Editing Krist Novoselic (section)

===Nirvana (1987–1994)===
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Cobain and Novoselic's first band lasted barely a few weeks before it disbanded, leaving the pair to move on. However, the duo eventually discovered that the Melvins could pull $80 a night for one show. Inspired, Cobain and Novoselic started a [[Creedence Clearwater Revival]] [[cover band]], in which Cobain played drums and Novoselic sang and played guitar. That band was short-lived as well.<ref>{{cite book|last=Azerrad|first=Michael|title=Come as You are: The Story of Nirvana|location=New York|publisher=Doubleday|year=1993|isbn=0-385-47199-8|pages=54–55}}</ref> Some months later, Cobain and Novoselic met drummer [[Aaron Burckhard]]. While the new band never used the name, it was the first incarnation of Nirvana.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nirvanaguide.com/1987.php|title=Nirvana Live Guide – 1987|website=www.nirvanaguide.com|language=en|access-date=June 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180624091710/http://www.nirvanaguide.com/1987.php|archive-date=June 24, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
	 
Burckhard lasted only a few months and Melvins' drummer [[Dale Crover]] filled in until Novoselic and Cobain met [[Chad Channing]]. The trio recorded their debut album ''[[Bleach (Nirvana album)|Bleach]]'', released in 1989.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.subpop.com/releases/nirvana/bleach_deluxe_edition|title=Bleach: Deluxe Edition|website=Sub Pop Records|language=en-US|access-date=June 11, 2018}}</ref> Channing left the band in 1990 and was briefly replaced by Crover and [[Mudhoney]] drummer [[Dan Peters]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.alternativenation.net/surprising-drummer-reveals-missed-joining-nirvana-twice/|title=Surprising Drummer Reveals How He Missed Out On Joining Nirvana Twice|last=Buchanan|first=Brett|date=January 13, 2018|work=AlternativeNation.net|access-date=June 11, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ultimateclassicrock.com/nirvana-chad-channing-no-regrets/|title=Chad Channing Recalls His Time in Nirvana Without Regrets|website=Ultimate Classic Rock|date=April 4, 2018 |language=en|access-date=June 11, 2018}}</ref> Novoselic contributed to the writing of various songs, providing ideas for Cobain.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/krist-novoselic-on-kurts-writing-process-and-the-in-utero-aesthetic-20131003|title=Krist Novoselic on Kurt Cobain's Writing Process|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=June 13, 2018|archive-date=June 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614021242/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/krist-novoselic-on-kurts-writing-process-and-the-in-utero-aesthetic-20131003|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Later in 1990, Melvins' singer-guitarist [[Buzz Osborne]] encouraged Novoselic and Cobain to check out a punk band called [[Scream (band)|Scream]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-scream-mn0001287850|title=The Scream {{!}} Biography & History {{!}} AllMusic|website=AllMusic|access-date=June 13, 2018}}</ref> The pair were impressed by their drummer, [[Dave Grohl]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://consequence.net/2018/03/dave-grohls-first-band-scream-to-reissue-1988-album-no-more-censorship/|title=Dave Grohl's first band, Scream, to reissue 1988 album No More Censorship|date=March 29, 2018|work=Consequence of Sound|access-date=June 13, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> A few weeks later, Scream disbanded, and Grohl placed a call to Osborne for advice. Osborne gave him Novoselic's phone number, and Novoselic invited Grohl up to Seattle (from San Francisco, where Scream broke up). Grohl passed the audition and joined Nirvana. Grohl was Nirvana's fifth and final drummer. Novoselic spent the following months with Nirvana traveling to various labels as the band shopped for a deal, eventually signing with [[DGC Records]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.hardrock.com/rpm/nirvana-signs-to-a-major-or-how-kim-gordon-saved-the-world/|title=NIRVANA SIGNS TO A MAJOR (or how Kim Gordon saved the world)|work=Hard Rock presents Revolutions Per Minute|access-date=June 11, 2018|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143954/http://www.hardrock.com/rpm/nirvana-signs-to-a-major-or-how-kim-gordon-saved-the-world/|archive-date=June 12, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In the spring of 1991, the band entered [[Sound City Studios]] in Los Angeles to record ''[[Nevermind]].'' Novoselic helped write the song "[[Polly (Nirvana song)|Polly]]". Upon its release, ''Nevermind'' (1991) exceeded all expectations and became a worldwide commercial success.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://observer.com/2016/09/howling-in-the-abyss-the-improbable-success-of-nirvanas-nevermind/|title=Howling in the Abyss: The Improbable Success of Nirvana's 'Nevermind'|date=September 23, 2016|work=Observer|access-date=June 13, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/nevermind-at-25-how-nirvanas-1991-album-changed-the-cultural-lan/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/nevermind-at-25-how-nirvanas-1991-album-changed-the-cultural-lan/ |archive-date=January 12, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Nevermind at 25: how Nirvana's 1991 album changed the cultural landscape|last=Hall|first=James|date=September 24, 2016|work=The Telegraph|access-date=June 13, 2018|language=en-GB|issn=0307-1235}}{{cbignore}}</ref>'' Nevermind'' had launched the band as a worldwide phenomenon with their hit single "[[Smells Like Teen Spirit]]".<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/nirvana-debuted-smells-like-teen-spirit-22-years-ago-tonight-20130417|title=Watch Nirvana Debut 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' Live in 1991|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=June 11, 2018|archive-date=June 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612141550/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/nirvana-debuted-smells-like-teen-spirit-22-years-ago-tonight-20130417|url-status=dead}}</ref>

At the [[1992 MTV Video Music Awards]], Nirvana would win awards for [[MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist|Best New Artist in a Video]] and [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Alternative Video|Best Alternative Video]] for "Smells Like Teen Spirit." At the show, Nirvana performed "[[Lithium (Nirvana song)|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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/lists/2013/10/nirvanas-eight-most-rock-n-roll-moments.html|title=Paste Magazine|website=pastemagazine.com|language=en|access-date=June 11, 2018|date=October 17, 2013|archive-date=June 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612140522/https://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/lists/2013/10/nirvanas-eight-most-rock-n-roll-moments.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/nirvana-181-1336070|title=Nirvana bassist reveals Brian May helped him after bass-throwing injury – NME|date=November 20, 2008|work=NME|access-date=June 11, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/nirvanas-novoselic-relives-failed-1992-vma-bass-toss-20081120|title=Nirvana's Novoselic Relives Failed 1992 VMA Bass Toss|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=June 11, 2018|archive-date=June 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612142017/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/nirvanas-novoselic-relives-failed-1992-vma-bass-toss-20081120|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 1992, Novoselic and the rest of Nirvana released a compilation album named ''[[Incesticide]]''. Novoselic helped write lyrics for the songs "[[Dive (Nirvana song)|Dive]]", "[[Hairspray Queen]]", and "[[Incesticide|Aneurysm]]" on the album. This album was produced by a joint venture between [[DGC Records|DGC]] and [[Sub Pop]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/incesticide-19930121|title=Review: Nirvana's 'Incesticide' Delivers Emotional Honesty|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=June 11, 2018|archive-date=September 18, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070918043124/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/232758/incesticide|url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[File:Nirvana around 1992.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|Novoselic (left) playing bass alongside singer [[Kurt Cobain]] (right) in 1992]]
During Nirvana's 1992 [[Reading and Leeds Festivals|Reading]] concert, Novoselic sang Oakland punk band 'Fang's' "The Money Will Roll Right In" with Cobain.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livenirvana.com/digitalnirvana/songguide/bodyd9ac.html?songid=179|title=The Money Will Roll Right In|website=www.livenirvana.com|access-date=June 13, 2018}}</ref> Novoselic was an occasional vocalist and backing vocalist in Nirvana, occasionally singing "[[Scoff (song)|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."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.novoselic.com/adrift/articles/guitar.php|title=The Krist Novoselic Dedication Page - www.novoselic.com|website=www.novoselic.com|access-date=June 13, 2018|archive-date=June 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614000736/http://www.novoselic.com/adrift/articles/guitar.php|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In September 1993, Nirvana's third album [[In Utero (album)|''In Utero'']], debuted at number one on the [[Billboard 200]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/nirvana/chart-history/tlp/|title=Nirvana In Utero Chart History|magazine=Billboard|access-date=June 13, 2018}}</ref> However, the recording sessions mixed by [[Steve Albini]] were criticized by the band members, saying some songs "didn't sound perfect", as well as the band agreeing that Novoselic's bass lines sounded "too low". ''In Utero'' sold 3.5 million copies in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/5b8c/|title=BBC – Music – Review of Nirvana – In Utero|last=Stack|first=Eamonn|language=en-GB|access-date=June 11, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/in-utero-19930916|title=In Utero|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=June 11, 2018|archive-date=May 7, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160507012904/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/in-utero-19930916|url-status=dead}}</ref> In November of that year, Nirvana performed on [[MTV Unplugged]] with [[Lori Goldston]] playing [[cello]], the introduction of guitarist [[Pat Smear]], and Novoselic playing acoustic bass guitar, accordion, and acoustic rhythm guitar. This live performance was released a year later as an album, named ''[[MTV Unplugged in New York]],'' which earned a [[Grammy Award]] for [[Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album|Best Alternative Music Performance.]]<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-best-albums-of-the-nineties-20110427/nirvana-mtv-unplugged-in-new-york-20110517|title=100 Best Albums of the '90s|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=June 11, 2018|archive-date=November 8, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131108105650/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-best-albums-of-the-nineties-20110427/nirvana-mtv-unplugged-in-new-york-20110517|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://loudwire.com/nirvana-mtv-unplugged-in-new-york-album-anniversary/|title=23 Years Ago: 'Nirvana: MTV Unplugged in New York' Released|website=Loudwire|language=en|access-date=June 11, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/deep-10-nirvanas-mtv-unplugged-new-york|title=Deep 10: Nirvana's MTV Unplugged In New York|date=November 3, 2016|work=GRAMMY.com|access-date=June 13, 2018|language=en}}</ref>

Prior to their 1994 European tour, the band scheduled session time at [[Robert Lang Studios]] in Seattle to work on demos. For most of the three-day session, Cobain was absent, so Novoselic and Grohl worked on demos of their own songs. The duo completed several songs, including "Exhausted", "[[Big Me]]", "[[February Stars]]", and "Butterflies".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2013/09/09/220657501/dave-grohl-and-krist-novoselic-share-memories-unreleased-tracks-from-in-utero|title=Dave Grohl And Krist Novoselic Share Memories, Unreleased Tracks From 'In Utero'|work=NPR.org|access-date=June 13, 2018|language=en}}</ref> On the third day of the session, Cobain finally arrived. The song "[[You Know You're Right]]" was the band's final studio recording.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kerrang.com/features/krist-novoselic-on-nirvanas-rise-traumatic-end-and-his-future-with-giants-in-the-trees/|title=Krist Novoselic On Nirvana's Rise, Traumatic End And His Future With Giants In The Trees — Kerrang!|website=Kerrang!|language=en-US|access-date=June 13, 2018}}</ref>

Nirvana ended abruptly in April 1994 following [[Suicide of Kurt Cobain|Cobain's death]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://loudwire.com/krist-novoselic-kurt-cobain-clear-mind-wouldnt-have-killed-himself/|title=Krist Novoselic Discusses Kurt Cobain's Suicide|website=Loudwire|date=June 20, 2014 |language=en-US|access-date=June 1, 2017}}</ref> For most of the rest of that year, Novoselic retreated from the spotlight. One of a few public appearances came that September at the [[1994 MTV Video Music Awards|MTV Video Music Award]]s, where the video for Nirvana's "[[Heart-Shaped Box]]" was awarded [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Alternative Video|Best Alternative Video]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/1994/mtvvmas.htm|title=Rock On The Net: 1994 MTV Video Music Awards|website=www.rockonthenet.com|access-date=June 13, 2018}}</ref> Novoselic took the opportunity to pay tribute to Cobain.

On April 10, 2014, Novoselic was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Nirvana.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rockhall.com/inductees/nirvana|title=Nirvana – Rock & Roll Hall of Fame|website=rockhall.com|access-date=December 26, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/nirvana-inducted-into-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame/|title=Nirvana inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame|date=April 11, 2014|website=The Seattle Times}}</ref> Novoselic spoke at the band's induction ceremony.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://time.com/59471/rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-induction-recap/|title=Nirvana Reunite, KISS Show Up to Star-Studded 2014 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductions|date=April 11, 2014|magazine=TIME}}</ref> On February 4, 2023, Nirvana received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award; Novoselic was on hand, along with Dave Grohl and [[Pat Smear]], to receive the award.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Madarang |first1=Charisma |title=Nirvana, the Supremes, Heart Honored at Grammy Special Merit Awards: 'Keep On Rockin' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/2023-grammy-awards-special-merit-award-nirvana-heart-supremes-1234673887/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=5 February 2023}}</ref>