Buy this book on-line APTER, JEFF: : THE DAVE GROHL STORYLONDON.OMNIBUS PRESS/MUSIC SALES LIMITED,2006. ISBN 1846094801.
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Teen punk,self-taught musician,accidental grunge hero,bandleader,session man,A-list celebrity,smoker,drinker,lover,multi-millionaire - Dave Grohl has barely stopped for breath over the past 36 years.And Grohl has also achieved the rarest of feats,the rock and roll double crown,having been a key member of two hugely successful and influential bands: Nirvana and the Foo Fighters.
Born and raised in suburban Virginia,in a one-parent household,Grohl didn't expect to rise above his humble beginnings.Having taught himself the drums in his bedroom by beating the stuffing out of his pillows with stolen matching sticks,Grohl learned his trade in the thriving Washington,D.C. hardcore scene,where he lied his way into the drummer's spot in anarchic late '80s outfit Scream.Over the next few years,his world consisted of living rough in squats, on friend's couches and inside cramped tour vans,as Scream forged their pioneer's path on the underground hardcore circuit. But a chance spotting by Chris Novoselic and Kurt Cobain resultred in Grohl,with his worldly possessions packed away in two cardboard boxes,relocating to Seattle and playing his key part in the short but era- defining career of grunge icons Nirvana.
But that was just stage one of the musical life of Dave Grohl,as author Jeff Apter reveals. Throughout his time beating the hell out of his drums alongside Kurt Cobain and Chris Novoselic, Grohl had been writing and recording his own melodic spins on rock and roll.Although Grohl actually considered walking away from music after Kurt Cobain committed suicide,his solo project,the Foo Fighters,quickly took on a life of its own.
The first comprehensive,illustrated biography of Dave Grohl from Nirvana and the Foo Fighters.
Here is the unlikely story of one man's wild ride from his upbringing in a Virginian suburban outpost to the top of the rock and roll ladder.
Throughout his now legendary career with punk banner-wavers Scream,grunge heroes Nirvana and alt-rock leaders the Foo Fighters,Dave Grohl has thrilled millions of fans with his powerhouse drumming,his anthemic riffing and his melodic brilliance - and the smile has never left his face.
His is a story of hard times,good fortune and some very tough decisions.Three decades into his life of rock,having endured more than his fair share of tragedy and triumph,Dave Grohl remains one of rock's most respected figures.
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