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Krist Novolselic

musicismylife78musicismylife78 Posts: 6,116
edited February 2007 in Other Music
Been a Nirvana fan since 91 and one question has always bugged me:

Is it pronounced "Krist" as it looks like it is pronounced with the t intact, or is it just Kris with the t being silent. I have heard it said both ways.
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  • StereotypeStereotype Posts: 885
    T is not silent if you ask me.
    He is partly Croatian and I know how the Croats pronounce that- with a T.
    The letter R is also not the "american R"..it's the was Italians among others say PedRo.
    Surname is NOVOSELIČ, Č being pronounced like ch in cheese.
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  • chris01chris01 Posts: 559
    Yeah the T is pronounced... not as Christ though, lol, Chris with a T. :D

    Also ive noticed in the past that Kurt sometimes wrote his name as Kurdt Cobain.
    His middle name was Donald... so i think thats got something to do with it.

    I may be way off base though. ;)
  • ecd1973ecd1973 Posts: 30
    Strangely enough, it is pronounced "FILL-ip".
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  • mattosbornemattosborne Posts: 339
    I'm a big fan of is, I personally think he was GREAT x 100 at the famous Nirvana Unplugged. He hasn't done much musically I would say I like but, I could him do the unplugged show in new york for hours on end.
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  • sapperskunksapperskunk Posts: 684
    Saw him with Flipper a few months back. He totally stunk up the place.
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  • BrainofdzBrainofdz Posts: 1,617
    The tradional Croation way to pronounce it is with the T. For most of his life, he did not pronounce the T. However, in the mid 90's, he had a renewed interest in his culture and has been pronouncing it since then.
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  • bestsanebestsane Posts: 131
    What's the big deal with this guy anyway? He's a washed up has-been. Grohl is better than that Croat.
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