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Krist Novoselic
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American rock musician
Krist Novoselic is an American rock musician best known as the bassist and co-founder of the band Nirvana, which became one of the most influential rock bands of the 1990s. He matters because he played a key role in the grunge movement that transformed popular music and culture during that era.
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Compton, California, USA
Krist Anthony Novoselic II (Croatian: Novoselić; born May 16, 1965) is a Croatian-American rock musician, best known for being the bassist and co-founder of the grunge band Nirvana. In addition to Nirvana, Novoselic has played for Sweet 75, Eyes Adrift, and most recently in Flipper. Apart from his musical endeavors, Novoselic has been active politically, including the creation of the political…
Known for
- FireAid Benefit Concert — Self2025
- SNL50: The Homecoming Concert — Self2025
- Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music — Self2025
- 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony — Self2025
- The Teacher — Self (archive footage)2023
- I Hate Myself and I Want to Die — Self (archive footage)2023
- Geddy Lee Asks: Are Bass Players Human Too?2023
- Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert — Self2022
- When Nirvana Came to Britain — Self (archive footage)2021
- Grunge: A Story of Music and Rage — Self (archive footage)2021
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Compton
- Occupation
- guitarist
- Languages spoken
- Croatian
- Genre
- grunge
- Instrument
- bass guitar
- Record label
- Sub Pop
- Official website
- www.novoselic.com
- Image
- KristNovoselic2011.jpg
- Height
- 2.01
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- member of
- Flipper
- Commons category
- Krist Novoselic
- date of birth
- 1965-05-16
- lifestyle
- vegetarianism
- ethnic group
- Croats
- birth name
- Krist Anthony Novoselić
- name in native language
- Chris Novoselic
- start of work period
- 1987-00-00
- copyright representative
- Broadcast Music, Inc.
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Encyclopedic overview
Krist Anthony Novoselic (/ˌnoʊvəˈsɛlɪtʃ/; born May 16, 1965) is an American musician, politician, and activist. Novoselic co-founded and played bass on every album for the rock band Nirvana.
Novoselic and Kurt Cobain formed the band Nirvana in 1987, soon recruiting drummer Aaron Burckhard, who was the drummer of the group until October 1987. Through the late 1980s, Nirvana established themselves as part of the Seattle grunge scene, releasing three albums between 1989 and 1993. Nirvana abruptly ended in 1994 following the death of Kurt Cobain. Novoselic has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Nirvana, and has also received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award as a member of the band.
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