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Soundgarden Star Almost Joined Nirvana
... Kurt was the same way, so we wound up sharing a guitar that night, an acoustic that was there." "Then our paths went different ways. Chad, my old friend, we were in a band together, and I was the singer for a band," he said. Shepherd continued to connect with future
Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic, sharing the same stages and shows; along the way, he provided the link to the band securing drummer Channing, two years before they brought in Dave Grohl. more on this story hennemusic is an official news provider for antiMusic.com. Copyright hennemusic - Excerpted here with permission. Soundgarden Star Almost Joined
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Soundgarden Bassist Ben Shepherd Reflects on Almost Joining Nirvana
... He would've played lead guitar, but they stayed a trio Casual fans of
Nirvana might not know the band once considered adding Soundgarden's current bassist as a second guitarist. Ben Shepherd, who toured with Kurt Cobain's band early on in a roadie-like role, looked back on the era in a recent interview with Denver's Westword. "Well, I was supposed to play lead guitar for them," Shepherd said. "But they stayed a three-piece. " Shepherd's near-role as the fourth
Nirvana member has been documented before, including in Michael Azerrad's book Come as You Are: The Story of
Nirvana. "I didn't really roadie with them," Shepherd told Westword of his time on the road with
Nirvana. "I just went on tour with them. We all did all that shit. It was a blast to get out." Shepherd joined Soundgarden on bass in 1990, replacing Jason Everman, who had also played with
Nirvana. (A little earlier, Kurt Cobain asked Dinosaur Jr.'s J Mascis about filling in for Everman.) Elsewhere in the Westword interview, Shepherd had some refreshingly frank comments about the video for "By Crooked Steps," from Soundgarden's 2012 reunion album King Animal. Foo Fighters frontman and former
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Nirvana
(1988-1994)
Kurt Cobain (vocals, guitar)
Krist Novoselic (bass)
Dave Grohl (drums)
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Cobain was found dead on April 8, 1994 by an electrician sent to install a burglar alarm. He killed himself 3 days earlier with a shotgun, leaving behind a rambling suicide note.
Cobain was married to Courtney Love from the group Hole. They met at an L7 and Butthole Surfers concert and were introduced by Grohl. They had a daughter, Frances Bean, in 1992. (thanks, Jonathon - Clermont, FL)
Grohl formed The Foo Fighters in 1995, playing guitar and lead vocals.
Cobain had extensive drug problems. He walked out of rehab 5 days before killing himself.
They were popular on college radio in the Pacific Northwest before signing with David Geffen's record company in 1990.
Their first single was a cover. They recorded "Love Buzz," by The Shocking Blue, in 1988.
The rights to the band are shared equally by Grohl, Novoselic, and Courtney Love. All 3 must agree on any decisions to license Nirvana material.
Two days after Kurt Cobain's body was found about 5,000 people gathered in Seattle for a candlelight vigil. The distraught crowd filled the air with profane chants, burnt their flannel shirts and fought with police. They also listened to a tape made by Cobain's wife in which she read parts from his suicide note. (thanks, April - Houston, TX)
During Nirvana's last tour, a second guitarist by the name of Pat Smear joined the band so Kurt could focus more on singing and less on lead guitar. Smear performed on MTV's Unplugged with the band. He is still an active musician in underground music today. (thanks, Abby - Altoona, IA)
Some of the bands they toured with include Mudhoney, Jesus Lizard and Dinosaur Jr. (thanks, nils - st paul, MN)
Novoselic is 6' 7" tall, and is known for how he jumps around on stage and throws his bass in the air.
The first instrument Novoselic learned how to play was the accordion.
After Nirvana, Novoselic played in the No WTO Combo and Eyes Adrift. He eventually quit the music business, but hosts a radio show on Saturday nights at the Astoria, Oregon community radio station KMUN under the name "DJ K-No."
Before joining Nirvana, Grohl began his music career in the '80s as the drummer for several Washington, DC area bands, most notably the Punk band Scream.
Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham was a big influence on Grohl, who had Bonham's 3-circle logo tattooed on his wrist.
Grohl played drums on several tracks on the Nine Inch Nails 2005 album With Teeth. (thanks, Jonathon - Clermont, FL, for above 6)
They're from Aberdeen, Washington, but are often lumped in with Seattle. Aberdeen is about 110 miles away from Seattle, which is apparently close enough to link them with that scene.
All three members came from divorced families. Cobain was 7 when his parents split, and he claimed that this was when he became antisocial and rebellious.
Quentin Tarantino received a special thanks from Nirvana in the liner notes of In Utero as he asked Cobain to play Eric Stoltz's heroin dealer part in Pulp Fiction. Cobain didn't take up his offer as it was too close to home.
Comments:
If Kurt killed himself, then he was either:
1. Severely depressed (such as myself, but that is not the point here)
2. High when he did it (people have been known to kill themselves when they are high, it's not exactly uncommon)
3. Too stressed out (not very likely, though)
If Kurt was killed by Courtney Love, then we know that:
1. She wrote the last, strange part of the "suicide" note.
2. It explains the fingerprint thing (he might've worn gloves though, or shot himself with one of his feet, with the gun pointed at his throat)
But personally, I think he killed himself. There are books and articles about this, and a lot of them say that he was killed, but most say he committed suicide.
Nirvana was amazing. Kurt Cobain was amazing. NO ONE CAN IMITATE HIM, COPY HIM, HAVE HIS WRITING STYLE OR HIS VOICE. THAT IS A FACT.
Kurt Cobain was Kurt Cobain and nobody else can BE him.
R.I.P Kurt Cobain
Let him rest in peace, it doesn't matter if he killed himself or was in fact murdered. He lived made some of the best music some of the best art was a poet an icon and a legend. he will be missed forever among many generations. Just leave him alone!
R.I.P Kurt Cobain
- Christina, Perth, Australia
Dave Grohl is also an Ace drummer, but whatever happened to Krist Novalesic?
and for all you other self proclaimed fans that are so concerned with how he died then you really are not fans. Nirvana isnt about the death of kurt cobain its about the music. Maybe you should listen to it.
Chris Austin,TX
Someone said that Nirvana was the best band of the past 20 years. They weren't. But they could've been. I am by no means a Nirvana fan, but have immense respect for them. I think their music got better and better. People say Nevermind was their best album, but In Utero is much better. "Heart-Shaped Box" alone is better than both Bleach and Nevermind combined, in my opinion. And "You Know You're Right" is one of the few songs in history that is absolutley perfect. It's a shame that he died. At the rate they were going, they would've created some truly amazing music. But, as I see it, most of there work was just great potential that had it's chance of evolving and progressing robbed.
If you look at everything in an actual medical and scientific point of view, he couldn't have killed himself. Its not physically possible for him to have done it by himself, there had to have been someone there. And I'm not saying that Courtney Love actually went and pulled the trigger, but I have no doubt that she knows alot more to the story than shes letting on.
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mirranda
Dustyn. Anacortes Wa.
suspicious...
besides...there are proves that courtney had tried to kill him before,in Rome where he planned to dump her.
You remember when they said he went to the hospital bcause of an emergency..well that was when.....courneygave him lots of her pills ond champagne..almost attemting to end his life :(....
That mother-f......
I am no expert, nor do I know anything about medicine. But I do know enough about heroin (as I myself have tried it and my boyfriend is an addict). It is poosible that he injected the heroin while the gun was in his mouth. He would have just enough time to pull the trigger. With the heroin, the little pain he may have, would be nothing. As for why. Fame is b***h. It's not easy, it's not as much fun as it seems. Plus, Kurt was a pretty messed up guy. RIP Mr Cobain.
Lithium
About A Girl
Heart Shaped Box
Pennyroyal Tea
All Apologies
You Know You're Right (which is impressive, considering it was released post-humeously)
Also In Utero hardly tanked, sure it didn't do as well as Nevermind (10 million +) but In Utero, unlike Nevermind, wasn't aimed to be a pop smash, it was aimed towards Nirvana's real fans, grunge fans, Nevermind was good, but In Utero was pure Kurt. In Utero sold 5 million copies, hardly a bomb in my book.
NIRVANA is probably the correct way to write it, because every album has the name capped... so.. NIRVANA... Kurdt Kobain is how people thought his name was supposed to be spelled.
R.I.P. Kurt... you will alwayz be loved by me.
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everyone has theories about who killed him/saying it was suicidal. i think it was courtney. but thats just me. but come on... why dont we forget about trying to figure out who killed him, and just listen to his music. im sure if he could see all of us just argueing about it... he wouldnt like it. hes been gone for 10 years... he isnt coming back. yes, the person that did it should get punished but most of the evidence is gone away because the cops didnt care enough to do something about it when they were on his case... just ruled it a suicide by another heroin addict. i can only hope he will forever r.i.p. like he deserves... you all should hope that too.
RIP Kurt
~Candice~
RIP Kurt
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