Krist Novoselic quotes

Krist Novoselic is an American musician and songwriter, best known as the bassist for the iconic rock band Nirvana. His influential playing helped shape the sound of 1990s grunge music. He remains active in music and is also known for his political and social activism. Here are 47 of his quotes:

When I perform, I like to immerse myself in the music, and I just try to get off on the diversity of music. (Krist Novoselic)
No band is special, no player royalty. View quote
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Theodore Roethke was a poet I was raised with so he has a lot of sentimental value for me. View quote
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And Seattle isn't really crazy anymore. It's a big dot-com city. View quote
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Don't follow a trend. Follow your heart. View quote
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We weren't really interested in those bands; we were-because we came out of this subterranean scene. And then Nirvana breaks big, and it's just diametrically opposite: we have, like, facial hair, and just, kind of, logger shirts, but we're all, like, "sensitive" and "feminine"-you know what I mean? View quote
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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. View quote
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I own guns. I think they're a good tool to have out in the country, and I should be able to protect my home and my family. View quote
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I do feel like, kinda like a misfit; usually I feel, inside, I'm a misfit. Like, I don't really watch sports, or a lot of... View quote
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Did you know that the biggest-you know, the biggest star in the univer-in the whole galaxy/universe is as big as an atom is small? Did you know that? Isn't that wild? That's more pothead philosophy. View quote
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Well, I think it just goes back to the values that I grew up with in the punk rock world because it was this decentralised world, and so we just made our own way- like we'd be antigovernment or, you know- but we really didn't complain a lot; we were more action-oriented, like, people were publishing fanzines, we were setting up shows, we were getting in vans and touring around, and we were associating with other people, so...y'know, I just like that idea. (Krist Novoselic)
Globalisation is a great thing, and the genie's out of the bottle; it's called the Information Revolution. It has a promise to bring opportunity and information to all corners of the world. It's a wonderful thing. View quote
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If you hear a song you like, start dancing. That's what I do, I'll just start dancing, and that's it. That's all there is to it. View quote
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Nick Gillespie: So, um, how do you self-describe politically? Krist Novoselic: I'm a, what, an anarcho-capitalist socialist...I don't know...I'm kinda a moderate, I think I'm moderate. Nick Gillespie: So you're an anarcho-capitalist socialist moderate. Krist Novoselic: I mean I'm a gun-owning pacifist, so there you go. I'm an anarcho-socialist-you know what I mean? Nick Gillespie: Anarcho-socialist- Krist Novoselic: -capitalist- Nick Gillespie: -capitalist, gun-toting... Krist Novoselic: Yeah, it's just like I, y'know, I just tryin'a, tryin'a make it work in this world and...basically I'm just a small-D democrat. View quote
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I don't really like his [Ted Nugent's] reactionary politics. He's a lot like the people on the left, you know what I mean? View quote
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If you've got a guitar and a lot of soul, just bang something out and mean it. You're the superstar. View quote
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We remember Kurt for what he was: caring, generous and sweet. View quote
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But my role is to just apply the skills I've learned over the years: you listen to the guitar, you listen to the vocal melodies, you listen to the rhythm, and you come up with something that helps you take the song somewhere. View quote
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But remember, guitar players are a dime a dozen. View quote
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I'm really into Sweet 75 right now, and I dig playing Nirvana, don't get me wrong. Even if Kurt never died, more than likely I'd be in Sweet 75 today still. View quote
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I think pot should be legalized, but I think the promotion of party culture is irresponsible. (Krist Novoselic)
But this is pretty new for me, both songwriting and singing. View quote
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Mike Watt and I had the same teacher. Mr. Tanaka. View quote
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Sunshine Cake is just a fun hobby thing. That's about it. View quote
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I like my guns. Yeah, because it just makes me more comfortable. View quote
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Krist Novoselic

Krist Novoselic - Image
Photo: Joe Mabel, CC BY 2.5
Occupation: American Musician
Born: May 16, 1965
Quotes count: 47
Wikipedia: Krist Novoselic

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