Why Krist Novoselic Isn't a Foo Fighters Member 

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The surviving members, Krist ,Dave and Pat still get together and play Nirvana songs together. That's endearing to me. Peace, love, empathy. ❤

Dave and Krist were friends and still are friends. When someone as large as Kurt leaves the way he did, it leaves a hole inside everyone. Both had said that with the benefit of hindsight, each of them could have done more for Kurt but they didn't know how bad off he was as he and Courtney hid the extent of his problem well. They said Kurt would disappear for 2-3 days at a time when using and then he would clean up for a couple of months and get in the studio but after the In Utero tour, his usage increased, there were discussions of a divorce, the band was fighting behind the scenes because Kurt was off, etc. Dave and Krist both said they felt if they continued working together, they would always live in Kurt's shadow and everything they did would be compared to Nirvana. Krist has never said he was angry at Dave for starting a new band and not inviting him. Krist has even said that he understood why. Dave has even said that when they get together he instinctively goes to his drums because that is how he jammed with Krist. There is always a special relationship between a drummer and bassist as they both keep the guitarists in line!

He’s such an underrated and under appreciated bassist and musician

I'm confused. Krist was already with Kurt and made Bleach. THEN they got Dave. There was no direct connection between the 2 prior. The first Foos album was recorded completely by Dave prior to his forming a band to play it. WHERE was the research on this video?

How to take a 1 minute video and make it 7 minutes...

Nate Mendel and William Goldsmith didn’t have anything to do with the Foo Fighters debut. Dave Grohl played every instrument, with the exception of a guitar solo on X-Static, played by Greg Dulli

The Nirvana era was a magical time

Dave did all of the self titled album. Greg Dulli was the only other musician to play on the album. Playing guitar in a single song. "X-Static". Dave kept it anonymous as to who this band was and handed out copies to people. "The Colour and the Shape" is the first album to feature the musicians we'd come to know as the band. Dave did drums for all but 2 of the tracks.

I don't know Krist well, but he is in my orbit. I have a sketch from his equally brilliant father. Krist is thoughtful, intelligent, and someone I respect for his grounded, brilliance. I love talking to him but do my best to not be a fan boy. All I can say is that sometimes meeting your hero is the best thing at the best time. Thank you Krist.

It’s really weird how much of this story they adjusted and isn’t really how things happened (it’s worded weirdly, like Krist started Nirvana as a creedance cover band, which just isn’t true, he may have thought of starting one, but Nirvana was Kurt’s band and him and Krist were old, really good friends) Which is odd considering the story of Nirvana and Foo Fighters has been told literally by the members of both bands, like she said Dave started making music after Nirvana and wrote, recorded and played all the instruments, then found a touring band and started work on the first Foos album, but Dave wrote and recorded that album alone and got the band together to tour it, none of them were involved in the first album. I wish these channels did even a little research, it’s not like Dave hasn’t told that story a hundred times.

In an interview years ago, Dave said he invited Krist to be in his band and Krist was already doing music with someone else at the time and said no thanks.

No matter what happens, I love Krist.

It's really amazing that the drummer of Nirvana became such a successful lead sing of his own band...very rare accomplisement.

Factcheck: Dave Grohl wrote and recorded the entire first album by himself. The rest of the band were recruited to tour it.

Krist had artistic integrity & taste

Seeing "Nirvana" play live in Los Angeles is one of my favorite all-time concerts. RiP KC

Krist said for years afterwards that he didnt really have the same desire to make and play music without Kurt, and thats why he never really bothered with anything that big.

I like your videos! Thank you for taking the time to make them. I appreciate you!

Foo Fighters were not the continuation of Nirvana. Why would it be expected that Krist would just join Grohls project? Krist and Kurt played together with 3 other drummers starting in 1987 before Dave Grohl joined Nirvana. Dave didnt join untill 1990. He wasnt even in the Seattle area before then. Nirvana was always Krist and Kurt's band Grohl joined later and those 3 became the Nirvana that the world knows. Pat joined 3 years after Grohl and was only with them less than a year.

One of the most underrated bassists of all time.. The Base hooks on Nevermind are atmospheric and intense..

Learned more form the comments than from the video. Thanks you all!

I think he just wanted to retire from the public eye after Nirvana split. Dave did actually invite him to join the Foo Fighters, but he said no.

I loved seeing them all reunite for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction. That performance was incredible and a great tribute to Kurt Cobain. The singers who performed Kurt’s songs, especially Joan Jett and St. Vincent were awesome. Miss you, Kurt.❤

Dave recorded all but one guitar part on the debut Foo Fighters album. The band formed after the competition of the recording.

I had no idea Novoselic still had a career, outside of the occasional contribution. I thought he pulled a John Deacon and retired right away.

I had a friend that did himself in a year before Kurt. After Kurt did it something in my head snapped. Took years to get it back. Just recently started jamming to Nirvana again. Took a while, but time heals all wounds. Love them.

As a Croatian, like Krist, it's pronounced Novo-selitch. You're welcome.

I really wish Kurt would’ve gotten the help he needed. I miss him like a brother and I was born 8 years after he died

There’s so much wrong with the history here

Wrong, Dave grohl made the debut album by himself, and then formed the band afterwards

3rd Secret is great but i am missing a male singer somehow. If you like Krist then check out his older project with Meat Puppets and Sublime called Eyes Adrift or Giants In The Trees.

Great video. Well done. Upvote given. I've been on a huge Grohl and Nirvana bender since finishing Dave's book last week. I wish they'd collaborate more than they have, but it's still nice to know that they are still friends in some capacity. The relationship between Dave and Krist is an enigma to me.

he became a politician. dont really know why, but ive heard mostly good things about him.

Nirvana was my fave band. Even was lucky enough to see them one time. But afterward I intentionally chose not to get into any of their bands. Sweet 75 even played 20minutes away. But I chose to skip it. Could've maybe met Krist - small venue. But I'm sure he wouldn't have wanted one more person talking about how much they loved Nirvana to him. Now I wished I'd seen them. Prob woulda been too shy to talk to him anyway. Foo Fighters I only know what's on the local rock stations that are on at work sometimes. Nirvana were a doorway for me to a wider range of music that existed not on the billboard charts. The Locust, The Ghost Wolves, Holy Shit!, Nisennenmondai, Daikaiju, The Crosses, Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, Melt-Banana, Uzeda, RR Tut Poetic Emcee and the other Planets, Propagandhi, Wood Chickens, Total Hell, deerhoof ....etc.... There are a gazillions musics out there. More accessable with net connection, of course.

I’m saddened that The Stinky Puffs weren’t mentioned. It was the first time Krist and Dave got together to play after Nirvana.

don’t forget the band was honored as hell to have pat playing with them, as a member of the germs.

Love The Foo Fighters ❤💋💜✌️💯

How on earth did it take almost four minutes to get to the point of the video

Crazy I was JUST thinking about this questions yesterday!

Narrator pronounced bassist in the wildest way I have ever heard. “Buh-cyst” 😂 2:36

I am glad that krist didn’t join the foo fighters. I don’t think they would have been as successful as they have been if he did. Nobody wants to be know as “the guys who were in nirvana just without curt”

Bruh Dave Grohl joined Nirvana after they had already released their first album lol.

That first FF is so good definitely sounds like a lot of ideas Dave had for Nirvana that hadn’t gotten made for whatever reason. Definitely sounds like a direction a new Nirvana album could have gone in.

Crazy how foo fighters music was trash when compared to the productions of Nirvana imo

Never cite this video for accuracy. Dear lord...

Dave didn't want to make things like 'second nirvana'

very nice and enlightening

2:44 is wrong, Dave Grohl plays every instrument on the Foo's debut ST album

Ummm dave didn't come into Nirvana until nevermind. Tge beginning of this video is wrong or worded weirdly 🤔

if you watch some old Nirvana videos, you'll see how good Krists humour is

the answer is very obvious. nobody wants nirvana reformed without kurt and called something else.

It was pretty cool when Krist joined Flipper for awhile during one of their reunions. I saw a live tape of it on RU-vid -- wonder if it's still here.

He is too tall and Dave Grohl has a height limit.

This is a great topic for a video

My understanding was that Krist and Kurt were friends long before Dave joined, and Dave never felt that close to them, so when Kurt blew his brains out they never had much reason to stay in touch. His bass-lines were an essential part of Nirvana though. They used a loud/quiet format, lifted from earlier bands like The Pixies, so a good bass player is essential.

'to avoid any discomfort and tension that might arise from the past'. Saved you 7 minutes.

Sweet 75 was NOT a 2 piece. Bill Rieflin was there from the beginning. Saw them at Brick by Brick in SD and talked with them at length, took pics, etc. Eddie Vedder was there to support his girlfriend Beth's band, Hovercraft, who were opening.

They saved the name Nirvana with Kurt. That is the point. So we think the NIRVANA at first. And then think about the other bands. That is the most good things for all members.

The story of how Dave got the gig in Nrivana is incorrect. He was drumming for Scream a D.C. punk band and they broke up in l.a. on tour in 1990. Buzz Osborne knew Scream and mentioned that Dave was available and in L.A. so Kurt and Krist had him come to Seattle to try out. The rest of the story we all know....

Nice one!

The answer is at 03:43

Whats the song starting at 2.06

"Surpisingly, Krist Novoselic joined the project (Nirvana) with the intention of starting a Creedence Clearwater Revival band called the Sellouts." At the time, Krist was trolling clueless music journalists with that bullshit story, and apparently still is.

Krist is underrated for the talent he has as a bassist

I thought it was bc dave didn't want peopel to just call Foo Fighters Nirvana II.

That base sound got me wanting to listen to Nirvana - Blew

More than anything, they were best friends since they were little and he probably just didn’t wanna do it with other friend who died

Krist did play bass and accordion on I Should Have Known on Wasting Light

Krist & Kurt were Best Friends.

Maybe it’s for all the right reasons… but cmon, the world deserved to see Dave, Pat and Krist together as a proper band and not only several years apart playing Nirvana songs. Tragic as it is, FF lost their drummer recently, may he rest in peace, and i would say this is the perfect time for them to get together. Also, why hasn’t Courtney, who was an accomplished musician and great singer on her own EVER played with them?

It’s tough to find 3-4 people who can keep it together and start a band.

And the answer is.... "The reasons behind this choice were rooted in their desire to avoid any discomfort or tensions that might arise from the past" REALLY? That's fukin all you got to say?

Well, that's just Nirvana without Kurt.

check out giants in the trees too. The music is diverse, i appreciate krist stretching out. I think it's about being authentic for him, just a guess.

Krist Novoscelic isnt one of my bass influences. He is my bass influence. I fn love Eyes Adift and Giants in the Trees

Kirst was a childhood friend of Kurt's and really didn't want to do it full time anymore .

I'm new to this channel but is the narrator's variation in pronunciations intentional? I think Novoselic's name was delivered 3-4 different ways. She said his first name like "Christ" once (1:59) and even "bassist" was weird (2:36). It's almost like this was an AI reading.

Nirvana deserve a massive tribute.

Dave had already started writing for Foo Fighters during Nirvana, Krist and Kurt thought it was their drummers silly little art project, and wasn’t going togo from one of the worlds best rock bands, to a silly little art project resulting in a semi cheesy rock band. Even though I like the foos.

Dave obviously had a HUGE vision and the knowledge and skill to MAKE it happen. I would not have stood in the way of that either. Ride along, you bet. Try to Captain the boat, nope.

Actually Dave has recorded all the instruments himself

This whole video felt like someone trying to get to a word count total in an essay. It also felt like it was written using chatGPT..

They didn't start working together on what would become the "bands" self titled debut. They started working on being able play live versions of those songs already recorded completely by Dave. And nice generic AI version of the "Monkey Wrench" riff at 2:22 🤣😂 Overall, this is still better than many, many other videos covering ancillary topics 🤘 A nice follow up would be a similar exploration of why David Lovering of the Pixies is not the drummer of the Foo Fighters 😉 Third Secret are awesome and thank you for honking their horn.

After Kurt died, Krist and Dave had their own projects. They went their separate ways.

however, foo fighter would be a little different if dave didn't become a drummer for nirvana n nirvana already had a foundation before dave joined, it was the first album

Imagine everlong with a krist noveselek bass line.

RIP the last word of every sentence 🤖🪦

That "Revolver" album was really good.

OUTSTANDING.

Iconic rock band!! 😆😂

To the fellow foo nerds Krist came in for a song or 2 on the album wasting light, mad I can’t remember the name

Krist wanted to do his own thing. Nothing unusual about that.

Because Kris knows something or two about making good music.

I believe you undersold Pay Smear's role in Nirvana. He wasnt merely a "touring guitarist". If that were true, why did he receive a Lifetime Achievement Grammy for Nirvana along with Krist and Dave? Kurt also refered to him as a new band member in many interviews at the time.

the sheer extent of errors in this video is unacceptable

I read an interview with Dave where he said he had most of the first album stuff already written, and some of it recorded like prior to Kurt being dead

not once did this video state why krist decided to not join foo fighters.....

Im disappointed that the title isnt "Why Krist Novoselic didn't fight the foo"

That Sweet 75 record is amazing!, listen...