The Untold Truth Of Nirvana's Krist Novoselic

Political organizer, pilot, and the possible reincarnation of a comedy legend. Krist Novoselic has certainly kept busy since his days playing bass for Nirvana.
#Nirvana #Musician #Politics
From Croatia to Nirvana | 0:00
Krist was hurt on stage | 1:14
He never joined Foo Fighters | 2:27
Krist is an indie rocker | 3:21
Squeezing in lots of music | 4:35
Reuniting with Nirvana | 5:11
He's committed to other passions | 6:09
Writing about politics | 7:15
Publicly independent | 8:10
A man of community | 9:32
Andy Kaufman reincarnated? | 10:21
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[@GrungeHQ]

What are your thoughts on Krist Novoselic over the course of his career?

[@dmercury292]

I’m happy he’s still making music.

[@junkiemonkey3317]

Sad he lost his best friend and never makes jokes anymore at least he making music still

[@pete3122]

F**k Krist, Trump supporting v*rmin Wait every day for a new Trump supporter to reach the 🪦, Kirstie Ally down recently ❌ millions to go.

[@baneverything5580]

Hopefully leftists won`t try to kill him for his stance against evil. We need to completely scrap the constitution long enough to exterminate the evil in this nation. The only chance I`d offer any of these creatures is immediate deportation.

[@adammckenzie8769]

Legend

[@kevinogracia1615]

He was the glue that held Nirvana together. Peace on earth.

[@octobersun221]

I love Krist. He's a great musician and a free thinker.

[@shiromiura6583]

And a great bass catcher...

[@bjmarchives]

A lot of myths here. He admitted that he played up to the bass guitar hitting him on the head. It wasn’t nearly as bad as it looked.

[@troynixdorf778]

I agree. I watched it in real time and didn’t hit his face nor was he knocked out. It hit the back of his head which is why he didn’t see it coming. You could see his face grimace and he immediately put his hand to his head where the bass hit and he was rubbing it. At least that’s how I remember it.

[@originas8569]

nope, dave said he got bump in his head

[@kamikazekid94]

I watched it live when that happened and it looked like that sh**t hurt. Those guitars are quite heavy

[@Alezerex]

13 pound bass idk bro

[@reggiefurlow1]

That shit donked him right on the bean🤣🤣🤣

[@waltermiller249]

If he wasn't in Nirvana you would never guess he was a rock star

[@artemijsl]

If he wasn't in Nirvana he wouldn't probably be a rockstar... but I got your point.

[@jacobsteven3678]

I met him backstage at a show in Olympia at the Capital Theater. Sweet 75 was playing with Sky Cry’s Mary. I was 15yrs old or around that age. Anyways,a super nice guy. If I was in the biggest band in the world for a little while I would say “no f’n way am I doing a meet & greet” but like I said. He was just really cool and very down to earth. Completely changed my thoughts on how “famous people” or whatever where like.

[@derbarone]

its really astonishing how three of the kindest souls on earth just came together to make the most badass music of all time...

[@ruchem71]

He's a good man. Getting harder to find them nowadays.

[@jesperjnielsen]

You forgot to mention his new band 3rd Secret with Matt Cameron and Kim Thayil. Also the really underrated spoken word project Butterfly Launches from Spar Pole - a great record. This untold truth just got me thinking of Novoselics last meeting with his old friend Kurt Cobain. Kurt fooled him making Krist driving Kurt around to the local drug dealers, they ended up in a fight. What a sad way to end such a remarkable friendship. Poor Krist!

[@lunatico981]

if this video was published 2 days ago, it must be that it was made much earlier. His greatest thing after Nirvana could be that most recent supergroup, and they forget to include it?

[@regiirecords8829]

Nothing's more punk than the accordian. 🤘

[@baneverything5580]

I play accordian with one foot while my cat Fred walks on a Yamaha keyboard. Me and Fred have narrowed the evolutionary gap!

[@shea8294]

Agreed, although Flea’s trumpet is a close second

[@billchief397]

He is someone I kind of relate with and honestly could comfortably hang out with and chat for hours

[@joeygouda]

Long live KRIST

[@aarondoodles3380]

Bands back in the 90s will never see the light of day, nobody has the energy they have. Technology has ruined it all.

[@TheRecklessUploader]

Had the pleasure of meeting, bud and krist when they were in eyes drift. I had a white T-shirt that I decorated with the word poop stain, and when I asked krist to sign my poop stain he chuckled and said “oh ok, surprisingly that’s not the first time I’ve been asked that!” one of the best moments as a fan I’ve ever had.

[@williamkennard4663]

I needed this

[@13Maria.Cortez13]

Nirvana's Krist Novoselic is getting the recognition he deserves by receiving positive feedback. Just like Dave with his band the Foo Fighters. Not just it was only n mainly Kurt Cobain. There was Chad, Pat, Tracy, Courtney, Jason, Aaron, Dale, etc. Nirvana wouldn't have been a grunge based band from Seattle without the original former members. Nirvana is a classic, epic, iconic, authentic band. Yeah, I may be a rookie fan girl. Nirvana is more than just Kurt, Dave, Krist, etc. Their fans are part of Nirvana. Without their fans then there wouldn't be Nirvana.

[@shea8294]

I see a lot of rambling but no real point.

[@13Maria.Cortez13]

@@shea8294 lmao 🤪

[@tygg2974]

@@shea8294 Cmon let the girl speak her mind, and she's right, I make her words my own.

[@shea8294]

@@tygg2974 Relax. For one, I never said she couldn't speak her mind. Secondly, I only stated I didn't understand the point she was trying to make.

[@tygg2974]

@@shea8294 How? I understood everything

[@fredfloyd34]

Yeah Chris was just a perfect showman...Yeah it was just a perfect band. One of the greats.And this is comming from a man that has played all the Hendrix,zeppelin,floyd on and on...They werent very technical but hit on something so special.Im sure Kurt is tearing up his guitar in heaven..

[@tproudboomer5965]

Do you really believe Kurt went to heaven? 😂

[@CaptainQuoll]

I loveeeee nirvana but as a Christian I don’t think the man went to heaven

[@rockerbob949]

He’s only said, “he shouldn’t have done that” or “he never should’ve done that”! But I don’t think he’s ever said Kurt took his own life…..I wanna know what he thinks happened. And not what he tells the media about what he thinks happened either!

[@rexx9496]

He has said he believes it's suicide and even has addressed those conspiracy theories as bullshit.

[@rockerbob949]

@@rexx9496 you got a source for that information? Because the so-called BS conspiracy theories the FBI have come out and said there is a strong possibility that this was a homicide so……

[@rexx9496]

I remember reading it in an interview where he pretty much dismissed it and said if anyone that believes it has any evidence of a murder then present their proof to the Seattle police department.

[@scooterruns9355]

he's made perfectly clear what he believes happened and its not what deranged conspiracy theorists want.

[@scooterruns9355]

@@rockerbob949 when did the FBI come out and say anything of the sort? cite your evidence for this claim please.

[@alansimpson8962]

Incredible talent

[@shannongreer6194]

Love Krist.

[@SomethingNowhereMan]

I would absolutely love to meet him one day!

[@peacefulwarrior4078]

I remember seeing NIRVANA Play on a MTV music video awards show and seeing him throw his bass up in the air and almost getting knocked out when he missed catching his bass which then proceeded to land on his head 🤯🥴 Almost knocking himself unconscious. Their performance on that show really didn't stick with me with the exception of him missing catching that EL CA BONG BASS

[@Hintedbymarina]

I still can't believe so much time has gone by since Kurt's passing....30 years WOW. He really did a full lifestyle 180 after that...I don't blame Krist. He blossomed into a pretty awesome person!

[@ryanchristopher8907]

28*

[@ashleighsalinas8526]

@@ryanchristopher8907 Close enough dude, it'll be 29 years in just a few months. So more or less 3 decades spanning the 90s-20s.. that's a long fuckin time lol I'm only 31 so its basically my entire life Kurt's been dead. I was about 3 when he died

[@ryansarno2570]

I thought Kurt met Novoselic at Burger King

[@djwalkerfemaledj]

Cool video 🤘🏾

[@steve-bk1qd]

Great guy. Great bass player.

[@kurtx8827]

If I get 12.5% of Nirvana's royalties, of course I don't need a job interview.

[@skylineXpert]

Have seen the montage of heck, he does get emotional without really showing it. Because the loss of kurt

[@heyphilphil]

Holy Sheet. He really is a doppelganger of Andy Kaufman.

[@saltypepper8514]

This needs more likes guys

[@scarlette7373]

He's A Precious Angel🫀

[@jusupdjidjimidjimilovic3677]

One female friend from that island near Zadar in Dalmatia remember him as shy, aloof, uninteresting boy from US, but their company educated them properly in partying, weed, music and romping, and send him back upgraded into USA. It worked. And he is something similar to Andy Kaufman??? Today he looks exactly just one dalmatian fisherman or farmer, particularly among that short americans. If that Andy Kaufman have any similarity with him must be found was there some dalmatian climbing on his family tree.

[@d.j.el-magnifico3511]

10:22 Andy Kaufman was 6'0" and born in 1949 while Krist Novoselic is 6'7" and born in 1965. Kinda hard for Kaufman to pass off as a younger and much taller guy!

[@mcgannahanskyjellyfetti6854]

I found it comical when they he was the "reincarnation" of Andy Kaufman considering that they BOTH lived the SAME time for 19 years... 😏

[@andrewtheaverage7559]

AAAHHHGGGGGG!!!! The surviving band members were Dave, Krist and Pat Smear

[@Goto10Gaming]

I loved him in Ferris Beullers Day Off 👍🏽

[@robertfoster4308]

Thank god I'm not the only one who thought that

[@luckydog1342]

Krist Novoselic for President 2024. 🎶🤘 Would be the best decision this country would ever make. 😃

[@STONESGAM]

He seems kind of like a free thinking libertarian or old school liberal. He isn't one of these wokesters who is trying to cancel people or find nonsense to be offended by....like a comedian's act. He seems to realize there are good ideas and bad in both political parties.

[@MistaTofMaine]

No mention of 3rd Secret?

[@JLizard]

I commented on a message board that Jim Morrison was alive and Krist commented by restating my claim curiously. You would have thought he'd call me an idiot but he sure didn't. For some reason.

[@dominicconnor3437]

Kurt let us all down!!!!

[@arianprofit]

Kaufman was Krists age in Nirvana when he was on Taxi. Lol there’s no way they’re the same person

[@SweetNancy2704]

He was Kurdts best friend before NIRVANA you did not mention this.

[@annedixon2528]

Love this man ❤ Fair Vote!!

[@GrannySkeksis]

We Stan a man who can rock it on an accordion

[@jtwilliams8895]

CCR covers, huh? Never heard about that! Oh, you had a concussion, have some wine 😂

[@savagedick1462]

Finally , we find out he was a ruthless cage fighter from Navasota?

[@MariaAbrams]

He's starting to look like Dr. Phil

[@jameskohn5855]

krist novoselic and andy kaufman lived on earth at the same time..no reincarnation there..however they look eerily alike.

[@gardj456]

What a smart yet maybe dumb decision at the same time to not join the Foo Fighters. Wow. What a Catch 22! Myself as a Nirvana fan at that time was devastated at the loss of Cobain and was a high school kid kinda already felt that Dave was riding coat tails of Nirvana. Which was selfish and dumb with all his talent in every instrument in a rock band. I was stupid to feel that way. As an adult now and LOVE watching his life work among other stuff. He absolutely deserves 1000% respect for hours all around talent and has put himself in a league of his own. It's kinda like the bad feeling off Joey Jordison replacement where you loved Joey and Jay doesn't belong but yet, he's a real bad ass on the kit. Think personally if for whatever reason if the Foo bassist quit or whatever. He should definitely fill the spot. Time heals everything and at this point it would be celebrated Foo Shooo

[@andresfontanez3016]

Grohl had 2 or 3 tracks on his first album about his souring relationship with Cobain. Monkey Wrench, I’ll Stick Around, and possibly another…Krist heard these and knew there was /some/ tension between Cobain and Grohl and he knew he would have disrespected Cobains wishes if he had joined Grohl. Krist was a talented musician but his aspirations to tour and make music died with Nirvana.

[@forgodandcountry222]

I'm from Aberdeen and I can tell you at 45 nirvana did not want to be main stream and trendy its disgusting how they do this to Kurt he was so against this

[@madadam323]

Krist for president!

[@morrisonreed1]

nice to here that hes an independent voter

[@floverdevel]

I'm still looking for the untold truth part of that video. Nothing new here, it's all stuff we already know 🤷🏻‍♂

[@kenmandelin7812]

Wow he can play the accordion too!! Maybe he should get together w the flautist from the band jethro lame tull!!

[@aretnap3653]

He Looks Like AndyKaufman's "LoveChild" from His Wrestling Days...🤔

[@getit9066]

The history of Nirvana, in 2 1/2 minutes.

[@jamesanding9019]

He looks like Dr Phil

[@Rick_Cleland]

😔😔😔

[@theseattlegreen1871]

Krist N. could have been a comedian!

[@yellowpancake7968]

Bruh he looked ken "cinnamontoastken" upside down.

[@dougbowser50]

forgot to mention he owns multiple planes and is a licensed pilot, he loves to fly

[@dominicconnor3437]

He turned into my dad. That's cool to me.

[@jennamarie5689]

i hve always had a huge crush on him i mean look at him? his eyes have always drawn me to him and yea he did change aftr nirvana broke up and knows kurt didn't really do what "they said he did y'all kno who had alot to do w/it courtney why do u thnk francis hates her and half the world..

[@burdenernie6050]

He's name isn't Kris.

[@NervousBoiReck]

Are you gonna do one on Kurt Cobain?

[@clavd8932]

They should jam out with Shaun Morgan

[@moonhead5555]

Lots of Nirvana inspired bands come off as lame ripoffs (Puddle of Mudd anyone?) but Seether's first couple albums are a fantastic carrying-on of the style in a really authentic way IMO. Remedy could have been a Nirvana song with different lyrics, and Disclaimer One came really close to sounding almost identical sometimes. Glad they developed their own unique style as they went on, but Shaun's vocals on Nirvana covers give me chills. Hard agree, but it would also be easy to understand if Krist and Dave just dislike anything labelled "post grunge" as a rule

[@moonhead5555]

Have you seen Seether play "You Know You're Right?" live?

[@gasmaskestore8018]

He was never a songwriter, just a bass player

[@michaelharrington75]

I heard they broke up before Kurt's death. But, that could have just been Kurt being out of it on heroine.

[@heyphilphil]

Pen Cap Chew forever!!!

[@maxburton1750]

Or Fecal Matter.

[@mistermcman]

Or Bliss

[@mikem.6761]

Untold??? we all know all that buddy.

[@philbis2774]

Glad Novoselic did not join the Foo fighters if he did he would have left in 2003

[@timyo6288]

So basically we all wish it was him instead of Kurt.

[@notanotherjamesmurphy5574]

0:24

[@swazilandirtbikes]

I'm likin' this, I'm likin' this >OMG,WTF!!!!

[@ponzo1967]

Krist got a raw deal from Kurt

[@charisaxiopoulos9725]

What is novocelic‘s opinion on Ted nugent?

[@user-uf4iz5fr7m]

Oh my god!! It’s Novoselic!! NOT NOVOSELI(CH)!!! God that drives me INSANE!!!😠

[@fingaylordofficial]

Kurt Cobain didn’t actually commit suicide.

[@wazzup233]

And so does Epstein.

[@fingaylordofficial]

@@wazzup233 Who are you talking about? Jeffrey Epstein?

[@wazzup233]

@@fingaylordofficial yes

[@jacestephenweatherall1732]

Yes he did

[@fingaylordofficial]

@@jacestephenweatherall1732 No he didn’t. That’s a complete lie. The guy who did die in the greenhouse was actually a homeless man, who is possibly unidentified.

[@mojopin1122]

This got stupid with the Andy Kaufman thing.

[@scottbrower9052]

His secret is that he's looked like an old man all his life.

[@ethanvanderveldemusic2564]

Right up there with Mike dirnt from green day and both play bass 😅🤦‍♂️

[@BetrayerSlayerMusic]

Kiss' "Hotter Then Hell. Literally, every Melvins record. I think I speak fo' eve'rbody, that om fine by dat.

[@ringtail1401]

It's a pity we live in such times whereby any praise of Trump, the serving President at the time, means an immediate walkback or 'clarification' is necessary, simply because he happens to go against the neoliberal orthodoxy.

[@james-ke7mz]

Left to carry on his own life. Kurt was the meal ticket.

[@chris55529]

What Novoselic didn't realize about tossing his instrument in the air like that, was simply this: he wasn't Rick Springfield. Rick was doing that ever since the late 70's, and he caught it every time.

[@Overlorddz]

Not really untold though

[@bystanderbutch3509]

Dave Groll would bully Krist. When Dave walked in the room, Krist would get up and run away. Krist would have to ask Groll if he could practice or preform. He was always to call Dave "Master", which he did cause he feared the consequences.

[@jayannakelley9051]

lmao! The most absurd comment I’ve ever read..

[@bystanderbutch3509]

Thanks, the truth can be hilarious.

[@natc2191]

But, is he against nuclear war? If so, then he will show up in Washington at the Rage against the war machine, march. We'll see then, if he and the glorious Eddie Vedder, are truly for peace.

[@mirawondafication5731]

He was my favorite Nirvana Survivor - until i heard he would support Trump - If that was supposed to be a joke, it was a bad one.

[@ujiujian8518]

Dr phil younger brother

[@stevebalmer111]

I HATE the pronunciation of an invisible H at the end of his name.

[@Mansch007]

Time to be introduced into the world of ć. He's of Croatian descent, Novoselić is a Croatian surname, ć is the Croatian way to write the "ch" sound.

[@caliblue2]

The happy flute music playing in the background on this video is dumb. I can’t even listen to it. You’re talking about freaking grunge man.

[@phucket01]

ONE THING ABIUT THIS IS FALSE KRIST LIVED IN COMPTON CA BEFORE GOING TO SEATTLE FACTS THEY MEEE UP THIS VID LOL

[@Uxrandom996]

After kurts death its felt like dave just jumped to become the next kurt cobain.

[@waianaesara]

Finally someone agrees with me. I thought it was in really suspicious for him to get off the drums and pick up the lead guitar and step into the lead singer role, virtually taking Kurt's spot in his new band. I thought, hmm; I wonder how long he has been wanting the lead singer/guitar spot in a band. Kurt played the drums and Dave was on lead guitar when they rehearsed "Seasons in the Sun" and he couldn't get it right. There's a tricky guitar lick in that song and Kurt kicked him off the guitar and back to the drum kit and they played the song much better. I don't think Dave Grohl and the Foo Fighters ever would have reached the status they have if Kurt were still alive and Nirvana just broke up. All the Foo Fighter Fans would still have Kurt. I think people just wanted a connection to Kurt and the Foo Fighters was it, however in bad taste it was to blindly follow Dave just because Kurt is gone. Courtney got ALL Kurt's money, instead of half or less with a divorce settlement and the royalties keep piling up by the day. Dave Grohl became a Kurt substitute and Krist has honored Kurt's memory. I've always wondered why Dave Grohl softened up towards Courtney... Maybe they share a secret...

[@joelglanton6531]

@@waianaesara Are you a man or a woman

[@waianaesara]

@Joel Glanton That is completely off subject, irrelevant & borders on harassment or bullying. If I were more petty a person I'd report you...

[@joelglanton6531]

@@waianaesara Wtf "harassment?" Why even have a pfp if you're going to claim you're being harassed any time someone asks a question about it? Trans people can be so sensitive I swear.

[@Youngman6]

@@joelglanton6531 ok boomer

[@rexx9496]

I found young Krist to be super annoying in interviews. But he seems way cooler now. Too bad he lost all of his hair.

[@mysteriousfun4759]

Yo he has cute adorable eyes and together with Kurt they were such an anime boyfriend couple? I don't know how else to describe. They made an adorable duo.

[@meat7361]

Never ever describe anyone like this.

[@comodice905]

Dawg he was barely competant

[@lisasmith7066]

All known - why the sensational title? I’m an even-keeled girl but your inaccurate reporting (not this one) and salacious titles make me wonder why ppl subscribe. Sorry - just saying. Peace.

[@ephufer1]

He likes Trump cool I like him more

[@troynixdorf778]

Love Krist but, he’s not a political scientist, he doesn’t have a degree let alone a PhD in that discipline.

[@denverrandy7143]

He has a social science degree from Washington State University.

[@JT-wb9hl]

So, you have to have a college degree to have common sense?

[@shannongreer6194]

So?

[@followdanger890]

That trump shit really is unfathomable. The guy can’t even give one opinion smh.