Heralded as the worst instrument toss of all time, today marks the 33rd anniversary of Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic going on live TV and throwing his bass into the air, only to end up catching it with his whole head, which knocked him unconscious.

The infamous moment happened at the 1992 MTV Video Music Awards, where Nirvana won two awards: Best New Artist in a Video and Best Alternative Video, for “Smells Like Teen Spirit.” At the end of the band’s performance of “Lithium,” Novoselic launched his bass guitar upwards, and it came right back down on top of him. Watch the clip below:

Speaking to Guitar World a couple of years ago, Novoselic recalled the wild experience, saying, “Oh, that was mega! We started playing this song, and my amp just didn’t work. So I thought, ‘I’m gonna do thi

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