Theodore Roethke was a poet I was raised with so he has a lot of sentimental value for me. Krist Novoselic More Quotes by Krist Novoselic More Quotes From Krist Novoselic If you've got a guitar and a lot of soul, just bang something out and mean it. You're the superstar. Krist Novoselic guitar soul mean Don't follow a trend. Follow your heart. Krist Novoselic follow-your-heart trends heart In Utero is a testament to the artistic vision of Kurt Cobain. It's kind of a weird record, and it's strangely beautiful at the same time. And if you look at Kurt's paintings and his drawings - he even did a sculpture for me - it's a rising, tortured-spirit person. It's kind of weird. It's done well, but it's like what Dave was saying about having your own sound. Kurt was a great songwriter. He knew he had a good ear for a hook [and was] a great singer, great guitar player, and In Utero is a good representation of what he liked in art and how he expressed himself. Krist Novoselic player beautiful art 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 diversity trying She's intense and passionate, so she's perfect. Krist Novoselic intense passionate perfect No band is special, no player royalty. Krist Novoselic band player special Just the other day I pulled out this old cassette of Ragged Glory and I popped it into my cassette player and I was digging it. They were just a great rock and roll band, one that presents the song ahead of everything else - there's no grand idea or concept behind it. Krist Novoselic rocks player song We remember Kurt for what he was: caring, generous and sweet. Krist Novoselic caring remember sweet But whenever history is in the making, there's some kind of intangible feeling. Krist Novoselic intangible kind feelings When Nirvana hit it big, it was overwhelming because we were part of the counterculture. Nirvana didn't go to the mainstream - the mainstream came to Nirvana. Krist Novoselic mainstream overwhelming bigs But remember, guitar players are a dime a dozen. Krist Novoselic dimes guitar player But this is pretty new for me, both songwriting and singing. Krist Novoselic songwriting singing sight 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. Krist Novoselic guitar song years The perception of him as brooding and dark and miserable, that is baloney. Kurt Cobain was a funny dude. Krist Novoselic cobain perception dark I'm just really happy, because I think we're a great band, and I really like great bands. Krist Novoselic really-happy band thinking I really like to write, so I can just relax and think about things and realize things and then try to express it on my computer. Krist Novoselic realize-things writing thinking We remember Kurt Cobain for what he was: Caring, generous, and sweet. Let's keep the music with us. We'll always have it. Krist Novoselic I think pot should be legalized, but I think the promotion of party culture is irresponsible. Krist Novoselic party culture thinking 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. Krist Novoselic stills sweet today And Seattle isn't really crazy anymore. It's a big dot-com city. Krist Novoselic dots crazy cities