Up for auction “Nirvana” Krist Novoselic Hand Signed Drawing Receipt

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Krist Anthony Novoselic (/ˌnoʊvoʊˈsɛlɪtʃ/; Croatian: Novoselić; born May 16, 1965) is an

American musician and activist. He is best known as the bassist and co-founder

of the rock band Nirvana. In 1987 Novoselic and Kurt Cobain formed the band Nirvana, along with

drummer Aaron Burckhard whom they recruited.[1] Through the late 80s Nirvana established

themselves as part of the Seattle grunge scene and in 1989 they released their debut

album Bleach. In 1990 after

going through a succession of drummers, Dave Grohl joined Nirvana after his former band Scream broke up. After signing with major record

label DGC Records Nirvana released their

second studio album Nevermind. In 1991 Nirvana had

achieved worldwide fame through the success of Nevermind and

the lead track off the album, "Smells Like Teen Spirit".

In 1993 Nirvana released In Utero their third studio album which was also a

major success. In 1994 Nirvana abruptly ended following the death of Kurt Cobain. After

Nirvana disbanded, Novoselic formed Sweet 75 in 1995 and Eyes Adrift in 2002, releasing one album with each band. From

2006 to 2009, he played in the punk rock band Flipper, and in 2011, he contributed bass and accordion to the

song "I Should Have Known" on the Foo Fighters' studio album Wasting Light. Since 2017 he has played bass and accordion

for the band Giants in the Trees. Outside

of music Novoselic has been active politically, being involved in the formation

of a PAC named

JAMPAC (Joint Artists and Musicians Political Action Committee).[6] From 2007 through 2010, he wrote a weekly

column on music and politics for the Seattle Weekly website. He served on the board of

the electoral reform organization FairVote from 2005 to 2019, including 11 years as chair, and

in 2020 became board chair of Zócalo Public Square