Dave Grohl quotes

Dave Grohl is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer, best known as the founder of Foo Fighters and former drummer of Nirvana. His energetic performances and multi-instrumental talents have made a significant impact on rock music. He continues to inspire fans worldwide with his passion and creativity. Here are 100 of his quotes:

Guilt is cancer. Guilt will confine you, torture you, destroy you as an artist. It's a black wall. It's a thief.

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I think people should feel encouraged to be themselves.

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If there's one thing I'm good at, it's gathering people together to do something fun.

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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.

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What's the last thing a drummer says in a band? "Hey guys, why don't we try one of my songs?

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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.

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There's always gonna be rock n' roll bands, there's always gonna be kids that love rock n' roll records, and there will always be rock n' roll.

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Because you have things like 'American Idol' and you've got radio stations that play music made entirely by computers, it's easy to forget there are bands with actual people playing actual instruments that rock.

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People are so into digital recording now they forgot how easy analog recording can be.

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Around the time that I recorded the first Foo Fighters tape, I was reading a lot of books on UFO's. ... So, since I had recorded the first record by myself, playing all the instruments, but I wanted people to think that it was a group, I figured that FOO FIGHTERS - WW2 term for UFO's - might lead people to believe that it was more than just one guy. Silly, huh? Had I actually considered this to be a career, I probably would have called it something else, because it's the stupidest fucking band name in the world.

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One thing I did before Nirvana became popular was I stopped doing drugs.

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There's a big difference between falling in love with someone and falling in love with someone and getting married. Usually, after you get married, you fall in love with the person even more.

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At 13 years old, I realized I could start my own band. I could write my own song, I could record my own record. I could start my own label. I could release my own record. I could book my own shows. I could write and publish my own fanzine. I could silk-screen my own T-shirt. I could do this all myself.

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When I listen to music these days, and I hear Pro Tools and drums that sound like a machine - it kinda sucks the life out of music.

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I don't think of Kurt as 'Kurt Cobain from Nirvana'. I think of him as 'Kurt'. It's something that comes back all the time. Almost every day.

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I can understand how some people might resent me for having the audacity to continue playing music, but it'd take a lot more than that to stop me from doing it. I started Foo Fighters because I didn't want to retreat.

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Your personal history is a part of what happens with your hands and your head as you play music.

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I had never been in charge of anything. I'd always worked for someone. I worked for a furniture warehouse. I did masonry. I always had a boss yelling at me. So I'd never been in charge of an organization.

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All I really had was a suitcase and my drums. So I took them up to Seattle and hoped it would work.

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Neil Young is my hero, and such a great example. You know what that guy has been doing for the past 40 years? Making music. That's what that guy does. Sometimes you pay attention, sometimes you don't. Sometimes he hands it to you, sometimes he keeps it to himself. He's a good man with a beautiful family and wonderful life.

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I've experienced great things, I've experienced great tragedies. I've done almost everything I could possibly ever imagine doing, but I just know that there's more.

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From one generation to the next, The Beatles will remain the most important rock band of all time.

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