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Krist Anthony Novoselic is an American musician, politician, and activist. Novoselic co-founded and played bass on every album for the rock band Nirvana.
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politics · American rock musician (born 1965) · bassist · songwriter · guitarist · composer · musician · politician · also Krist Novoselic, Chris Novoselic, Krist Anthony Novoselic, Novoselic
Born 16 May 1965 · Q428798
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If this were the case, left-wing people would welcome federal intervention. Most Americans want peace in their communities and President Trump spoke to this desire. Never mind the legal details that few understand – Trump said he would stop the violence and this speaks to many.
Wow!!! I know many of you can’t stand him, however, Trump knocked it out of the park with this speech.
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“If this were the case, left-wing people would welcome federal intervention. Most Americans want peace in their communities and President Trump spoke to this desire. Never mind the legal details that few understand – Trump said he would stop the violence and this speaks to many.”
“Wow!!! I know many of you can’t stand him, however, Trump knocked it out of the park with this speech.”
“I live out in the country now, and it”
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MyNorthwest: ‘You see a donkey, you see an elephant, we want people to see an owl’: Nirvana’s Krist Novoselic pitches his Cascade Party
MyNorthwest.com: Nirvana's Bassist Krist Novoselic on Music, Politics & Anxiety
VICE: Nirvana’s Krist Novoselic Knocked Himself Unconscious With His Own Bass on Live TV 33 Years Ago Today
Gathered the votes needed, and dropped out
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Ultimate Classic Rock: Watch Krist Novoselic Guest With a Nirvana Tribute Band
Novoselic founded the Cascade Party of Washington, a minor political party
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Founded the Cascade Party of Washington
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American Songwriter: The Best 15 Krist Novoselic Quotes
The Forward Party published a tweet welcoming Novoselic onto their board
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American Songwriter: Grunge Legends Krist Novoselic, Kim Thayil, and Jack Endino Talk Kurt Cobain
Nirvana received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award; Novoselic was on hand, along with Dave Grohl and Pat Smear, to receive the award
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loudwire: Dave Grohl + Krist Novoselic Talking About Kurt Cobain
And became the party's leader in Washington after the resignation of Chris Vance
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Yahoo: Krist Novoselic Reveals He’s ‘Trying to Finish a Record’ With Hopes of ‘a Mid-March Release’
Ultimate Classic Rock: Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic, Pat Smear Sometimes Jam as Nirvana
Novoselic became board chair of Zócalo Public Square
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Giants in the Trees dissolved, with Novoselic attributing the dissolution to COVID-19
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Became board chair of Zócalo Public Square
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Novoselic joined the band during an encore to play several Nirvana songs, with Grohl on drums, Pat Smear on guitar, and John J
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Novoselic joined Foo Fighters on stage at Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene, Oregon, to play bass guitar on "Big Me", a song from the Foo Fighters' debut album Foo Fighters
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Featuring band members Jillian Raye, Erik Friend and Ray Prestegard
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Novoselic performed "Helter Skelter" with Paul McCartney in Seattle as part of the One on One tour
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Novoselic supported and campaigned for Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson
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Novoselic earned a BSc in social sciences from Washington State University
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Supported Lawrence Lessig's presidential campaign
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loudwire: Nirvana’s Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic Reflect on Their Past on ‘The Tonight Show’
Novoselic was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Nirvana
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Novoselic voiced his support for Eddie Vedder‘s statements regarding the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, saying "The people of Palestine and Israel deserve peace and prosperity
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Ahead of Nirvana's induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Novoselic and Dave Grohl made guest appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
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At the 12-12-12 festival, which brought together music stars for the victims of Hurricane Sandy in New York
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Novoselic and Grohl partnered with Paul McCartney on the song "Cut Me Some Slack", which was composed specially for the soundtrack of the documentary Sound City, directed by Grohl
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Contributed bass and accordion to the song "I Should Have Known" on the Foo Fighters' studio album Wasting Light
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Performed "On a Plain" and "Sliver" with the band at the Nevermind 20th anniversary celebration in Seattle
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The band, with Grohl on drums, was joined onstage by Novoselic and the band's live guitarist Pat Smear for a version of Nirvana's "Marigold", a 1992 Grohl original, which was a B-side on Nirvana's "Heart-Shaped Box"
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Novoselic played a newspaper vendor in the movie World's Greatest Dad starring Robin Williams
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Novoselic ran for county clerk of Wahkiakum County, Washington, but later withdrew his candidacy
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Because of responsibilities at home, Novoselic announced his departure from the band
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Novoselic had occasionally worked on music for a possible solo album, noting, "Right now, I'm just doing it for myself, and that's what it's all about
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“I voted last week, and everything I voted for was defeated. I voted for less police station money and against adding more courtrooms. The guy I voted for, a congressman, lost big time because he's totally anti-military. He wanted to cut the CIA budget! He's really cool. But he lost.”
“America is a fucking police state.”
Novoselic is an FAA-licensed pilot, earning a single-engine land rating after passing his flight test in April 2002.
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Novoselic performed uncredited background vocals on Foo Fighters' song "Walking a Line", written as a tribute to Cobain, during the One by One album sessions
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Joined Jello Biafra and Soundgarden guitarist Kim Thayil in the No WTO Combo
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Novoselic directed his first movie, L7: The Beauty Process, a pseudo-documentary that utilizes concert footage taped in 1997 in three American cities
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At Memorial Stadium as part of the Bumbershoot festival, Novoselic played bass on covers of "Purple Rain" and "Communication Breakdown"
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Novoselic joined singer Johnny Cash, guitarist Kim Thayil of Soundgarden and drummer Sean Kinney of Alice in Chains to record a cover of Willie Nelson's "Time of the Preacher", for the tribute album Twisted Willie, relea
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And Eyes Adrift in 2002, releasing one album with each band
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Releasing a single self-titled album in 1997
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The Erotic Music Law was reintroduced to the Washington State Legislature as the Matters Harmful to Minors bill
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“I kind of discovered my voice for the first time, and the more I did it, the better it got.”
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The Washington State Legislature attempted to pass a bill called the Erotic Music Law
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Novoselic and the rest of Nirvana released a compilation album named Incesticide
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Melvins' singer-guitarist Buzz Osborne encouraged Novoselic and Cobain to check out a punk band called Scream
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And was briefly replaced by Crover and Mudhoney drummer Dan Peters
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Novoselic married Shelli Hyrkas, whom he had dated in high school
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Soon recruiting drummer Aaron Burckhard, who was the drummer of the group until October 1987
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His parents sent him to live with relatives in Zadar, Croatia, Yugoslavia
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His family relocated to Aberdeen, Washington
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The son of Croatian immigrants Kristo Novaselić and Marija Mustać
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Born 1965-05-16.
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I voted last week, and everything I voted for was defeated. I voted for less police station money and against adding more courtrooms. The guy I voted for, a congressman, lost big time because he's totally anti-military. He wanted to cut the CIA budget! He's really cool. But he lost.
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