Nirvana bassist opts for politics

Former Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic has advised fans that he is quitting the music business after indifferent response to his latest band, Eyes Adrift, and that he will focus on a political career.

“As far as the music industry goes, I quit. I can’t deal,” Novoselic writes on Eyes Adrift’s official Web site. “My lot in life is that every band I’ve ever been in just falls apart. That hurts but I’ve got a thick hide from years of conditioning.”

He says he expects to continue playing music, but that he is withdrawing from the music business. As for his political aspirations, Novoselic writes, “I’m relatively young (38) and I want to follow my compulsions. I have big plans for 2004. Next year will be a pivotal year politically for every one of us in the USA and for myself, even more so.... [You’ll all hear about my plans soon enough.”