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Dave Grohl
Grohl in 2019
Born
David Eric Grohl

(1969-01-14)January 14, 1969(age 55)
Warren, Ohio,U.S.
Occupations
  • Musician
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
Years active1983–present
Spouses
Jennifer Leigh Youngblood
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(m.1994;div.1997)​
Jordyn Blum
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(m.2003)​
Children4, includingViolet Grohl
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • drums
  • bass
Member of
Formerly of

David Eric Grohl(/ˈɡroʊl/;born January 14, 1969) is an American musician. He founded the rock bandFoo Fighters,of which he is the lead singer, guitarist, and principal songwriter. From 1990 to 1994, he was the drummer of thegrungebandNirvana.

In 1986, at age 17, Grohl joined thepunk rockbandScream,replacing drummerKent Stax.After Scream broke up in 1990, Grohl became the drummer for Nirvana. He first appeared on the band's second album,Nevermind(1991). After the 1994suicide of Kurt Cobain,Nirvana disbanded and Grohl formed Foo Fighters as a one-man project. After he released the albumFoo Fightersin 1995, he assembled a full band to tour and record under the Foo Fighters name. They have since released 11 studio albums.

Grohl is also the drummer and co-founder of the rock supergroupThem Crooked Vultures,and has recorded and toured withQueens of the Stone AgeandTenacious D.He has organized side projects Late!, which released the albumPocketwatch,andProbot.Grohl began directing Foo Fighters music videos in 1997. He released his debut documentary,Sound City,in 2013, then the 2014 documentary miniseriesSonic Highwaysand the 2021 documentary filmWhat Drives Us.In 2021, Grohl released an autobiography,The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music.[1][2]In 2022, he and the Foo Fighters starred as themselves in the comedy horror filmStudio 666.

In 2016,Rolling Stoneranked Grohl the 27th-best drummer of all time.[3]Grohl was inducted into theRock and Roll Hall of Fameas part of Nirvana in 2014 and as a member of Foo Fighters in 2021.[4]

Early life

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Grohl was born inWarren, Ohio,on January 14, 1969,[5]the son of teacher Virginia Jean (née Hanlon) and newswriter James Harper Grohl.[6]He is of German, Slovak (on his father's side), Irish and English (on his mother's side) descent.[7][8]His father, James, was a journalist and the special assistant toU.S. SenatorRobert Taft Jr.who was described as "a talented political observer who possessed the ability to call every major election with uncanny accuracy".[9]When he was a child, Grohl's family moved toSpringfield, Virginia.When he was seven, his parents divorced,[10]and he was subsequently raised by his mother. At the age of 12, he began learning to play guitar. He grew tired of lessons and instead taught himself, eventually playing in bands with friends.[11]He said, "I was going in the direction of faster, louder, darker while my sister, Lisa, three years older, was getting seriously intonew waveterritory. We'd meet in the middle sometimes withBowieandSiouxsie and the Banshees."[12]

At 13, Grohl and his sister spent the summer at their cousin Tracey's house inEvanston, Illinois.Tracey introduced them topunk rockby taking the pair to shows by a variety of punk bands. His first concert wasNaked RaygunatThe Cubby Bearin Chicago in 1982.[13]Grohl recalled, "From then on we were totally punk. We went home and boughtMaximumrocknrolland tried to figure it all out. "[11]In Virginia, he attendedThomas Jefferson High Schoolas a freshman, and was elected class vice president. In that capacity, he managed to play pieces of songs by punk bands likeCircle JerksandBad Brainsover the school intercom before his morning announcements. His mother decided he should transfer toBishop Ireton High SchoolinAlexandriabecause hiscannabisuse was lowering his grades. He stayed there for two years, beginning with a repeat of his first year. After his second year, he transferred yet again toAnnandale High School.[11]While in high school, he played in several local bands, including a stint as guitarist in a band called Freak Baby, and taught himself to play drums.[14]When Freak Baby fired its bass player and reshuffled its lineup, Grohl switched to drums. The reconstituted band renamed itself Mission Impossible.[11]

Grohl said he did not take formal drum lessons; instead, he taught himself how to play the drums by listening toRushandpunk rock.[15]Rush drummerNeil Peartwas an early influence: "When I got2112when I was eight years old, it fucking changed the direction of my life. I heard the drums. It made me want to become a drummer. "[16]During his developing years as a drummer, Grohl citedJohn Bonhamas his greatest influence, and eventually had Bonham'sthree-rings symboltattooed on his right shoulder.[17]Mission Impossible rebranded themselves Fast before breaking up, after which Grohl joined thehardcore punkband Dain Bramage in December 1985.[18][19]In March 1987, Dain Bramage ended when Grohl quit without warning to join Scream, having produced theI Scream Not Coming DownLP. Many of Grohl's early influences were at the9:30 Club,a music venue inWashington, D.C.In April 2010, he said, "I went to the 9:30 Club hundreds of times. I was always so excited to get there, and I was always bummed when it closed. I spent my teenage years at the club and saw some shows that changed my life."[20]

Career

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Scream (1986–1990)

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Main article:Scream (band)

As a teenager inWashington, D.C.,Grohl briefly contemplated joiningGwar,ashock rockband that was seeking a drummer.[21]

Grohl with Scream in 1989

At age 17, Grohl auditioned with local Washington, D.C., favoritesScreamto fill the vacancy left by the departure of drummerKent Stax.In order to be considered for the position, Grohl lied about his age, claiming he was older.[22]To Grohl's surprise, the band asked him to join, so he dropped out of high school in his junior year. He has been quoted as saying, "I was 17 and extremely anxious to see the world, so I did it."[23]

Over the next four years, Grohl toured extensively with Scream, recording a live album (their show of May 4, 1990, in Alzey, Germany, being released by Tobby Holzinger asYour Choice Live Series Vol.10) and two studio albums,No More CensorshipandFumble,on which Grohl penned and sang vocals on the song "Gods Look Down". During a Toronto stop on their 1987 tour, Grohl played drums forIggy Popat a CD release party held at famed clubthe El Mocambo.[24]In 1990, Scream unexpectedly disbanded midtour following the departure of bassistSkeeter Thompson.[25]

Nirvana (1990–1994)

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Main article:Nirvana (band)

While playing in Scream, Grohl became a fan of theMelvinsand eventually befriended them. During a 1990 tour stop on theWest Coast,Melvins' guitaristBuzz Osbornetook his friendsKurt CobainandKrist Novoselic,both then withNirvana,to see a Scream performance.[26]Following the breakup of Scream, Grohl called Osborne for advice.[27]Osborne informed him that Nirvana was seeking a drummer, and gave Grohl the phone numbers of Cobain and Novoselic, who invited Grohl toSeattleto audition. Grohl passed the audition and soon joined the band.[25]In October 2010, Grohl toldQ,"I remember being in the same room with them and thinking, 'What?That's Nirvana? Are you kidding?' Because on their record cover they looked like psycho lumberjacks... I was like, 'What, that little dude and that big mother fucker? You're kidding me'. "[28]

When Grohl joined Nirvana, the band had already recorded several demos for the follow-up to their debut albumBleach,and had spent time recording with producerButch ViginWisconsin.Initially, the plan was to release the album onSub Pop,but Nirvana received a great deal of interest based on the demos. Grohl spent the initial months with Nirvana traveling to various labels as the band shopped for a deal, eventually signing withDGC Records.In the spring of 1991, the band enteredSound City Studiosin Los Angeles to recordNevermind,which is depicted in Grohl's 2013 documentarySound City.[29]

Nevermind(1991) exceeded all expectations and became a worldwide commercial success.[30]At the same time, Grohl was compiling and recording his own material, which he released on a cassette calledPocketwatchin 1992 on indie label Simple Machines. Rather than using his own name, Grohl released the cassette under the pseudonym "Late!"[31]

In the later years with Nirvana, Grohl's songwriting contributions to band increased. In Grohl's initial months inOlympia, Washington,[32]Cobain overheard him working on a song called "Color Pictures of a Marigold", and the two subsequently worked on it together. Grohl later recorded the song for thePocketwatchcassette. Grohl said in a 2014 episode ofFoo Fighters: Sonic Highwaysthat Cobain reacted by kissing him upon first hearing a demo of "Alone + Easy Target"that Grohl recently recorded.[33]

During the sessions forIn Utero,Nirvana decided to re-record "Color Pictures of a Marigold" and released this version as a B-side on the "Heart-Shaped Box"single, titled simply" Marigold ". Grohl also contributed the main guitar riff for" Scentless Apprentice ". Cobain said in a late 1993 interview withMTVthat he initially thought the riff was "kind of boneheaded", but was gratified at how the song developed, a process captured in part in a demo on the Nirvana box setWith the Lights Out.Cobain said that he was excited at the possibility of having Novoselic and Grohl contribute more to the band's songwriting.[34]

Prior to Nirvana's 1994 European tour, the band scheduled session time atRobert Lang Studiosin Seattle to work on demos. For most of the three-day session, Cobain was absent, so Novoselic and Grohl worked on demos of their own songs. They completed several of Grohl's songs, including futureFoo Fighterssongs "Exhausted", "Big Me","February Stars ", and" Butterflies ". Cobain arrived on the third day, and the band recorded a demo of"You Know You're Right".It was Nirvana's final studio recording before thesuicide of Kurt Cobainon April 8, 1994.[35][36]Two decades later, on April 10, 2014, Grohl was inducted into theRock and Roll Hall of Fameas a member of Nirvana.[37]

Foo Fighters (1994–present)

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Main article:Foo Fighters

Initial post-Nirvana activity

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FollowingCobain's suicidein April 1994, Grohl went into isolation and retreated for several months, unsure what to do next. He ended up leavingSeattleentirely, winding up inCounty Kerry,Ireland.[38]In a 2022 interview withThe Pit,Grohl noted:

I was still in Seattle, and I just felt, "I gotta get out." I [had to] go somewhere where I could just disappear and sort through my life, and try to figure out what to do next... I was winding around these country roads – so beautiful – and I was finding peace… and I come upon thishitchhiker,and I was considering picking him up, and I saw that he had aKurt CobainT-shirt. And to me that meant: "You can't outrun this thing, so it's time… to push through and find some sort of continuation." So I flew home and I immediately started recording thoseFoo Fightersongs.

— Dave Grohl[39]

In October 1994, he scheduled studio time at Robert Lang Studios and quickly recorded a fifteen-track demo. With the exception of a single guitar part on "X-Static" played byGreg Dulliofthe Afghan Whigs,Grohl performed all of the instruments himself.[40]

Grohl wondered if his future might be in drumming for other bands. In November, Grohl took a brief turn withTom Petty and the Heartbreakers,including a performance onSaturday Night Live.He declined an invitation to become Petty's permanent drummer.[41][42]Grohl was also rumored as a possible replacement forPearl JamdrummerDave Abbruzzeseand performed with the band for a song or two at three shows during Pearl Jam's March 1995 Australian tour. However, by then, Pearl Jam had already settled on ex-Red Hot Chili PeppersdrummerJack Irons,and Grohl had other solo plans.[43][44]

1994–1996

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After his demo received interest from major labels, Grohl was signed byGary Gersh,Nirvana'sA&Rrep-turned-president ofCapitol Records.Grohl did not want the effort to be considered the start of a solo career, so he recruited other band members: former Germs and touring Nirvana guitaristPat Smearand two members of the recently disbandedSunny Day Real Estate:William Goldsmith(drums) andNate Mendel(bass).[45]He and Novoselic decided against Novoselic joining; Grohl said it would have felt "really natural" for them to work together again, but would have been uncomfortable for the other band members and placed more pressure on Grohl.[46]Grohl's demo was remixed byRob SchnapfandTom Rothrockand released in July 1995 as Foo Fighters'self-titled debut album.[47]During a break between tours, the band entered the studio and recorded a cover ofGary Numan's "Down in the Park".In February 1996, Grohl and his then-wife Jennifer Youngblood made a briefcameo appearanceonThe X-Filesthird-season episode "Pusher".[48]

After touring for the self-titled album for more than a year, Grohl returned home and began work on the soundtrack to the 1997 movieTouch.Grohl performed all of the instruments and vocals himself, save for vocals fromVeruca SaltsingerLouise Poston the title track, keyboards by Barrett Jones (who also co-produced the record) on one track, and vocals and guitar byX'sJohn Doeon "This Loving Thing (Lynn's Song)". Grohl completed the recording in two weeks, and immediately joined Foo Fighters to work on their follow-up.

During the initial sessions for Foo Fighters' second album, tension emerged between Grohl and drummer Goldsmith. Goldsmith said, "Dave had me do 96 takes of one song, and I had to do 13 hours' worth of takes on another one...It just seemed that everything I did wasn't good enough for him, or anyone else". Goldsmith also believed that Capitol and producerGil Nortonwanted Grohl to drum on the album.[49]With the album seemingly complete, Grohl headed home to Virginia with a copy of the rough mixes and found himself unhappy with the results. He wrote and recorded a few new songs, "Walking After You"and the hit single"Everlong",alone at a studio in Washington, D.C. Inspired by the session, Grohl opted to move the band, without Goldsmith's knowledge,[49]to Los Angeles to re-record most of the album with Grohl on drums. After the sessions were complete, Goldsmith announced his departure from the band, and was replaced by FormerAlanis MorissettedrummerTaylor Hawkins.[50]Grohl later expressed regret, and said, "There were a lot of reasons it didn't work out, but there was also a part of me that was like, you know, I don't know if I'm finished playing the drums yet".[51]

The album was released in May 1997 asThe Colour and the Shape.It produced several singles, including "Everlong", "My Hero",and"Monkey Wrench",and cemented Foo Fighters as a staple of rock radio.[citation needed]

The following September, Smear left the band, citing a need to settle down after a lifetime of touring.[10]Smear was replaced by Grohl's formerScreambandmateFranz Stahl.Stahl departed before the band recorded its third album[10]and was replaced by touring guitaristChris Shiflett,who later became a full-fledged member during the recording ofOne by One.

1999–2005

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Grohl's life of non-stop touring and travel continued with Foo Fighters' popularity. During his infrequent pauses he lived in Seattle and Los Angeles before returning toAlexandria, Virginia.It was there that he turned his basement into a recording studio where the 1999 albumThere Is Nothing Left to Losewas recorded.[52]It was recorded following the departure from Capitol and their former president Gary Gersh. Grohl described the recording experience as "intoxicating at times" because the band members were left completely to their own devices. He added, "One of the advantages of finishing the record before we had a new label was that it was purely our creation. It was complete and not open to outside tampering."[53]

In 2000, the band recruitedQueenguitaristBrian Mayto add some guitar flourish to a cover ofPink Floyd's "Have a Cigar",a song which Foo Fighters previously recorded as a B-side. The friendship between the two bands resulted in Grohl and Taylor Hawkins being asked to induct Queen into theRock and Roll Hall of Famein 2001.[54]Grohl and Hawkins joined May and Queen drummerRoger Taylorto perform "Tie Your Mother Down",with Grohl standing in on vocals forFreddie Mercury.[55]May later contributed guitar work for the song "Tired of You" on the ensuing Foo Fighters album, as well as on an unreleased Foo Fighters song called "Knucklehead".

Grohl performing in 2005

Near the end of 2001, Foo Fighters returned to the studio to work on their fourth album. After four months in the studio, with the sessions finished, Grohl accepted an invitation to joinQueens of the Stone Ageand helped them to record their 2002 albumSongs for the Deaf.(Grohl can be seen drumming for the band in the video for the song "No One Knows".) After a brief tour through North America, Britain and Japan with the band[10]and feeling rejuvenated by the effort, Grohl recalled the other band members to completely re-record their album at his studio in Virginia. The effort became their fourth album,One by One.While initially pleased with the results, in another 2005Rolling Stoneinterview, Grohl admitted to not liking the record: "Four of the songs were good, and the other seven I never played again in my life. We rushed into it, and we rushed out of it."[56]

On November 23, 2002, Grohl achieved a historical milestone by replacing himself on the top of theBillboardmodern rockchart, when "You Know You're Right"by Nirvana was replaced by"All My Life"by Foo Fighters. When" All My Life "ended its run, after a one-week respite,"No One Knows"by Queens of the Stone Age took the number one spot. Between October 26, 2002, and March 1, 2003, Grohl was in the number one spot on the Modern rock charts for 17 of 18 successive weeks, as a member of three different groups.

2005–2009

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Grohl performing in 2006

Grohl and Foo Fighters released their fifth albumIn Your Honoron June 14, 2005. Prior to starting work on the album, the band spent almost a year relocating Grohl's home-based Virginia studio to a brand new facility, dubbedStudio 606,located in a warehouse near Los Angeles. Featuring collaborations withJohn Paul JonesofLed Zeppelin,Josh HommeofQueens of the Stone AgeandNorah Jones,the album was a departure from previous efforts, and included one rock and one acoustic disc.

Foo Fighters' sixth studio albumEchoes, Silence, Patience & Gracewas released on September 25, 2007. It was recorded during a three-month period between March 2007 and June 2007, and its release was preceded by the first single "The Pretender"on September 17. The second single,"Long Road to Ruin",was released on December 3, 2007, followed by the third single,"Let It Die",on June 24, 2008.

Foo Fighters in 2009; from left to right: Hawkins, Shiflett, Grohl, Mendel

On November 3, 2009, Foo Fighters released their firstGreatest Hitscollection, consisting of 16 tracks including a previously unreleased acoustic version of "Everlong" and two new tracks "Wheels"and" Word Forward "which were produced byNevermind's producerButch Vig.Grohl said he felt theGreatest Hitswas too early and "can look like an obituary". He did not feel they had written their best hits yet.[57]

2010–2014

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Foo Fighters' seventh studio album,Wasting Light,was released on April 12, 2011. It became the band's first album to reach No. 1 in the United States.[58]Despite rumors of a hiatus,[59]Grohl confirmed in January 2013 that the band had completed writing material for their follow-up toWasting Light.[60]

Grohl and members of Foo Fighters sometimes perform as a cover band "Chevy Metal",[61]as they did in May 2015 at "Conejo Valley Days", a county fair in Thousand Oaks, California.

On November 10, 2014, Foo Fighters released their eighth studio album,Sonic Highways,which reached number two in the United States. The album features eight songs, each inspired by a different U.S. city's musical history and culture researched by Grohl himself.[62]

2015–present

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Grohl performing with a broken leg in July 2015

On June 12, 2015, while playing a show in Gothenburg, Sweden, Grohl fell off the stage, breaking his leg. He left temporarily and returned with a cast to finish the concert.[63]Afterward, the band cancelled the remainder of its European tour. To avoid having to cancel the band's upcoming North American tour, Grohl designed a large "elevated throne" which would allow him to perform on stage with a broken leg. The throne was unveiled at a concert in Washington, D.C., on July 4, where Grohl used the stage's video screens to show the crowd video of him falling from the stage in Gothenburg as well as X-rays of his broken leg.[64]Beginning with the show on July 4, Foo Fighters began selling new tour merchandise rebranding the band's North American tour as theBroken Leg Tour.[64]In 2016, Grohl lent his throne toAxl RoseofGuns N' Rosesafter Rose broke his foot.[65]He lent it again in 2021 to Darin Wall, of the Seattle metal band Greyhawk, after Wall was shot in the leg.[65]

On July 31, 2015, Grohl posted a personal reply to Fabio Zaffagnini,Marco Sabiu,and the 1,000 participants of the "Rockin' 1000" project inCesena,Italy, thanking them for their combined performance of the Foo Fighters' song "Learn to Fly",indicating (in broken Italian),"... I promise [Foo Fighters will] see you soon ".[66][67]On November 3, Foo Fighters performed in Cesena, where Grohl invited some "Rockin' 1000" members onto the stage to perform with the band.[68]

On September 15, 2017, Foo Fighters released their ninth studio albumConcrete and Gold,which became the band's second album to debut at number one on theBillboard200.[58]After theConcrete and Gold Tour,Grohl announced that the band would be taking a break.[69]The tenth Foo Fighters studio album,Medicine at Midnight,was released on February 5, 2021, following delays due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[70][71][72]It debuted at number three on theBillboard200.[58]TheMedicine at Midnighttour was cancelled following the death of Hawkins on March 25, 2022.[73]The eleventh Foo Fighters studio albumBut Here We Arewas released on June 2, 2023.[74]The album is dedicated to Hawkins and Grohl's mother, Virginia, both of whom died in 2022.[75]

Other work

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Musical projects and contributions

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Grohl frequently participates in music projects apart from his main bands. In 1992, he played drums onBuzz Osborne'sKiss-styled solo-EPKing Buzzo;he was credited as "Dale Nixon", a pseudonym thatGreg Ginnadopted to play bass onBlack Flag'sMy War.He also released the music cassettePocketwatchunder the pseudonymLate!on the now-defunct indie labelSimple Machines.

In 1993, Grohl was recruited to help recreate the music ofthe Beatles' early years for the movieBackbeat.[76]In 1993–94, he played drums in the Backbeat Band, analternative rocksupergroup that also includedGreg Dulliofthe Afghan Whigs,indie producerDon Fleming,Mike MillsofR.E.M.,Thurston MooreofSonic Youth,andDave PirnerofSoul Asylum.[77]

In 1994, Grohl played drums on two tracks forMike Watt'sBall-Hog or Tugboat?.In early 1995, Grohl and Foo Fighters played their first US tour: theRing Spiel Tour,opening for Watt and also playing, alongside Eddie Vedder, in Watt's supporting band.[78]

In January 1997, Grohl played a few songs withDavid Bowiefor Bowie's50th birthday concertatMadison Square Garden.[79]

In the early 2000s, Grohl spent time in his basement studio writing and recording several songs forProbot,aheavy metal musicproject, recruiting his favorite metal vocalists from the 1980s, includingLemmyofMotörhead,Conrad LantfromVenom,King Diamond,Scott Weinrich,Snake ofVoivodandMax CavaleraofSepultura.Probot released an album in 2004.[80][81]

In 2003, Grohl stepped behind the kit to perform onKilling Joke's self-titledsecond album.[82]This surprised some fans of Nirvana, which had been accused of plagiarizing the opening riff of "Come as You Are"from Killing Joke's 1984 song" Eighties ".[83]However, the controversy failed to create a lasting rift between the bands. Foo Fighters covered Killing Joke's "Requiem" during the late 1990s, and were joined by Killing Joke singerJaz Colemanfor a performance of the song at a show in New Zealand in 2003.[84]Also in 2003, at the45th Annual Grammy Awards,Grohl performed in an ad hoc supergroup withBruce Springsteen,Elvis Costello,andSteven Van Zandtin tribute to the recently deceased singer/guitaristJoe Strummer.[85]

Grohl in 2005

Grohl lent his drumming skills to other artists during the early 2000s. In 2000, he played drums and sang on a track, "Goodbye Lament", forTony Iommi's albumIommi.In 2001, Grohl performed onTenacious D's debut album, and appeared in the video for lead single "Tribute"as ademon.He later appeared in the duo's 2006 movieTenacious D in The Pick of Destinyas the devil in the song "Beelze Boss",and performed on its soundtrack. He also performed drums for their 2012 albumRize of the Fenix.In 2002, Grohl helpedChan MarshallofCat Poweron the albumYou Are Freeand played withQueens of the Stone Ageon their albumSongs for the Deaf.Grohl also toured with the band in support of the album, delaying work on the Foo Fighters' albumOne by One.In 2004, Grohl drummed on six tracks forNine Inch Nails' 2005 albumWith Teethand played percussion on one more, later returning to play drums on 'The Idea of You' from their 2016 EPNot the Actual Events.[86][87]He also drummed on the song "Bad Boyfriend" onGarbage's2005 albumBleed Like Me.[88]Most recently, he recorded all the drums onJuliette and the Licks's 2006 albumFour on the Floor[89]and the song "For Us" fromPete Yorn's 2006 albumNightcrawler.Beyond drumming, Grohl contributed guitar to a cover ofNeil Young's "I've Been Waiting For You" onDavid Bowie's 2002 albumHeathen.[90]

In June 2008, Grohl wasPaul McCartney's special guest for a concert at theAnfieldfootball stadium inLiverpool,in one of the central events of the English city's year asEuropean Capital of Culture.[91]Grohl joined McCartney's band singing backup vocals and playing guitar on "Band on the Run"and drums on"Back in the U.S.S.R."and"I Saw Her Standing There".[92]Grohl also performed with McCartney at the51st Annual Grammy Awards,again playing drums on "I Saw Her Standing There".Grohl also helped pay tribute to McCartney at the 2010Kennedy Center Honorsalong withNo Doubt,Norah Jones,Steven Tyler,James Taylor,andMavis Staples.He sang a duet version of "Maybe I'm Amazed"with Norah Jones on December 5, 2010.[93]

Grohl played drums on the tracks "Run with the Wolves" and "Stand Up" onthe Prodigy's 2009 albumInvaders Must Die.[94]

Grohl drumming for Them Crooked Vultures

In July 2009, Grohl along withJosh HommeandJohn Paul Jonesformed asupergroup,Them Crooked Vultures.[95][96]The trio performed their first show together on August 9, 2009, atMetroin Chicago.[97]The band played their first UK gig on August 26, 2009, with a surprise appearance at Brixton Academy in London, supporting theArctic Monkeys.The band released their debut albumThem Crooked Vultureson November 16, 2009, in the UK and November 17, 2009, in the US.

On October 23, 2010, Grohl performed withTenacious DatBlizzCon.He appeared as the drummer for the entire concert, and a year later he returned with Foo Fighters and played another set there, this time as guitarist and vocalist.[98][99]

Also in 2010, Grohl helped write and performed on drums for "Watch This" with guitaristSlashand Duff McKagan on Slash's self-titled album that also included many other famous artists.[100]

In October 2011, Grohl temporarily joinedCage the Elephantas a replacement on tour after drummerJared Champion's appendix burst.[101]

Grohl directed a documentary entitledSound City(2013) which is about theVan Nuysstudio of the same name whereNevermindwas recorded that shut down its music operations in 2011.[102][103]

In 2012, following the departure ofJoey CastillofromQueens of the Stone Age,Grohl performed on some tracks as drummer on their 2013 album...Like Clockwork.[104]

At12-12-12: The Concert for Sandy Relief,Paul McCartney joined Grohl and the surviving members of Nirvana (Krist Novoselicand touring guitaristPat Smear) to perform "Cut Me Some Slack", a song later recorded for the Sound City soundtrack.[105]In what was regarded as a Nirvana reunion with McCartney as a stand-in for Kurt Cobain, this was the first time in eighteen years that the three had played alongside each other.[106][107][108][109]

On March 14, 2013, Grohl delivered a keynote speech at the 2013South by Southwestconference in Austin, Texas. He described his musical life from youth through to the Foo Fighters and emphasized the importance of each individual's voice: "There is no right or wrong—there is only your voice...What matters most is that it's your voice. Cherish it. Respect it. Nurture it. Challenge it. Respect it." Grohl said during the speech thatPsy's "Gangnam Style"was one of his favorite songs of the past decade. He also saidEdgar Winter's instrumental "Frankenstein"was the song that made him want to become a musician.[110]

On November 6, 2013, Grohl played drums at the 2013Country Music Association Awards,replacing drummerChris Fryarin theZac Brown Band.The band debuted their new song "Day for the Dead".[111]Grohl also produced Zac Brown Band's EPThe Grohl Sessions, Vol. 1.[112]

Grohl worked closely with indie hip-hop bandRDGLDGRNon their EP. While Grohl was filming hisSound Citydocumentary, the group asked the fellow native of Northern Virginia to drum on "I Love Lamp". Grohl wound up drumming for the entire record, with the exception of "Million Fans", which features a sampled breakbeat.

Grohl, a fan of theatrical Swedish metal bandGhost,produced their EPIf You Have Ghost.He was also featured in a number of songs on the EP. Grohl played rhythm guitar for the song "If You Have Ghosts" (a cover of aRoky Ericksonsong), and drums on "I'm a Marionette"(anABBAcover) as well as "Waiting for the Night" (aDepeche Modecover). According to a member of Ghost, Grohl has appeared live in concert with the band wearing the same identity concealing outfit that the rest of the band usually wears.[113]

In September, theall-starcoversalbum by theAlice Cooper-ledHollywood Vampiressupergroup was released and features Grohl playing drums on the medley "One/Jump Into the Fire".

On August 10, 2018, Grohl released "Play",a solo recording lasting over 22 minutes. A mini documentary accompanied it.[114]That same year, Grohl invited ten-year-old Collier Cash Rule on stage at a Foo Fighters concert in Kansas City, Missouri and gave him his guitar. Rule played several Metallica songs and Grohl sung one verse and the chorus to"Enter Sandman".[115]

Between August and November 2020, Grohl participated in an online drum battle with ten-year-old drummerNandi Bushell,who had releasedcover versionsof Nirvana and Foo Fighters songs on her YouTube channel, then challenged the elder drummer to a contest. After going back and forth with Bushell a few times, Grohl jokingly conceded victory to her, and wrote and performed a song in her honor. Grohl invited Bushell to perform with the Foo Fighters on stage during their August 26, 2021, show at theL.A. Forum,where she played drums on "Everlong",the show's finale.[116]The videos of the drum battle received tens of millions of views.[117][118]

DuringHanukkahof 2020, Grohl collaborated withGreg Kurstinto release previously recorded covers of songs by Jewish artists under the monikerThe Hanukkah Sessions,one per night.[119]This continued in 2021 and 2022.

On October 5, 2021, Grohl's memoirThe Storyteller: Tales of Life and Musicwas published byDey Street Books.[1][2]Grohl developed a thrash metal record for a fictional band named Dream Widow (who self-destructed 25 years ago), as developed for a horror-comedy movie titledStudio 666.Grohl worked to create the Dream Widow album and aimed to release it at the same time as the film, on February 25, 2022.[120][121]On March 25, 2022, the self-titledDream WidowEP was released to digital streaming services featuring eight tracks ranging from thrash, death and extreme metal. The EP also featured Rami Jaffee, Jim Rota and Oliver Roman.[122]

On June 25, 2022, Grohl duetted withPaul McCartneywhen he headlined theGlastonbury Festival.It was his first performance since the death of Taylor Hawkins earlier in the year.[123][124]

Television

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Grohl in July 2008

Since his first appearance in 1992, Grohl has been amusical guestonSaturday Night Live14 times—more than any other musician. He has appeared with Nirvana, Foo Fighters, Them Crooked Vultures,Mick Jagger,andTom Petty and the Heartbreakers.[125][126]

Grohl has also appeared in several sketches onSNL.On October 13, 2007, he performed in theSNLDigital Short"People Getting Punched Just Before Eating".[127]On February 6, 2010, he appeared as a middle-aged punk rock drummer reuniting the group "Crisis of Conformity" (fronted byFred Armisen) after 25 years in a skit later on in the episode.[128]On March 9, 2011, he appeared in theSNLDigital Short "Helen Mirren's Magical Bosom "and the sketch" Bongo's Clown Room ".[129]

In August 2000, Grohl voiced Daniel Dotson, an egotistical art instructor, inIs It Fall Yet?,the first of two film-length installments forMTV's animated seriesDaria.[citation needed]In mid-2010, Grohl added his name to the list of contributing rock star voice cameos for Cartoon Network's heavy metal parody/tribute show,Metalocalypse.He voiced the controversial Syrian dictator, Abdule Malik in the season 3 finale,Doublebookedklok.

In February 2013, Grohl filled in as host ofChelsea Latelyfor a week. Guests includedElton John,who disclosed on theE!show that he would appear with Grohl on the nextQueens of the Stone Agealbum.[130]Grohl had previously hosted the show during the first week of December 2012 as part of "Celebrity Guest Host Week".

On May 20, 2015,David Lettermanselected Grohl and theFoo Fightersto play "Everlong"as the last musical guest on the final episode ofLate Show with David Letterman.Letterman stated that he considered "Everlong" to be his favorite song and that he and the band were "joined at the hip" ever since the band canceled tour dates to play his first show back from heart bypass surgery at his request.[citation needed]On December 1, 2015, Grohl appeared on an episode ofThe Muppetswhere he competed in a "drum off" withAnimal.[131]

Grohl appeared in the 50th anniversary season ofSesame Streetin February 2019.[132]On January 28, it was announced that the first authorized Dave Grohl documentary will be released via The Coda Collection.[133]The documentary was released April 30, asWhat Drives Us.[citation needed]On October 8, Grohl was the guest storyteller onCBeebiesBedtime Story,reading a story based onthe Beatlessong, "Octopus's Garden".[134]

Filmmaking

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Grohl directed the Foo Fighters music videos for "Monkey Wrench"(1997),"My Hero"(1998),"All My Life"(2002),"White Limo"(2011), and"Rope"(2011), as well as all the music videos from theSonic HighwaysandConcrete and Goldera. Outside of Foo Fighters, he also filmed the music video forSoundgarden's "By Crooked Steps"(2014).

In 2013, Grohl produced and directed the documentarySound City,about the history of the famedSound City Studiosrecording studios inVan Nuys.[135]The film, Grohl's feature-length directorial debut, premiered at the2013 Sundance Film Festival.[136]

Accompanying the release ofSonic Highways,Grohl directedan eight-part documentary miniseries of the same namethat chronicles the album's development and recording across eight different American cities. It premiered onHBOon October 17, 2014.[137]

In 2021, Grohl directedWhat Drives Us,a feature-length documentary on van touring. It was released on April 30, 2021, on the Coda Collection viaAmazon Prime.[138]

Cal Jam

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Inspired byCalifornia Jam,[139]to celebrate the release of Foo Fighters' ninth studio albumConcrete and Goldand begin their North American tour, Cal Jam 17, a music festival curated by Grohl and Foo Fighters, was held from October 6–7, 2017 atGlen Helen Amphitheater,[140][141][142][143][144]with 27,800 attendees, 3,100 campers, and nine arrests.[145]Cal Jam 18, held October 5–6, 2018 inSan Bernardino, California,featured the Foo Fighters and a Nirvana reunion.[146][147][148]

Musicianship and equipment

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Grohl with his signature Gibson DG-335 guitar
Dave Grohl with his Gibson Dove acoustic guitar in 2008

Grohl is aself-taughtmusician and cannotread music,and instead plays only by ear.[15][149]Grohl's two primary guitars are based on theGibson ES-335.

Grohl's drum kit, as designed byDrum Workshop,features five different sizedtom-tom drumsranging from 5x8 inches to 16x18 inches, a 19-inch crashcymbal,two 20-inch crash cymbals, an 18-inch China cymbal, a 24-inch ride cymbal, and a standardkick drum,snare drum,andhi-hat.

Grohl's primary recording guitar is an original cherry red GibsonTrini LopezStandard that he bought in the early 1990s because he liked the look of the diamond-shaped sound holes. He also has an original Pelham blue Trini Lopez from 1965 which he bought from a doctor in the UK. Grohl's primary stage guitar is his signature model Pelham Blue Gibson DG-335, which was designed by Gibson based on the Trini Lopez Standard specs, but in a different color and with a stop tailpiece instead of the Trini Lopez's trapeze tailpiece. He also has another signature guitar called the "Memphis Dave Grohl ES-335" in silver finish that is otherwise similar to the DG-335. For the Foo Fighters' return in 2023, Grohl also began playing a DG-335 in a white finish, matching the aesthetics ofBut Here We Are.[150]Grohl usesD'Addario0.11-0.49 gauge strings, but his playing style is so aggressive that he uses a 0.42 gauge for the A string and a 0.60 gauge for the low E string. His primary acoustic guitar is a black Elvis Presley modelGibson Dove.

Advocacy, philanthropy and views

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In May 2006, Grohl sent a note of support to the two trapped miners in theBeaconsfield mine collapseinTasmania,Australia, who had survived the initial rockfall. In the initial days following the collapse, one of the men requested aniPodwith the Foo Fighters albumIn Your Honor.[151]In October 2006, one of the miners took up his offer, joining Grohl for a drink after a Foo Fighters acoustic concert at theSydney Opera House.[152]Following the event, Grohl wrote "Ballad of the Beaconsfield Miners", an instrumental piece,[153]which was included on Foo Fighters' 2007 releaseEchoes, Silence, Patience & Grace,and featuresKaki King.[154]

He has worn aWhite Knotribbon, a symbol of support forsame-sex marriage,to various events; when questioned about the knot, he responded, "I believe in love and I believe in equality and I believe in marriage equality."[155]Grohl'sgay rightsactivism dates back to the early 1990s, when Nirvana performed at a benefit to raise money to fightOregon Ballot Measure 9,which forbade governments in Oregon from promoting or facilitatinghomosexuality.[156]Grohl participated in two counter-protests against theWestboro Baptist Churchfor their anti-gay stance: in 2011, by performing "Keep It Clean" on the back of a flatbed truck and in 2015, byRickrollingthem.[157][158]

Despite growing up with a firearm, Grohl is an advocate forgun control.[159]In a 2008 interview, Grohl said he had never usedcocaine,heroin,orspeed,and that he had stopped smokingcannabisand takingLSDat the age of 20.[160]He contributed to a 2009 anti-drug video for theBBC.He has described himself as a coffee addict who drinks an average of six cups of coffee every morning; in 2009, he was admitted to a hospital with chest pains caused by a caffeine overdose.[161]

Grohl supportedBarack Obama's2012 presidential campaignand performed "My Hero"at the2012 Democratic National ConventioninCharlotte, North Carolina.[162][163]Foo Fighters supportedJoe Biden's2020 presidential campaignand played at the "Celebrating America" concert duringBiden's inaugurationin 2021.[164]In 2018, he said thatDonald Trump"seems like a massive jerk".[165]After Trump used the band's songMy Heroat a rally without their permission, a Foo Fighters spokesperson announced that the band would donate any royalties from the usage to the Kamala Harris 2024 presidential campaign.[166]

Personal life

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In 1994, Grohl married Jennifer Leigh Youngblood, a photographer fromGrosse Pointe, Michigan.They separated in December 1996 and divorced in 1997; Grohl admitted toinfidelity.[167]After divorcing Youngblood, Grohl dated snowboarderTina Basichfor a couple of years. Basich ended the relationship after discovering his infidelity.[168]From 1999 to 2001, Grohl dated formerHolebassistMelissa Auf Der Maur.[169]In 2003, he married Jordyn Blum; they had met at the Sunset Marquis Whiskey Bar inWest Hollywood, California.They reside inLos Angeles[170]and have three daughters, born in 2006, 2009, and 2014.[171]On September 10, 2024, Grohl announced onInstagramthat he had committedadulteryand fathered a fourth daughter, this time outside his marriage.[172][173]

In a June 2011 interview, Grohl revealed that he was going deaf in his left ear due to decades of performing on stage.[174]During his appearance onThe Howard Stern Showin February 2022, he stated that he suffers from hearing loss and that this has an impact on both his daily life and life as a musician; histinnitushas forced him toread lipsfor about 20 years, a situation that became more difficult when people began wearing face masks during theCOVID-19 pandemic.[175]As for producing music, he refuses to usein-ear monitorsdespite their ability to protect his ears because it "removes [him] from the natural atmosphere sound so [he] cannot hear [his] bandmates".[175]He said that his ears are "still tuned in to certain frequencies, meaning [he's] still able to pick up on minute sonic details—even down to the slightest differences between cymbal crashes".[175]

In 2012,Stereogumestimated Grohl as the third-wealthiest drummer, behindRingo StarrandPhil Collins,with a fortune of $260 million.[176]From 1993 to 1997, Grohl owned a house inShoreline, Washington.[177]In 2015, Grohl sold his 3,088 square foot beachfront house inOxnard, California,for $2.9 million.[178]

Honors

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Grohl atThe Concert for Valorin 2014

In August 2009, Grohl was given thekey to the cityofWarren, Ohio,his birthplace, and performed the songs "Everlong", "Times Like These", and "My Hero". A roadway in downtown Warren named "David Grohl Alley" has been dedicated to him with murals by local artists.[5][179]

In 2012, Grohl's hometown of Warren unveiled oversized 902 lb (409 kg) drumsticks, listed in theGuinness Book of World Recordsfor the largest drumsticks in the world. They were also displayed on July 7, 2012, at a concert at the Warren Amphitheater.[180][181]Grohl's first soloRolling Stonecover story was published on December 4, 2014.[182]In 2016, Grohl was ranked 27th on the list of the best drummers of all time byRolling Stone.[3]Grohl receivedthe George and Ira Gershwin Awardin 2024.[183]

Discography

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Main article:Dave Grohl discography

Filmography

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Film

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Year Film Role Notes
1992 1991: The Year Punk Broke Himself Documentary
2000 Is It Fall Yet? Daniel Dotson Voice only
2005 Classic Albums: Nirvana – Nevermind Himself Documentary
2006 Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny Satan Performed drums, vocals, guitar
2010 Lemmy Himself Rockumentary
2011 The Muppets Animool Cameo
2011 Foo Fighters: Back and Forth Himself Rockumentary
2012 See a Little Light: A Celebration of the Music and Legacy of Bob Mould Himself Performed guitar, drums, vocals
2012 Bad Brains: A Band in DC Himself Documentary
2013 Sound City Director Documentary
2013 The Death and Resurrection Show Himself Documentary
2013 Filmage: The Story of Descendents/All Himself Documentary
2014 Salad Days Himself Documentary
2014 Rye Coalition: The Story of the Hard Luck 5 Himself Documentary
2015 Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck Himself (Archival Footage) Documentary
2015 All Things Must Pass Himself Documentary
2016 Desert Age: A Rock and Roll Scene History Himself Documentary
2016 The Smart Studios Story Himself Documentary
2018 Industrial Accident: The Story of Wax Trax! Records Himself Documentary
2020 Bill & Ted Face the Music Himself Cameo
2021 I'm in the Band Himself Documentary
2021 What Drives Us[184] Director Documentary
2022 Studio 666 Himself Horror film, also story

Television

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Year Series Role Notes
1996 The X-Files Man walking down hallway Uncredited cameo; Episode: "Pusher"
1996 Space Ghost Coast to Coast Himself Episode: "Late Show"
2004 Viva La Bam Himself Episode: "Drive-Way Skate Park"
2005 Classic Albums Himself Episode: "Nirvana: Nevermind"
2006 The West Wing Himself Episode: "Election Day Part II"
2008 Top Chef: New York Himself Episode: "A Foo Fighters Thanksgiving"
2010 Metalocalypse Abdule Malik Voice; Episode: "Doublebookedklok"
2013 Behind the Music: Remastered Himself Episode: "Motörhead"
2013–16 Drunk History[185][186] Memphis MafiaMember / American Congressman 2 episodes
2013 The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange Himself Episode: "Meet Banana Monocle"
2013 Chelsea Lately Himself Guest host
2014 Sonic Highways Himself 8 episodes
2014 Off Camera Himself
2015 The Muppets Himself Episode: "Going, Going, Gonzo"
2017 Jimmy Kimmel Live! Himself Guest host
2019 Sesame Street Himself Performed vocals and guitar
2021 CBeebies Bedtime Story[134] Himself Performed vocals and guitar
2021 From Cradle to Stage Host 6 episodes
2022 Hot Ones Himself Webisode: "Dave Grohl Makes a New Friend While Eating Spicy Wings"

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