Who Is Dave Grohl?
Dave Grohl is an American musician, singer and songwriter. He is best known as the drummer for the grunge band Nirvana and front man for Foo Fighters. Born David Eric Grohl on January 14, 1969 in Warren, Ohio to thankful parents Virginia Grohl and James Grohl. James and Virginia split up when Dave was just six years old, leaving Virginia as the primary parent to him and his older sister Lisa after the divorce. In the sudden absence of Dave’s father, he found himself having trouble emotionally after the split. To assist in the healing of the absence, Grohl would record himself speaking into a cassette about his problems and fears each day and fall asleep listening to the tape. In an interview with Rolling Stone he said, "I started to find
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Soon he was lending his drumming skills to motion picture soundtracks, making appearances on SNL and even began writing and recording some new tracks. Grohl was also messing around with some previously recorded demos, eventually releasing them under a new name the Foo Fighters. His latest creations showcased his unique songwriting talents, vocals and ability to play multiple instruments. When the time came to tour for his Pocketwatch album he enlisted bassist Nate Mendel and drummer William Goldsmith (both formerly of Sunny Day Real Estate) and guitarist Pat Smear (former part of Nirvana’s final tour). Grohl took lead vocals and lead guitar releasing their first album July of 1995 under the name of the Foo Fighters, which went on to earn positive reviews and did well on many top charts. (Biography.com, 2014). The second album for the Foo Fighters, and first as an actual band came, out in 1997 titled, “The Colour and the Shape”. The album quickly rose to the top 10 of album charts thanks to songs like, “My Hero”, “Everlong” and “Monkey Wrench”. Repeating and surpassing such success in 1999 with “There Is Nothing Left to Lose”, the Foo Fighters won their first Grammy Award in 2000 for Best Rock Award and another Grammy Award in 2000 for Best Short Form Music Video, with the albums one break away single in, “Learn to Fly.” Grohl was in an upward climb and had no plans to stop, however old skeletons would make an attempt to bring him down. By late 2001 Grohl was facing tremors from his time with Nirvana, when late Kurt Cobain’s widow Courtney Love sued him, Krist Noveselic and Universal Music for control of the unreleased Nirvana material. (Prato, n.d.). In a 2002 interview when asked about the lawsuit Grohl said, “At the end of the day it’s just not worth all the pain and the anguish”. Also telling MTV News, “God, I had to be up at 9
Soon he was lending his drumming skills to motion picture soundtracks, making appearances on SNL and even began writing and recording some new tracks. Grohl was also messing around with some previously recorded demos, eventually releasing them under a new name the Foo Fighters. His latest creations showcased his unique songwriting talents, vocals and ability to play multiple instruments. When the time came to tour for his Pocketwatch album he enlisted bassist Nate Mendel and drummer William Goldsmith (both formerly of Sunny Day Real Estate) and guitarist Pat Smear (former part of Nirvana’s final tour). Grohl took lead vocals and lead guitar releasing their first album July of 1995 under the name of the Foo Fighters, which went on to earn positive reviews and did well on many top charts. (Biography.com, 2014). The second album for the Foo Fighters, and first as an actual band came, out in 1997 titled, “The Colour and the Shape”. The album quickly rose to the top 10 of album charts thanks to songs like, “My Hero”, “Everlong” and “Monkey Wrench”. Repeating and surpassing such success in 1999 with “There Is Nothing Left to Lose”, the Foo Fighters won their first Grammy Award in 2000 for Best Rock Award and another Grammy Award in 2000 for Best Short Form Music Video, with the albums one break away single in, “Learn to Fly.” Grohl was in an upward climb and had no plans to stop, however old skeletons would make an attempt to bring him down. By late 2001 Grohl was facing tremors from his time with Nirvana, when late Kurt Cobain’s widow Courtney Love sued him, Krist Noveselic and Universal Music for control of the unreleased Nirvana material. (Prato, n.d.). In a 2002 interview when asked about the lawsuit Grohl said, “At the end of the day it’s just not worth all the pain and the anguish”. Also telling MTV News, “God, I had to be up at 9