After Nirvana ended, Novoselic formed Sweet 75 and then Eyes Adrift, releasing one album with each band.

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After several months, Novoselic finally listened to the tape, liked it, and agreed to start a band with Cobain.

Krist Novoselic said in a 2001 interview with Rolling Stone that the band had played a tape in their tour van that had an album by The Smithereens on one side and one by the thrash metal band Celtic Frost on the other, and noted that the combination probably played an influence as well.

Gaugh played drums in the Eyes Adrift with Krist Novoselic and Curt Kirkwood.

* In Nirvana's only performance on Top of the Pops, frontman Kurt Cobain " played " his guitar with his fingers inches away from the frets ( and occasionally clutched the microphone to make it obvious that he was not playing ), drummer Dave Grohl danced around in his seat for most of the performance, and bassist Krist Novoselic waved his instrument around his head.

* Krist Novoselic was a roadie for the Melvins before forming Nirvana with Kurt Cobain.

Apparently the band had taken a hard-drug-free vow and some of the band's members had broken this vow, which caused Bud Gaugh to quit and join Eyes Adrift with Krist Novoselic of Nirvana and Curt Kirkwood of Meat Puppets.

During the sessions, Cobain and Novoselic became disenchanted with Channing's drumming, and Channing expressed frustration at not being actively involved in songwriting.

Lanegan had intimated that the album came around following a Leadbelly project he was working on with Mark Pickerel, Kurt Cobain and Krist Novoselic.

In 1999, Thayil formed a punk band, the No WTO Combo, with Jello Biafra ( formerly of Dead Kennedys ), Krist Novoselic ( formerly of Nirvana, at the time a member of Sweet 75 ), and Gina Mainwal ( also of Sweet 75 ).

Cover of 2008's Love ( Flipper album ) | Love, written and recorded with Krist Novoselic of Nirvana on bassIn 2008, the band recorded a new album with Novoselic, Flipper have announced that they will finally be releasing their new album as a " twin album " featuring 1 album, titled Love, with new studio material and a second live album, titled Fight featuring both old and new songs.

The band consisted of Jello Biafra ( former frontman of Dead Kennedys ); guitartist Kim Thayil of Soundgarden ; and the rhythm section of Sweet 75, with Gina Mainwal on drums and Novoselic on bass.

Nirvana members Kurt Cobain and Krist Novoselic wrote the music to " Sliver " with temporary drummer Dan Peters during a practice session.

Kurt sings to the camera and his movements change with the music, with Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl ( though not having played drums during the recording session ) in the background of the room.

The video ends with Krist Novoselic destroying objects in the room.

" Color Pictures of a Marigold " was re-recorded with Krist Novoselic on bass in 1993 and released as a b-side of Nirvana's " Heart-Shaped Box " single, simply titled " Marigold ".

This one part became most important of the track ; the drummer Dave Grohl and the bassist Krist Novoselic added their parts later, although both had some difficulties with the slow rate of the song.

#< li value = 12 > " Big Cheese " ( Cobain, Krist Novoselic ) – 3: 42 ( originally the B-side of the " Love Buzz " single )

Backstage, before the show, Guns N ' Roses vocalist Axl Rose challenged Cobain to a fight after he, his wife and Hole frontwoman, Courtney Love, and Nirvana bandmates Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl, egged him on.

This recording became the object of much legal wrangling between Love and surviving Nirvana bandmates Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic.

Grohl and Novoselic had wanted the song for a planned Nirvana box set, but Love blocked its release, and a battle over Nirvana's legacy ensued.

It was eventually announced that a 45-track box set would be released in September 2001, to mark the 10th anniversary of the band's breakthrough album, Nevermind, but a legal battle between Cobain's widow, Courtney Love, and surviving Nirvana members Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic, precluded this from happening.

Grohl and Novoselic had wanted it for the box set, but Love blocked the song's release, and sued them for control of Nirvana's legacy.

In the VH1 Classic Albums documentary about Nevermind, bass player Krist Novoselic remembers Cobain writing " Polly " after reading a newspaper article about the abduction, torture and rape in June 1987 of a 14-year-old girl by Gerald Arthur Friend ; Friend had picked her up near the Tacoma Dome in his car after she had attended a rock concert.

This claim has since been refuted by Novoselic, who said, " He never lived under that bridge.

Nirvana's follow-up album In Utero ( 1993 ) was an intentionally abrasive album that Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic described as a " wild aggressive sound, a true alternative record.

Krist Anthony Novoselic II (; ; born May 16, 1965 ) is an American rock musician, best known for being the bassist and co-founder of the grunge band Nirvana.

From November 2007 until September 2010, Novoselic wrote a weekly column on music and politics for Seattle Weekly's website.

Novoselic was born to Croatian immigrants Kristo and Marija Novoselić in Compton, California.

He has two brothers, Robert Alan Novoselic and Dillon Malloy Novoselic, and in 1973, Novoselic's sister Diana was born.

The Novoselic family moved to Aberdeen, Washington in 1979, due to rising property prices in California.

Novoselic was already interested in bands like Led Zeppelin, Devo, Black Sabbath, Van Halen, and Aerosmith.

Cobain eventually befriended the elder Novoselic, as the pair ended up sharing similar musical tastes, including a fondness for local band The Melvins.

At one point, Cobain gave Novoselic a demo tape of his former band Fecal Matter, and asked him to form a band together.

Inspired, Cobain and Novoselic started a Creedence Clearwater Revival cover band, in which Cobain played drums and Novoselic sang and played guitar.

Some months later, Cobain and Novoselic met drummer Aaron Burckhard.

" Many notable rock bassists have been influenced by John Paul Jones, including John Deacon, Geddy Lee, Steve Harris, Flea, Gene Simmons, and Krist Novoselic.

Aberdeen is called the " Gateway to the Olympic Peninsula ", and it is well known for being the hometown of Nirvana members Kurt Cobain and Krist Novoselic, as well as Professional Wrestler Bryan Danielson.

Nirvana's bassist, and co-founder, Krist Novoselic cited Faith No More as a band that " paved the way for Nirvana " in the late 1980s.

The band was also the subject of a concert film made by former Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic and a rockumentary Not Bad for a Girl.

Kurt Cobain and Krist Novoselic from Nirvana were fans of Celtic Frost.

* Krist Novoselic, the bassist of Nirvana, grew up in San Pedro before moving to Aberdeen, Washington.

Bassist Krist Novoselic explained, " We just wanted to make him feel at home in the band.