi is one of the VERY FEW bands that Dave's drumming would NOT improve, so it was fun finding out about how he could've almost joined them back in the day.

[@farmonious420]

Did Kirst just say Nirvana played with The Tragically Hip. As a Canadian that seems like a dream show to me. I would give anything to see a backstage conversation between Gord and Kurt. Both musical geniuses.

[@bnbell]

Agreed! That show would have been astounding!

[@jimmythefish]

I know right?

[@darinvictor1]

With 30 people in the audience! To have seen that show would have been so amazing.

[@mikemac7196]

The fact that he even mentioned The Tragically Hip out of all the bands they must have played with is a nice shout out.

[@rjanolsen3935]

Jason Newsted and Krist made me pick up and play bass and play in bands in the 90s..bless that man❤

[@doh4828]

The stories of the Seattle music scene in the eighties and nineties are fantastic.

[@RealHomeRecording]

It's too bad today's teens and college aged adults are stuck on their smartphones. Local music isn't what it once was...

[@mattthegreeter9074]

8:43 Tragically Hip!!! So underrated in the US!!!

[@s0m3cunt91]

The remixed version of Nevermind really does bring the sound of his bass to a whole new level.

[@BugRib]

True. But still not enough cowbell, IMHO.

[@RC-nj1by]

I always love hearing Krist talk.

[@toke7342]

Especially without Dave interupting.

[@ObeseChess]

Just casually not mentioning that Lori Black’s mom was Shirley Temple. What a G.

[@robhuck2828]

I love that Nirvana opened for the Hip in front of “10 people” in Madison.

[@j.k.murray146]

I love that Krist name drops Canada's greatest band The Tragically Hip......that would been an epic show

[@kmoecub]

RUSH would like to have a word... and they would agree with you.

[@davidhaworth7152]

8:45 thank you for the enthusiasm in your voice when recollecting The Hip! Bravo sir.

[@Faerghus-Knight-23]

I was just watching an interview done to Nirvana after they played in Reading 1991, and i have to say that Krist has always been like this: So talkative. And no matter if it's Nirvana or this interview, Krist always works like a bridge between the people, just like back then between Dave and Kurt 🧐

[@thedude4672]

Imagine the regret that the label reps who said "no" to Nirvana felt after Nevermind was released.

[@Jon.......]

Krist had 2 vans! That in itself was amazing!

[@TR-xb4ih]

i often wonder what the landscape of pop culture and music in general would look like if Kurt hadn’t passed.

[@jensongdi]

don't worry... Jimmy Page is still around...Nothing really happens...

Nirvana was pretty much done as a band, so, most likely would've explored other genres. IIRC he was very happy with that Burroughs record he did, he was probably going into that direction. I don't think he would've had a bigger cultural impact if not as a martyr, which is a shame, he was pretty damn cool, and would've remained cool, but the media was always hyper-focused on the mystique around him rather than what he produced. It's been almost 30 years since his death, so, his status has been memified in a sense. I do not say this to discredit or disrespect the man, it's just that he is remembered more for the spectacle of that time rather than the content, which he was aware of.

[@warren_r]

The reality is that Dave would've left to do Foo Fighters eventually. Soundgarden would've still broken up, Stone Temple Pilots would've still crashed and burned, and the next generation of bands like Creed, Staind and Nickelback would've still risen to the top.

[@-Swamp_Donkey-]

⁠@@jensongdigood point, but Kurt had some good years left.

[@chadwickwright2833]

@@warren_r😂…Risen to the top? That’s an dumbass overstatement.

[@fenderfox5080]

I wish I was about 5 years older when Nirvana came to Smart studios😂 I was maybe 9 at the time but Madison WI is about 13 miles from where I grew up and everything was in Madison. Groceries and big box stores and the mall lol, I so would've tried to meet them

[@coreywilliams6390]

Cheers to the Tragically Hip reference at the end there. Wow! I had no idea that ever happened.

[@fishfingers160]

This is an exceptional interview

[@orion10x]

Melvins - Skeeter, great song with Dave on vocals and drums.

[@JohnRotonto-ql9ds]

Very interesting discussion group! You have to do an interview with the two remaining Beatles Rick! Love your channels and all you do! 👍👍🎶🎶🎶🎶😎😎😎😎🥁🥁🥁🥁

[@apexjunky]

Great to hear the back stories and connections.Nirvana supported Sonic Youth in Sir Henrys in Cork,Ireland in '91....a very small venue...Still the gig of legend here!

[@melsonic1463]

great interview session, yet on something completely different: kudos to the editor... the busy cuts and scene changes work quite well with this crowd.

[@folkwood1162]

I love this added format!

[@shkyrbty]

Great snippet of a great interview!

[@whychromosomesmusic5766]

Interesting interview. I had forgotten about SST records. A few years back I gave ALL of my vinyl to some nieces and nephews. Not sure who got what but among those was an SST Various Artists compilation. I don't remember the title. But I bought it in Maryland in the mid 1980s when I was at NSA -- of all places to have that music playing in your room in the 'barracks' (actually more like college dorm rooms than anything necessarily 'military'). I also had Suicidal Tendencies first lp. My room mate was not very comfortable with me playing that kind of music in the room! lol

[@MrGomjabber]

Ocayz Corral!!! Loved that place, so many good shows there in the late 80s and early 90s!

[@le_th_]

The best thing about briefly living in Hoboken was all the awesome bands at Maxwell's. The view of Manhattan were pretty stellar, as well. 1991-1993 were good years to be a young person in Hoboken. Maxwell's was absolute FIRE.

[@BraMKJ]

This has to be one of the best and most interesting interviews ever.

[@carlossimpson]

I think Krist is so funny, talented and also funny 🤣 storyteller, so natural. Makes you feel like you are talking with a family member, like when I listen to my dad or my uncle when he shares his teenage memories 🎉

[@mancdave123]

Love this ❤ thank you Rick and Krist, Kim and Jack 😎

[@bz-h]

Tragically Hip and Nirvana in a small bar.... I need a time machine!

[@KS-sh4xn]

The Tragically Hip are Canada's Nirvana. They too changed the sound of music.

[@rickcole349]

Krist mentions playing a show with The Tragically Hip in Wisconsin. There a some Tragically Hip songs Rick should do in the What Makes This Song Great series. Locked The Trunk of a Car, Scared, Poets- just so many great from this band that Canada loves as much as we love Rush and Gordon Lightfoot and The Guess Who.

[@torchmark66]

Dude. Such a deep, deep list of great songs, from early bluesy rockers to straight-up uncategorizable stuff. Great musicianship and lyricism in that group. That ticket with Nirvana must have been weird though. Love to see Rick do a dive on them.

[@stevencopley5487]

Krist, Kim, Jack...love you guys. Absolute legends. ❤ I am really happy that Krist and Kim are now involved with 3rd Secret...great sound.

[@Xx-xd3zo]

Who's Jack?

[@stevencopley5487]

@@Xx-xd3zo Jack Endino is a producer and musician from Seattle. He was affiliated with Sub Pop records and the grunge movement. Played with Skin Yard from 1985 to 1992. He's now with Sound House Recording in Seattle.

[@ChristopheW88]

Finally got round to this. Great batrep guys!

[@gallowsradio]

Very interesting conversation. I enjoyed this very much....

[@thestarvingautist9787]

I wish people knew how much Krist was the glue.

[@boxychubbo6922]

Would that complete your life?😂

[@thestarvingautist9787]

@@boxychubbo6922 No, but he really was the guy to keep it going when Kurt was falling apart. What a weird response.

[@bigdaddypiggy]

Man how did all those years go by so fast? Or seem to have flown by at times? I was 20 years old in 91 when “Nevermind” was released …..talk about a great decade to be a music lover in your 20’s? 😉I really do feel lucky being able to not just witness all of the stufff that was happening back then but to be a part of it as well….I was living in the DMV at the time & I had the 9:30 club in DC less than 15 minutes from where I lived …..🤤🖤

[@bikermann42]

Speaking of years going by, Joe Walsh was recently at a gig celebrating Ringo Starr's birthday. He said it was way better being twenty in the seventies than seventy in the twenties. Time flies. I first heard Smells Like Teen Spirit on my car radio. I had to pull off into a parking lot and just listen.

[@marcelinomedina3232]

Krist has been there since day one! I love Krist!

[@daramccluskey]

Woohooo! Great interview...

[@cambs0181]

In my teens I voluntarily grew my hair to look like Kurt, in my forties I involuntarily lost my hair to look like Chris.

[@dariosanto3467]

Same

[@user-mm1se7gy7e]

Thats some funny shit. . 😅

[@ziggvan]

Nice hearing Novoselic mention they played a show with the Tragically Hip! Would have loved to been at that show.

[@czarinacourtneyal-marmont4699]

Maxwell’s is on Washington+10th St in Hoboken, NJ+in its day we were there several nights a week! Magnet, Shudder, Jawbox, etc.

[@momalwayssaiddontplayballi3973]

I saw Soundgarden in Brooklyn NY 1990 Great F,ing show

[@robbiedigital79]

the Hip. Wow. 🇨🇦

[@helgarivers6281]

Nirvana played with the Tragically Hip....,,,, I did not know that. That's a pretty cool story.

[@kungfury6410]

All of these interviews are incredible. I love hearing all of these guys from the 90's tell stories or talk about their writing process. Great job Rick.

[@ohno5289]

I so love interviews like this that takes me back at the same time listening to music tragically hip oh man I was listening to the cranberries when no one cared You have Soundgarden Nirvana I love this interview with Dwight yoakam when he was hanging out in LA and even with the Pixies, Sonic youth Hell ya

[@alfonsopayra]

I only hope these interviews move old stuff in between them so that they find a lost tape or recording and share that with the world. that would be awesome

[@torchmark66]

"I had TWO vans" FLEX! 😄

[@user-qq6rr3hw8o]

Crazy how all the bands ran in the same circles that is so cool.

[@nicolaemadalinboboc6704]

@@adamvvs2644 It's a testament to how drugs don't really help in the long run. They were people who got into music to deal with their emotional problems, and got into drugs for the same reason. Maybe if they only had the music and not the drugs they would have survived.

[@EddieScissorz]

It's always so weird to me. Obviously they're just people but the bands are so big and you never really think they all kinda grew up together and were just pals. And of course playing together with these bands before they were huge you become friends. And then krist is just weird cuz he looks so old and proper now Its hard to imagine him being in Nirvana

[@adamvvs2644]

@nicolaemadalinboboc6704 Considering that generation of grunge music was dismantling buisenesses ie Oher areas of music types and The fashion industry It was taking huge losses These bands had a large influence on the people Only the lead singers of this generation and secular of music (Grunge) died though Its all kinda suspect I mean people die but cmon

[@stevencopley5487]

I agree. The more I have read and listened to interviews, I am endlessly amazed how small the community was in the music scene at that time. So many were friends and helped to support each other...and how for so long, they had almost no money but they kept going on. Thank goodness they did.

[@oh_my_god6731]

The Saharan was the place where I would always stay in West Hollywood ...

[@oh_my_god6731]

... 'cos it smelled like teen spirit 👽😂👽

[@mattytheglue]

The Saharan Inn on Sunset!!! Classic!!

[@scottaumann]

I miss Ocayz Corral in Madison. I saw some great shows there.

[@gallowspole]

"It was Lori Black's mom's house!" - Lori Black's mom was THE Shirley Temple.

[@graphicallydeb9897]

He occasionally shows up in Aberdeen, hometown for Krist and Kurt. He is an awesome guy.

[@bluesintheblood]

The Tragically Hip with Nirvana?!?!? Howlly Hell that would have been neat!

[@westonflus15]

I've heard a story where Gord met Kurt back stage, told by Gord. Gord said he went backstage to meet Kurt but he was passed out on a pool table I believe, and they never ended up having a conversation.

[@torchmark66]

@@westonflus15 IN some way, this is the most-Kurt and most-Gord story there could be...

[@BistroGlicerin3]

Love those stories 🤘💀🤙

[@shruggzdastr8-facedclown]

Steve Fisk, mentioned in this video, is featured on the SUB-POP 200 multi-artist compilation album

[@conradrockel4678]

Loved the shoutout to Tragically Hip. @8:45. @canadians Imagine Nirvana and the Hip, single bill, playing to 10 people... Appreciate that Krist recollection!

[@ptheproducer]

I am a big fan of the group all 3 guys together they had great energy very hilarious

[@jacestephenweatherall1732]

What about Pat?

[@house9850]

these stories are fun to hear

[@britturk123]

Krist "Two vans" Novoselic. I love that Krist decided to just walk away from the craziness of it all and we can now see him happy contented and balanced just enjoying life and occasionally dipping his toe back into the game for a taste.

[@AmazinglyBadGamer]

dave became the drummer because he simply never left. that is great! krist is an awesome dude!

[@Pistonbilly]

Cool My band drove down to L.A. In 1996 and stayed at the Saharan as well. What a wild motel ….

[@r3d5ive87]

It’s good to hear krist interviewed without Dave. Dave tends to take over and krist is cool with just sitting back.

[@DouglasRichardson-er4ky]

O'Kays Korral in Madison WI I grew up there saw a lot of shows at that hole in the wall. GWAR lol

[@grumblyone3334]

My nostalgia is all inflamed now.

[@christianmeza4529]

Amazing people in this video

[@BigHappySmileyFace]

So great to hear them all mention Maxwells in Hoboken - damn I miss that place. Happy to have played there a few times.

[@rjmcmooseknuckle]

8:43 The HIP!!

[@walkerxrp]

Ole’ the good old days !!!

[@edgarmondragon4708]

I loved Krist starring in Better Call Saul.

[@ryanwilford]

I love how Chris mentioned the Hip! OMG I heard Gord's version of the story. He met the guys at the back of the bar near a pool table. Kurdt was sleeping on the pool table while everyone is chatting and carrying on lol. Kurt had the ability to catch a couple Z's just about anywhere lol. Gord compares him to an overworked sled dog (referring to that night?) in one of the Tragically Hip lyrics. It's a beautiful analogy.

[@seasonaldepression840]

I love Pell Mell. Flow is a great record. SST records had a lot of great bands.

[@vernonmcgraw6627]

Nirvana & The Tragically Hip together on the same bill…holy awesomeness!!! 🙂😮

[@epicmeade]

As a musician from San Francisco it’s fun to hear Krist talking about Buzz, Dale, Lori Black and Anton Levay’s house. Lori had been in the band Clown Alley before joining the Melvins, and her mom was the famous child actress Shirley Temple. And Anton Levay was founder of the international Church Of Satan. Which is why Krist and Kim keep mentioning “that creepy house a few blocks away”. When Krist says they first saw Dave play in North Beach, I can only assume it must have been at the Stone, or Morty’s. In the early 1980s North Beach was punk rock central with venues like the Mabuhay and On Broadway. But by 1990 the Stone and Morty’s were the only clubs left in that neighborhood.

[@nickmoscatello9960]

After all these years I’m still charmed by the same nirvana origin stories.

[@TempleOfTheMartyrs]

KRIST SHOULD COME PLAY IN OUR BAND.... HE IS AMAZING

[@Ash_Hudson]

You need to interview Dave and set up some drums and an amp haha. Everyone desperately wants to see that interview.

[@nicola.00]

The influence of Susan Silver throughout the Seattle movement is so understated, I’d love to see an interview with her.

[@TomUK7]

I totally agree. Wasn't she married to Chris Cornell and at the same time as being Soundgardens manager? What a unique and interesting perspective she must have on the whole era. She must have really had her head screwed on right! Smart woman I'm sure. And emotionally strong. You should look into it! Write a book?!

[@AmericanNope]

@@TomUK7she has a book.

[@stevencopley5487]

@@AmericanNope Really? Can you give me the title? I would love to know more from her. What an amazing time to have been working with the bands she did.

[@stevencopley5487]

Absolutely agree. What an amazing time it was in Seattle...would love to know more from her.

[@randomoldguy3967]

Love Krist, he’s always been the heart of Nirvana.

[@craigchristian344]

Wish they'd stop interrupting him

[@roddyboethius1722]

That's asking a lot. Interviewing is a dead art. It's all about dominating the subject now

[@ToxicSpork]

If you showed a pic of Krist Novoselic now to 100 random people and told them that he was in the biggest rock group in the world 30 years ago, nobody would believe you. He looks like a grocery store manager

[@Taylor.Dude.]

What makes him look like a grocery store manager?

[@richardwellend3806]

He looks exactly the same just older

[@Mncrr]

Or a tv dad of crazy teens.

[@Adam-cn7it]

Why has Dave never been on the channel with Rick for an interview… I think it’s time

[@myopicautisticmetal9035]

Ah Pear street, I used to hang out in those apartments. The same one in fact.

[@Paperclown]

lol i enjoyed listening to all this and was thinking they were talking about Foo Fighters until he mentioned nirvana again. I was like lol

[@aarondavies6823]

Tragically Hip reference! Everyone says they were at that show. But almost no one was.

[@jamiemcgill67]

How has there never been a movie made about Nirvana?

[@roddyboethius1722]

They tried. It's hard to get a movie off the ground that isn't Marvel