Krist Novoselic Admits To Being Scared Of Playing With Paul McCartney
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You might think a Nirvana icon wouldn’t be intimidated by much when it comes to rock music. But you'd be wrong. Former Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic admits that being asked to play alongside fellow bassist- and music legend- Paul McCartney compared the invitation to being asked to box with Muhammad Ali.
Admitting he did jump at the chance when invited by Dave Grohl, Novoselic recalls “I kept thinking, ‘Please don’t make me play bass guitar; please don’t make me play bass.’ ‘Yep, I’m going boxing.’ ‘Who’s your sparring partner?’ ‘Muhammad Ali.’ ‘Good luck with that!’ ... So of course he asked me to play bass.”
The collaboration in question is 2012’s “Cut Me Some Slack.” Despite some initial tuning issues, Novoselic said the trio (and Smear) worked well on the song that eventually won them all a GRAMMY. “(The song) “wasn’t working for us. ... Then I realized we were playing in D, so I did the old grunge trick and I drop-tuned my bass to D… and everything started clicking perfectly.”
Source: Ultimate Classic Rock
