Howard Stern asked the Dale in his radio show about the fat cash Dave Grohl made while drumming for Nirvana and if he didn't wake up every morning thinking 'Shit! I coulda been retired'.

But the easy-going Melvins percussionist proved he’s not regretful at all. Replied Dale:

"The millions of dollars would have been nice but, you know, the Nirvana story is truly a rags to riches story with an unhappy ending... in the end, somebody's dead. Everything's worked out fine for me. Even though I didn't play on 'Nevermind', I play on three of their records and I get paid for those records."

Dale Crover also confirmed his performances featured on 'Bleach', 'Incesticide', and 'With The Lights Out', have made him a "thousandaire" who hasn't needed a non-music job since 1991.

Dale Crover's association with Nirvana actually goes back to the mid-eighties, when he played bass in Kurt Cobain's fledgling punk band Fecal Matter.

The drummer also lent his talents to a 1988 demo that scored Nirvana their Sub Pop record deal.