Musicians who left RIGHT before their band got famous - part 2

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  • @ducjerk1
    @ducjerk1 Рік тому +9603

    Could you imagine getting kicked out of nirvana and soundgarden

    • @bradmuehlenbein
      @bradmuehlenbein Рік тому +242

      Dudes a badass.

    • @notyetskeletal4809
      @notyetskeletal4809 Рік тому +34

      ...just like Jason Everman in the video. Yeah I get it.

    • @WFly101
      @WFly101 Рік тому +25

      That reminds me of Jason Newsted lol.

    • @zackzallie8735
      @zackzallie8735 Рік тому +45

      ​@@WFly101He focking left the band

    • @JCordoba1001
      @JCordoba1001 Рік тому +10

      Dude probably didn’t care, kudos to him

  • @TheOnemanmoshpit
    @TheOnemanmoshpit Рік тому +5588

    I bet his new band can't wait for him to leave so they can become legendary 😂

    • @randomcommenterphd893
      @randomcommenterphd893 11 місяців тому +7

      Your legendary comment got me

    • @abaddonimpaler9917
      @abaddonimpaler9917 11 місяців тому

      😆😵🤣🤣🤣 Savage

    • @TorturedMongoose2003
      @TorturedMongoose2003 11 місяців тому +1

      Rangers lead the way...

    • @SaltSpirits
      @SaltSpirits 11 місяців тому +6

      they gonna drop his ass over the smallest inconvenience

    • @Meatballin
      @Meatballin 11 місяців тому +3

      Lead singer probably gonna be shaking in their boots after he leaves tho

  • @iosiasaemilius2795
    @iosiasaemilius2795 Рік тому +4375

    bruh imagine getting fired by kurt for being moody

    • @goose5718
      @goose5718 Рік тому +419

      Must’ve been the moodiest person alive

    • @Ironworthstriking
      @Ironworthstriking Рік тому +33

      💀💀

    • @darthjarjar2742
      @darthjarjar2742 11 місяців тому +58

      Seems like a mood NGL

    • @Idcwyt
      @Idcwyt 11 місяців тому +14

      ​@@darthjarjar2742Stop it

    • @darthjarjar2742
      @darthjarjar2742 11 місяців тому +23

      @averyh2121 sorry I'll leave🤸‍♂️🚪

  • @frasty2256
    @frasty2256 Рік тому +1314

    Calling Jason “moody” is very rich coming from Kurt

    • @cosmonauthal7651
      @cosmonauthal7651 11 місяців тому +124

      I mean if it came from Eddie too imagine how fucking much of a moody man this guy was lol

    • @SigmundOrthodoxy
      @SigmundOrthodoxy 11 місяців тому +2

      Yeah i mean Kurt was a notoriously high all the time and an overall asshole so idk

    • @kylehoulihan3875
      @kylehoulihan3875 11 місяців тому +21

      @@cosmonauthal7651or Kurt just had a massive ego

    • @immaseahorse24
      @immaseahorse24 11 місяців тому +26

      ​@@kylehoulihan3875he was fired from 2 bands 😂

    • @cosmonauthal7651
      @cosmonauthal7651 11 місяців тому +45

      @@kylehoulihan3875 I’m not gonna deny that. But if someone is the common denominator ie getting booted from two bands for the same band for the same thing it’s probably them then.

  • @brandonbeavers4668
    @brandonbeavers4668 2 роки тому +1226

    Jason Everman was an army ranger with the 75th and then became a green beret.

    • @brandonbeavers4668
      @brandonbeavers4668 Рік тому +9

      @Karles Gossick probably, you can be both

    • @mcshidnfard456
      @mcshidnfard456 Рік тому +8

      75th is the only ranger regiment so obviously it would be with the 75th

    • @brandonbeavers4668
      @brandonbeavers4668 Рік тому +32

      @@mcshidnfard456 sometimes there is confusion with being a ranger and being ranger qualified.

    • @mcshidnfard456
      @mcshidnfard456 Рік тому +11

      @@brandonbeavers4668 ranger qualified just means you completed ranger school and got a tab. Not a ranger till you go through and pass rasp

    • @brandonbeavers4668
      @brandonbeavers4668 Рік тому +28

      @@mcshidnfard456 hence why I specified that he was a ranger with the 75th.

  • @nicholas8228
    @nicholas8228 Рік тому +99

    He was a ranger and a green beret, he played for nirvana and Soundgarden, his resume is crazy aha

  • @Mirokuofnite
    @Mirokuofnite 11 місяців тому +27

    He told a story of when he was in training his instructor saw a picture of him on stage with Soundgarden in a rock magazine and asked if it was him. When Jason confirmed it, his instructor asked him what the hell he was doing in the military.

  • @jackcrane5711
    @jackcrane5711 Рік тому +252

    He’s like the forest Gump of rock and metal lol.

  • @zetok45
    @zetok45 Рік тому +98

    I dated a woman who worked with Everman at a record label in NY. Apparently he was a bit weird and also harbored resentment towards Nirvana.

    • @sivulaa
      @sivulaa 11 місяців тому +3

      Yeah he was the only one with money and paid for the bleach pressing and corbain refused to pay him back

  • @karebushmarebu233
    @karebushmarebu233 Рік тому +617

    Jason Everman supposedly kept trying to do these dad rock metal solos over nirvana tracks when playing live, Kurt hated it (rightfully so), and would turn his guitar down during gigs lmao

    • @idonteatcheetos
      @idonteatcheetos Рік тому +55

      That's so funny to hear I can totally imagine that happening. Maybe Jason was doing shit like that on purpose just to drive Kurt mad?

    • @karebushmarebu233
      @karebushmarebu233 Рік тому +82

      @@idonteatcheetos maybe! But I doubt it, remember that was the late 80s, at that time it was still trendy and “cool” to do dad rock type solos. Luckily Kurt had the vision to see how dated that sound would be a few years and also had a personal distaste for it

    • @mikeandike2021
      @mikeandike2021 Рік тому +18

      He sure have let him played the solos if he was being a respectful musician than he would be happy for him, not jealous or hateful.

    • @misterhutch2053
      @misterhutch2053 Рік тому +40

      @@karebushmarebu233 guitarists want to sing too 😢 let them shred some solos

    • @youtubecommentator4238
      @youtubecommentator4238 Рік тому +22

      @@mikeandike2021without going into detail just no

  • @LeNoLi.
    @LeNoLi. 11 місяців тому +12

    Imagine you're in the military and this guy talks some shit about being in both Nirvana and Soundgarden. You just roll your eyes and don't even ask him about it
    😂😂😂

    • @pietart3596
      @pietart3596 11 місяців тому +1

      "Did you hear what that moody soldier said?" And then everyone laughs 🥲

  • @fatimapalacios2292
    @fatimapalacios2292 Рік тому +61

    he's like 7 foot tall, to look taller than Krist.

    • @CourtWatchAu
      @CourtWatchAu Рік тому +1

      lol he was tall

    • @juliegogola4647
      @juliegogola4647 11 місяців тому +1

      He could have been 8 feet tall, but, he could NEVER outshine Krist.

  • @Nocturnalllll
    @Nocturnalllll Рік тому +106

    Bro started his own call of duty campaign after leaving music

  • @peterscoop2647
    @peterscoop2647 11 місяців тому +4

    Dude was a badass he had to answer his call

  • @bubaa1218
    @bubaa1218 Рік тому +558

    Dude quit became a fucking bad ass

    • @TheSoulBlossom
      @TheSoulBlossom Рік тому +60

      He didn't quit. And also killed a bunch. Not a badass at all.

    • @voidwalker434
      @voidwalker434 Рік тому +139

      ​@@TheSoulBlossom grow a pair

    • @creepofreako
      @creepofreako Рік тому +86

      ​@@TheSoulBlossomthat was war. Kill or be killed.

    • @HERTZZBR
      @HERTZZBR Рік тому +30

      ​@@creepofreakolike you ever been in a war you edgy teen

    • @creepofreako
      @creepofreako Рік тому +1

      @@HERTZZBR I'm a war veteran. I fought in Afghanistan you stpd cnt

  • @leexcite2903
    @leexcite2903 11 місяців тому +3

    Bro went from touring around america to touring in afghan bruh

  • @Randomjackass135
    @Randomjackass135 Рік тому +4

    “Musicians who left”
    Talks about someone who was fired

  • @willm678
    @willm678 11 місяців тому +3

    He didn’t just join the army, but he was also an army ranger and Green Beret. Dude is the real deal

  • @Ez_Di3cast
    @Ez_Di3cast Рік тому +8

    Scott Raynor from blink 182 he was fired right before emena of the state came out

  • @raymundoserna3449
    @raymundoserna3449 Рік тому +12

    I bet he had the craziness story in the barracks

  • @coco_rthritis6462
    @coco_rthritis6462 Рік тому +22

    Fun fact. Jason Everman was like 6'8 or 6'9. You can see in pictures of him and Krist on stage that he is noticeably taller.

  • @gringorodgrigo
    @gringorodgrigo Рік тому +25

    Syd Barrett, left after 2nd pink floyd album in 1968, 3 years later Meddle came out, and 2 years after that PF's "Dark Side of the Moon" came out, and was massively successful.

    • @Blockoumi
      @Blockoumi Рік тому +10

      Well, he was kinda kicked out instead of leaving of his own will

    • @gringorodgrigo
      @gringorodgrigo Рік тому +1

      @@Blockoumi well he still did leave.

    • @growskull
      @growskull Рік тому +1

      rip syd

    • @alexander-yf3bp
      @alexander-yf3bp Рік тому +15

      Poor guy had schizophrenia and was missed by the entire band. Also piper at the gate of dawn and "see emily play" was extremely popular and set the band on the map. Although DSOTM did elevate them to a whole another level

    • @growskull
      @growskull Рік тому +4

      @@alexander-yf3bp yes syd was the best its such a sad story

  • @6xcartier196
    @6xcartier196 Рік тому +34

    Fired for being a moody metal head? Wtf 😂😂😂

    • @Samh1913
      @Samh1913 11 місяців тому

      In fairness anyone can be moody whether they’re punk or metalhead or emo like if u wanna pull solos nobody thinks is needed or fits the music of course ur gonna get kicked out especially if u get mad about it

    • @nellyboi3043
      @nellyboi3043 11 місяців тому

      Depends on what they mean by “moody”… if “moody metalheads” means something like how Axl Rose is a moody metalhead, I can see why it would clash.

    • @SevenAsses
      @SevenAsses 11 місяців тому

      @@nellyboi3043Axl Rose isn’t anywhere near resembling a metalhead.

    • @nellyboi3043
      @nellyboi3043 11 місяців тому

      @@SevenAsses yes, he clearly was. Regardless of whether you like it, hair metal was easily the most popular form of metal when Nirvana was starting out.
      Either way the point is, if he was being a dick that was treating Nirvana like it was his ticket to the top by playing what was popular at the time, hair metal, it was never gonna mesh with Kurt.

  • @walker11907
    @walker11907 11 місяців тому +1

    He didn’t just join the army he became a green beret that’s pretty fkn badass

  • @AaronLakes-ge9su
    @AaronLakes-ge9su 11 місяців тому +1

    Jason everman is a legend and a real war hero so have to respect that

  • @yeah_ImAFish
    @yeah_ImAFish 11 місяців тому +2

    Dude was too hardcore for Grunge bands so he decided to join the military. What a badass

  • @koshey245
    @koshey245 11 місяців тому +2

    I can't believe Kurt Cobain quit right before foo fighters hit it big, crazy

  • @BrianNatonski-wt3mv
    @BrianNatonski-wt3mv 11 місяців тому

    HOLY CRAP I WAS AT THAT NIRVANA SHOW THE PICTURE IS FROM! It was a club called DREAMERZ in Chicago, they opened up for a local band called precious wax drippings, there was about fourpeople in the crowd, itook a few photos and met the band, they gave me a copy of Bleach!

  • @connorthomas7086
    @connorthomas7086 Рік тому +4

    He was recently on JRE absolutely worth a listen such a interesting guy to listen too

  • @chiefkeave
    @chiefkeave 10 місяців тому

    He did more than just serve the army, bro was a green beret and a ranger. Legit certified killer

  • @goodguycarl
    @goodguycarl 10 місяців тому

    Man actually went on a world tour

  • @Septicshites
    @Septicshites 11 місяців тому

    Dude said fuck it I’ll go fight a war while y’all have fun

  • @georgekostis5403
    @georgekostis5403 Рік тому +5

    A dude who killed himself with a shot gun calling someone moody 😂😂

    • @growskull
      @growskull Рік тому +2

      to be fair being sad and moody is different

  • @lad3273
    @lad3273 10 місяців тому

    Homie missed out big twice and said, “fuck it, army time”

  • @romacalor
    @romacalor 11 місяців тому

    Nirvana’s drummer from 1988-1990, Chad Channing, left after the first album. He also made a band with my old music teacher called before cars. :)

  • @johanvonbronx
    @johanvonbronx 11 місяців тому

    Bruh fumbled the bag Twice

  • @seditexx1
    @seditexx1 11 місяців тому

    Imagine trying to tell people you were in both of those bands. They'd be like "uh huh."

  • @godallmighty6808
    @godallmighty6808 11 місяців тому +1

    Peter Gabriel is kinda an example you could say

  • @14TND88
    @14TND88 11 місяців тому

    Have you done Matt Pelissier from MCR? He was the drummer for their album Bullets but got kicked out for burning Gerard’s van that his grandma gave him

  • @nickwancho
    @nickwancho 11 місяців тому

    Just forget to mention theose tours were served with and oda. He was a green beret (special forces) dudes a fucking badass

  • @tylerzick9477
    @tylerzick9477 11 місяців тому

    From rage against to rage for the machine

  • @Paulshaggy
    @Paulshaggy Рік тому +91

    what is moody metalhead

    • @nikkimikk3353
      @nikkimikk3353 Рік тому +78

      like 99 percent of metalheads

    • @Pulang_Diwa
      @Pulang_Diwa Рік тому +3

      ​@@nikkimikk3353 😂

    • @metalheadblues
      @metalheadblues Рік тому +1

      ​@@nikkimikk3353can confirm

    • @WFly101
      @WFly101 Рік тому

      ​@@nikkimikk3353 can cønfïrm

    • @WFly101
      @WFly101 Рік тому

      ​@@nikkimikk3353 📖

  • @trashcan_5450
    @trashcan_5450 11 місяців тому +1

    He wasnt fired from Nirvana, instead it was an agreement from both parties for Jason to leave the band. I believe Kurt said it in one of his interviews, dont know which one but just search it up

  • @blu4533
    @blu4533 11 місяців тому

    Bro wasn’t just in the army. I wanna give my man some respect. He served as a Green Berets which is a milestone for sure.

  • @matthewfennell8283
    @matthewfennell8283 11 місяців тому

    Good friends with an old bassist from the Ramones, Ira Nagle, works up at a boy scout camp. Old and grumpy but a great guy.

  • @CradleRobbingRuthy
    @CradleRobbingRuthy 11 місяців тому

    At least he is recognized as being in the band

  • @ncrtrooper7246
    @ncrtrooper7246 11 місяців тому

    This is the first short i have seen on this topic so i don't know if my takes were or not covered yet, but i want to mention Peter Giles from Giles, Giles and Fripp, which would be renamed to King Crimson when Peter leaved and Robert Fripp added Greg Lake, Ian McDonald and Peter Sinfield, and the other one is Tim Staffel who formed Smile with Brian May and Roger Taylor, which would become Queen

  • @lol-eg7wc
    @lol-eg7wc 11 місяців тому

    My dad left Katatonia (one of the biggest doom metal bands) right before their biggest year. He also took his brother with him.

  • @StandardGoose
    @StandardGoose 11 місяців тому

    The IT guy at my school was the original drummer for an indie band called the Boo Radleys who had one really big song in the 90s. They didn't have much of a career after that one song though, so he probably made the right choice to leave them and work in IT.

  • @roninmcgachey4450
    @roninmcgachey4450 11 місяців тому

    My guitar teachers dad was the guitars for the band kanas and left right before they made their big hit , Carry on wayward son

  • @aquaticambiance
    @aquaticambiance 11 місяців тому

    Imagine taking a seat next to him at a bar and he told you, i used to play for nirvana and sound garden then I became a green berat.

  • @str8ballinonyou
    @str8ballinonyou 7 місяців тому

    He did end up living a hell of life though,I remember listening to his story on Rogan a couple years back.

  • @-rockstaredits-
    @-rockstaredits- 11 місяців тому

    my mom and brother recently met jason at a party in capital hill, said he was a nice guy

  • @Celevie413
    @Celevie413 11 місяців тому

    one of my teacher's friends was actually in the killers and left about a year before hot mess because he thought they would never get big

  • @Shneeples
    @Shneeples 11 місяців тому

    Bro became buck from R6 siege 💀

  • @philipfamiano717
    @philipfamiano717 11 місяців тому

    He also played with the band Mind Funk after Soundgarden

  • @dio44
    @dio44 10 місяців тому

    Missed the part where he wasn’t just a soldier but a green beret..

  • @JupiterFloyd000
    @JupiterFloyd000 10 місяців тому

    Bro had 2 chances 😂

  • @GuyRoche-jd6dy
    @GuyRoche-jd6dy 11 місяців тому

    I went to school with Jason ,Chad and Ben. Jr and highschool. All 3 great guys.

  • @DislikeThisCommentNow
    @DislikeThisCommentNow Рік тому

    So he did what he was intended to do. Respect

  • @greedygray
    @greedygray 11 місяців тому

    Do one about Mark Stone, original bassist for Van Halen. He left after their first EP and told them “they’d never make it big”

  • @SDPTheGhost
    @SDPTheGhost 11 місяців тому

    That is exactly what I would expect a metal head to do outside of music 😂

  • @peeblood
    @peeblood 11 місяців тому

    Shout out to Brad Thomas, one of the finest and most badass operators I've ever known. He's also a genuinely outstanding human being.

  • @bussinsauce
    @bussinsauce 11 місяців тому

    my stepdad was in the military with this guy. they were good friends and it was said that Everman never really talked to anyone.

  • @Kamil987987
    @Kamil987987 11 місяців тому

    God damn, this guy must have interesting stories to tell

  • @Sumschmuck
    @Sumschmuck 11 місяців тому

    Dude just said "fuck being a rock star, I'm gonna go be a war hero"

    • @Billiamwoods
      @Billiamwoods 11 місяців тому

      "Hero" is being used pretty fucking liberally here

    • @Sumschmuck
      @Sumschmuck 11 місяців тому

      @@Billiamwoods he put down Terry's and sand rats, so I'd say he's a hero

    • @Billiamwoods
      @Billiamwoods 11 місяців тому

      @@Sumschmuck "Sand rats" least racist American army fan. The real terrorists are the people murdering civilians for corporations

  • @wallacelab
    @wallacelab 11 місяців тому

    The fact that he joined the military confirms he was a "moody metalhead" 🤣

  • @wingsofvirtue2156
    @wingsofvirtue2156 11 місяців тому

    My stepgrandad new a guy who was the keyboard player but left just before they got big cos he thought the band wasn't going anywhere

  • @Ducks-R-Cool
    @Ducks-R-Cool Рік тому +1

    What abt mustaine. He got kicked out a little after they got famous.

  • @LilFevre
    @LilFevre 11 місяців тому

    Bro went from killing the vibe to killing innocent civilians

  • @jhoaopereyra
    @jhoaopereyra 11 місяців тому

    massive respect for that guy

  • @statelessmars
    @statelessmars 11 місяців тому

    He was also in mindfunk. Pat Dubar reached out to him to join.

  • @anthonydistefano305
    @anthonydistefano305 10 місяців тому

    I knew a guy from the Ramones who left right before they got famous

  • @Dr.Giggletouch0352
    @Dr.Giggletouch0352 10 місяців тому

    Then he became a bad ass army ranger and had a kick ass life💪💪💪

  • @gnosticreverend6354
    @gnosticreverend6354 11 місяців тому

    If I overheard a guy at a bar saying that he used to be a member of Nirvana, Soundgarden, and the US Army Special Forces, I'd be like "yeahhhh bro sure you were, LOL."

  • @fishdirect
    @fishdirect 11 місяців тому

    The money he made to pay for the recording was from commercial Herring fishing with his Dad in Alaska.. we spent a lot of time together on the boats and he would play cassettes of the music they were going to record.

  • @ravuisii2866
    @ravuisii2866 11 місяців тому

    that one bassist before freddie mercury joined Smile

  • @jimmydim2212
    @jimmydim2212 11 місяців тому +1

    Everman went on to be Cpt. Price

  • @numburger
    @numburger 11 місяців тому +1

    Wow, so he was still touring even after leaving the grunge scene

  • @-M05
    @-M05 Рік тому

    Dude was casually kicked out of two of the biggest 90s rock bands. But I appreciate his service 🤙

  • @whatthe3711
    @whatthe3711 11 місяців тому +1

    Well he’s alive ain’t he

  • @tompriceusmc
    @tompriceusmc 11 місяців тому

    Now he's alive and leaders of both his former bands are dead.
    When being a rockstar is more lethal than war...

  • @noahpearson2190
    @noahpearson2190 11 місяців тому +1

    Imagine getting kicked out of the band when you paid for there recording.

  • @2stral
    @2stral 11 місяців тому

    the old drummer for Tally Hall lmao

  • @zanza-1587
    @zanza-1587 Рік тому +2

    Imagine getting called too moody by Cobain. You must really fckn suck to dethrone one of the kings of depression, himself...

  • @bgradeschmeat4987
    @bgradeschmeat4987 11 місяців тому

    My uncle was actually the one white guy that used to sing with Gladys knight and the pips before the got signed he went to jail started going to church and became a preacher when all that happened he quit singing with them

  • @matttactics8275
    @matttactics8275 11 місяців тому +3

    He didnt just join the army. He went special forces. Dude became a literal warrior poet.

  • @cheesuskrust7021
    @cheesuskrust7021 11 місяців тому

    Kurt didn’t wanna fire him but he had to pull the trigger

  • @AK47Gang100
    @AK47Gang100 11 місяців тому

    I could not imagine those days he was in the army while all the guys he used to play with were making money playing music

  • @Tysandifer
    @Tysandifer 9 місяців тому

    You forgot to mention he was also special forces while in the army..

  • @Soulintent95
    @Soulintent95 11 місяців тому

    Jesse lacey left taking back sunday to make the band brand new (my icon is one of their albums) because the singer from tbs stole his wife. Wish people would talk about brand new more. Best band ever. Lacey is an amazing lyricist.

  • @ajaynorris3526
    @ajaynorris3526 11 місяців тому

    He became a Navy Seal. Bro had to emotionally recover through pain and suffering.

    • @pharaoh4866
      @pharaoh4866 11 місяців тому

      No he was in the 75th and then became a green beret

  • @benedict0902
    @benedict0902 11 місяців тому

    Chris and Nick left twenty one pilots before vessel which is one of the more famous Tøp albums

  • @metal_bassist
    @metal_bassist 11 місяців тому +3

    Dude said "music... Nah, gotta see something to write about" and decides to join the service. Mad respect

  • @russell33313
    @russell33313 Рік тому +1

    Joe Rogan has done an interview with him, definitely worth a listen

  • @melis_3435
    @melis_3435 11 місяців тому

    Imagine being a soldier and one of your squad members says he was in both nirvana and Soundgarden. You would be alright buddy get some sleep.😂

  • @nomad2629
    @nomad2629 11 місяців тому

    You forgot to mention he was also a Green Beret

  • @pepsidog7040
    @pepsidog7040 11 місяців тому

    If i'm not mistaken, Chad Channing actually paid for the creation of the album, not Jason.

  • @papichulo8749
    @papichulo8749 7 місяців тому

    Soundgarden n Nirvana?? Holy SHIT😭 no words, he did the impossible

  • @kriscoo2023
    @kriscoo2023 11 місяців тому

    Ace frehley wish he stuck around to this day