Krist Novoselic
BiographyEarly life (1965 to 1986)Novoselic was born to Croatian immigrants Krist and Maria Novoselić on May 16, 1965, in Compton, California. He lived there for one year, before his parents relocated to San Pedro, California,[2] where he remained for most of his childhood years. He has two brothers, Robert Alan Novoselic and Dillon Malloy Novoselic, and in 1973, Novoselic's sister Diana was born. 1979 saw the Novoselic family on the move again, due to rising property prices in California, this time to Aberdeen, Washington. Worried about Krist's depression, his parents sent him to live with relatives in Zadar, Croatia, then part of Yugoslavia, in 1980.[3] There, Novoselic attended the gymnasium. Novoselic was already interested in bands like Led Zeppelin, Devo, Black Sabbath, and Aerosmith. He also enjoyed Yugoslav rock bands like Zabranjeno Pusenje, Prljavo Kazaliste and Azra. While in Croatia, he picked up an interest in punk rock music, and discovered bands like the Sex Pistols and the Ramones.
Sometime later, Novoselic's brother Robert walked into his friend Kurt Cobain, who had noticed loud music coming from upstairs. Robert told Cobain that it was his older brother, who listened to punk rock. Cobain eventually befriended the elder Novoselic and the pair ended up sharing similar musical tastes, including a fondness for local band The Melvins. The two had several mutual friends and began hanging out shortly thereafter. Some time later, Cobain gave Novoselic a demo tape of his former band Fecal Matter. After several months of indecision, Novoselic finally listened to the tape, liked it, and agreed to start a band with Cobain.
