Don’t follow a trend. Follow your heart.

Meaning of the quote

Don't follow what everyone else is doing just because it's popular. Instead, do what feels right for you, even if it's different from what's trendy. Follow your own passions and beliefs, not what others tell you to do.

About Krist Novoselic

Krist Novoselic is an American musician and activist best known as the co-founder and bassist of the grunge band Nirvana. He has also been involved in various other musical projects and political activism throughout his career.

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We remember Kurt for what he was: caring, generous and sweet.

Krist Novoselic

American rock musician

I wanted to stimulate thought instead of throwing things out or try to give a perspective. I just put stuff up and it’s up for two or three weeks and I get tired of it, so I take it down and put something else up.

Krist Novoselic

American rock musician

I don’t know about the time those songs were written. But he was jamming with someone in Colorado or San Francisco, and I’m sure he was working on the lyrics right up to the show because they were really relevant for the situation.

Krist Novoselic

American rock musician

I can’t remember the last time I looked at a Nirvana web site.

Krist Novoselic

American rock musician

This band is a real collaboration, and I’m greatful to anybody who can appreciate our music. It doesn’t have to be a certain kind of fan or person or anything. I think there’s a little bit of something for everybody on this record.

Krist Novoselic

American rock musician

Our idea is simply to play the songs and to emphasize our musicianship.

Krist Novoselic

American rock musician

Sunshine Cake is just a fun hobby thing. That’s about it.

Krist Novoselic

American rock musician

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

American rock musician

The only way you do anything is to become really active. And the most effective way to get your message to your elected representatives is to make campaign contributions and develop relationships with them.

Krist Novoselic

American rock musician

It felt like being in the center of the world, and I felt like I was a witness to history and I knew that the whole world was watching on television. So, I could feel the collective consciousness of the world focused on this little strip of land called Seattle.

Krist Novoselic

American rock musician

We asserted ourselves as a music community, and showed legislators that music is positive. Especially if you’ve sold 300 million records worldwide and pay taxes.

Krist Novoselic

American rock musician

But this is pretty new for me, both songwriting and singing.

Krist Novoselic

American rock musician

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

American rock musician

And Seattle isn’t really crazy anymore. It’s a big dot-com city.

Krist Novoselic

American rock musician

Let’s keep the music with us. We’ll always have it.

Krist Novoselic

American rock musician

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

American rock musician

I think pot should be legalized, but I think the promotion of party culture is irresponsible.

Krist Novoselic

American rock musician

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

American rock musician

I live out in the country now and it’s quiet and it’s a place where I can think a lot.

Krist Novoselic

American rock musician

Mike Watt and I had the same teacher. Mr. Tanaka.

Krist Novoselic

American rock musician

But remember, guitar players are a dime a dozen.

Krist Novoselic

American rock musician

I kind of discovered my voice for the first time, and the more I did it, the better it got.

Krist Novoselic

American rock musician

I’m just really happy, because I think we’re a great band, and I really like great bands.

Krist Novoselic

American rock musician

Theodore Roethke was a poet I was raised with so he has a lot of sentimental value for me.

Krist Novoselic

American rock musician

We’re all players and musicians and we sure all get along good. We just clicked right off the bat. We started playing and then we almost immediately started recording.

Krist Novoselic

American rock musician

But whenever history is in the making, there’s some kind of intangible feeling.

Krist Novoselic

American rock musician

No band is special, no player royalty.

Krist Novoselic

American rock musician

Don’t follow a trend. Follow your heart.

Krist Novoselic

American rock musician

If you’ve got a guitar and a lot of soul, just bang something out and mean it. You’re the superstar.

Krist Novoselic

American rock musician