Krist Novoselic

Quick Facts

Full Name	Krist Novoselic
Occupation	Guitarist
Date Of Birth	May 16, 1965(1965-05-16)
Age	59
Birthplace	Compton
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Taurus

Krist Novoselic Biography

Krist Novoselic is one of the most popular and richest Guitarist who was born on May 16, 1965 in Compton, California, United States. Bassist for the 1990s grunge band Nirvana who also worked with bands like Flipper and Sweet 75.

He and Kurt Cobain were close friends and members of Nirvana.

Krist Anthony Novoselic (/ˌ n oʊ v ə ˈ s ɛ l ɪ k / ; born May 16, 1965) is an American musician and political activist, best known as the bassist and a founding member of the rock band Nirvana.

In 1989, Novoselic married Shelli Hyrkas, whom he had dated in high school. They divorced in 1999. In early 2004, he married American artist Darbury Ayn Stenderu, and they have two children. They reside on a farm near Deep River, Washington, where they grow their own food. Novoselic stated, “I live out in the country now and it’s quiet and it’s a place where I can think a lot.”

He married Shelli Dilley on December 30, 1989 and, after their divorce in 1999, he married Darbury Ayn Stenderu on February 27, 2004.

Krist Novoselic Net Worth

Krist Novoselic is one of the richest Guitarist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Krist Novoselic 's net worth $50 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was born in the United States but spent much of his adolescence in Yugoslavia. One of his first gigs with Kurt Cobain was in a Creedence Clearwater Revival cover band.

He became actively involved in politics, almost running for the seat of Lieutenant Governor of Washington.

Krist Anthony Novoselic was born in Compton, California, on May 16, 1965, the son of Croatian immigrants Kristo and Marija Novoselić. Kristo was a native of Veli Iž on the island of Iž while Marija originates from Privlaka. Novoselic lived in Compton for one year before his parents moved to the ethnically Croatian Los Angeles neighborhood of San Pedro. He has a younger brother, Robert (born 1968), and a younger sister, Diana (born 1973). In 1971, his family relocated to Aberdeen, Washington due to surging real estate costs in California. In 1980, his parents sent him to live with relatives in Zadar, Croatia. He returned to Aberdeen in 1981. He is partially fluent in Croatian. His earliest memory of listening to music is listening to Chuck Berry with his father. Growing up, he had a severe underbite, for which he underwent corrective surgery.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Krist Novoselic height 6 ft 7 in Krist weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Krist Novoselic Dating?

According to our records, Krist Novoselic married to Darbury Stenderu , Shelli Dilley. As of December 1, 2023, Krist Novoselic’s is not dating anyone.

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During Nirvana’s 1992 Reading concert, Novoselic sang Oakland punk band ‘Fang’s’ “The Money Will Roll Right In” with Cobain. Novoselic was an occasional vocalist and backing vocalist in Nirvana, occasionally singing “Scoff” and “Rape Me” at live shows. Novoselic stated that “I kind of discovered my voice for the first time, and the more I did it, the better it got.”

Facts & Trivia

Krist Ranked on the list of most popular Guitarist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Krist Novoselic celebrates birthday on May 16 of every year.

In 1992, at the MTV music awards show, Nirvana would win awards for Best New Artist in a Video and Best Alternative Video for “Smells Like Teen Spirit.” At the show, Nirvana performed “Lithium”. When Novoselic started playing the opening bass riff, he signaled that he could not hear his bass. Instead of continuing to play, Novoselic threw his bass guitar in the air, to perform a “Bass Toss”. He failed to catch it, later stating that he misjudged the height; he further stated that he “faked like he was knocked out.” Musician Brian May ran to give him medical attention; he did not suffer any injuries.

Why did Krist Novoselic not join Foo Fighters?

In 1994, Grohl founded a new band, Foo Fighters. He and Novoselic decided against Novoselic joining; Grohl said it would have felt “really natural” for them to work together again, but would have been uncomfortable for the other band members and placed more pressure on Grohl.

What does Krist Novoselic do now?

Novoselic tends to keep quiet these days, but has released work with his band Giants In The Trees and has performed with Dave Grohl from time to time, who is currently taking time away from the stage alongside fellow band members from the Foo Fighters due to the loss of drummer Taylor Hawkins.

Does Dave Grohl like Krist Novoselic?

Though it “doesn’t really seem like any sort of big official reunion or anything”, Dave Grohl says Nirvana’s jam sessions have produced “some stuff that’s really cool”. Dave Grohl has revealed that he still jams and sometimes records music with the surviving members of Nirvana, Krist Novoselic and Pat Smear.

What happened to the bassist of Nirvana?

Krist Novoselic is back with a new band named Giants in the Trees. The former Nirvana bassist formed the band with musicians he met at a Wahkiakum County Grange.

Are Dave Grohl and Pat Smear friends?

As with In Utero, Smear toured behind the Foo Fighters debut album. The friendship between Grohl and Smear was already solidified through Nirvana. “For the last year of the band [Nirvana], it made the band a lot more fun to be in, having Pat in the band,” Grohl later explained on The Howard Stern Show.