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In 1980, Novoselic attended the gymnasia in Zadar, Croatia for a year, then still part of Yugoslavia. There, he also picked up an interest in punk music, being exposed to bands such as The Sex Pistols, The Ramones, as well as various local bands. Back home, Novoselic graduated from Aberdeen High School in 1983.
One day, Novoselic's younger brother Robert walked in with his friend Kurt Cobain, and Cobain noticed loud music coming from upstairs. Robert told Cobain that it was his older brother, who listened to punk rock. Cobain eventually befriended Novoselic, made easier in that they shared similar musical tastes and were both fans of local band The Melvins. Some time later, Cobain gave Novoselic a demo tape of some of his songs, which Cobain named Fecal Matter. For several months, Cobain kept pressing him about it, but Novoselic kept shrugging him off. Finally, Novoselic listened to the tape, liked it, and agreed to start a band with Cobain.
Cobain and Novoselic's first band lasted barely a few weeks before it disbanded, leaving the pair to move on. However, the duo eventually discovered that the Melvins could pull eighty dollars a night for one show. Inspired, Cobain and Novoselic started a Creedence Clearwater Revival cover band, in which Cobain played drums and Novoselic sang and played guitar. That band was short-lived as well. Some months later, Cobain and Novoselic met Aaron Burckhard. While the new band never used the name, it was the first incarnation of Nirvana.
Burckhard lasted barely a few months, and Melvins drummer Dale Crover filled in until Novoselic and Cobain met Chad Channing. The trio recorded their debut album Bleach, released in 1989. Channing left the band in 1990 and was briefly replaced by Crover and Mudhoney drummer Dan Peters.
Later in 1990, Melvins singer-guitarist Buzz Osbourne encouraged Novoselic and Cobain to check out a hardcore punk band called Scream. The pair were impressed by their drummer, Dave Grohl. A few weeks later, Scream disbanded, and Grohl placed a call to Osbourne for advice. Osbourne gave him Novoselic's phone number, and Novoselic invited Grohl up to Seattle. Grohl passed the audition, and joined Nirvana. A few months later, in the spring of 1991, the band recorded their second album Nevermind, which launched the band as a worldwide phenomenon.
In 1992, the Washington state legislature attempted to pass a bill called the Erotic Music Law. The law would allow courts to declare certain albums "erotic" by their content, and would make it illegal to sell those albums to those under the age of 18. A lobbying group called the Washington Music Industry Coalition formed as a response to the bill. Novoselic and Nirvana actively campaigned against the bill, and performed a benefit concert for the lobbying group in September of 1992.
For most of his life, Novoselic had chosen to go by the Western spelling of his name, Chris. However, following a 1993 trip to Croatia, Novoselic decided to honor his heritage and return to the original spelling of his name, Krist.
Nirvana ended abruptly in April of 1994 following Cobain's sudden death. For most of the rest of that year, Novoselic retreated from the spotlight. One of few public appearances came that September at the MTV Video Music Awards, where the video for Nirvana's "Heart Shaped Box" was awarded for Best Alternative Video. Novoselic and Grohl took the opportunity to pay tribute to their bandmate.
The following year, the Erotic Music Law was reintroduced to the legislature as the Matters Harmful to Minors bill. Noting that the music industry had serious clout in Seattle given the success of the scene, Novoselic proposed creating a political action committee, which was named JAMPAC (Joint Artists and Musicians Political Action Committee). Over the next several years, JAMPAC fought a number of different issues, including the Teen Dance Ordinance, a 1985 law that severely limited the ability of minors to attend shows. With JAMPAC, Novoselic began to turn his focus more and more towards politics.
At the same time, Novoselic continued to dabble in musical endeavors. Novoselic formed the band Sweet 75 in 1995, releasing a single self-titled album. In 1999, he joined Jello Biafra and former Soundgarden guitarist Kim Thayil in the No WTO Combo. He then joined former Meat Puppets frontman Curt Kirkwood and former Sublime drummer Bud Gaugh to form Eyes Adrift, which disbanded in 2003.
Novoselic remains active in politics, making appearances to advocate electoral reform (especially instant-runoff voting and proportional representation) and running the website fixour.us. He considered a 2004 run for Lieutenant Governor of Washington (as a Democrat, challenging an incumbent of the same party), but ultimately decided against it. His first book, Of Grunge and Government: Let's Fix This Broken Democracy, was published in October 2004.