Dave Grohl (b. 1969)

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Biography

David Eric Grohl is an American musician. He founded the rock band Foo Fighters, of which he is the lead singer, guitarist, principal songwriter, and only consistent member. From 1990 to 1994, he was the drummer of the grunge band Nirvana.

In Their Own Words (5)

I'd like to imagine I won't end up in hell, but I think I've done too much acid and listened to too much death metal to sit on a cloud next to God with angels floating above my head.

Maxim Magazine (January 2008) , 2008

"Hey guys, why don't we try one of my songs?'''

"Give the Drummer Some," www.fooarchive.com (1995) , 1995

Perez [Hilton]: Are you drunk right now?Grohl: No, I gotta play.Perez: Britney Spears has been getting wasted all the time, hasn't stopped her.Grohl: Yeah, but she doesn't have to sing live.

Quoted in Shirley Halperin, "My Summer With the Foo Fighters," Entertainment Weekly (2007-09-21) , 2007

"Masturbation is one of the safest ways to explore your own sexuality."

Sex in the 90s, Part IX: The Safest Sex of All

Rock stars suck. Man, I'd be so embarrassed at being called a rock star. A lot of those connotations aren't conductive to my lifestyle. I don't do drugs, I don't fuck groupies, I don't spend all my money on limos and mansions and cocaine. I have a car and a small house and I go on tour and go to bed early and wake up and have tea. I'm a worker, man. I don't think many people see me as a rock star; hopefully they see me as a normal person. 'Musician' would be just fine.

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Timeline

The story of Dave Grohl, told in moments.

Legacy

Drummer of the defining grunge band. Frontman of the defining post-grunge band. 16 Grammy Awards. He turned grief into one of rock's longest second acts.

Drummer of grunge, frontman of post-grunge. Which identity fits better? Sixteen Grammys. Was any single one the one that mattered?

1990 Event

Joins Nirvana as drummer after Scream breaks up. He's 21. Kurt Cobain and Krist Novoselic hire him after one audition. Three months later, they're recording Nevermind.

Hired after one audition. Did Nirvana feel special immediately? Three months from audition to recording Nevermind. Were you ready?

1994 Event

Cobain dies. Nirvana is over. Grohl has a cassette of 40 songs he recorded alone in his basement. He books a studio, plays every instrument himself, and records what becomes the first Foo Fighters album. He doesn't tell anyone until it's finished.

Playing every instrument yourself after Cobain died. Was that grief or necessity? Not telling anyone until the album was finished. Were you afraid of judgment?

1997 Event

Foo Fighters release The Colour and the Shape, with "Everlong" and "My Hero." The band becomes one of the biggest rock acts of the late 1990s. Grohl starts directing their music videos himself.

'Everlong' and 'My Hero.' Were those about Kurt? Directing your own videos. Do you need control?

2014 Event

Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Nirvana. Seven years later, he's inducted again with the Foo Fighters. Only the 10th person inducted twice with two different groups.

Inducted twice with two different groups. Did the second time feel different? Only the 10th person inducted twice. Does that stat matter to you?