The Storyteller by LUCAS O'BRIEN

#06 - Achieving Nirvana

obriluc000_1 — 2024-04-01 04:57:34 UTC

In 1990, Dave Grohl joined Kurt Cobain and Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen, Washington as Nirvana's new drummer.

Quote 3 - "And then I heard the five words that changed my life forever: 'Have you heard of Nirvana?'" (128).

#09 - Moving On

obriluc000_1 — 2024-04-01 05:30:42 UTC

Dave Grohl starts recording songs for his post-grunge solo project, titled Foo Fighters in 1994 in a recording studio in Shoreline, Washington.

Quote 5 - "Without a band or any real master plan, I retreated to the place where I always felt most comfortable: recording songs by myself" (195).

#10 - Foo Fighters

obriluc000_1 — 2024-04-03 17:24:03 UTC

Dave Grohl released his solo project, Foo Fighters, through Roswell and Capitol records in 1995. It was originally planned to be a small release, but the reviews were extremely positive and it exploded in popularity once received by the public.

#01 - The Beginning

obriluc000_1 — 2024-04-03 17:28:59 UTC

David Grohl was born in Warren, Ohio on the morning of January 14, 1969.

#14 - Pantheon of Punk

obriluc000_1 — 2024-04-03 18:47:22 UTC

Dave Grohl (left) meets with John Paul Jones (top), the Bassist of Led Zeppelin, and Josh Homme (bottom), Queens of the Stone Age's lead vocalist in 2009 to create the rock supergroup Them Crooked Vultures.

#03 - You'd better SCREAM!

obriluc000_1 — 2024-04-04 04:23:07 UTC

At age 17, Dave dropped out of school to fill Kent Stax's shoes as the drummer of punk rock band Scream.

#11 - Colours and Shapes

obriluc000_1 — 2024-04-04 05:28:27 UTC

The Foo Fighters released their sophomore album, The Colour and the Shape, in the spring of 1997. Arguably their most popular album, it included hits such as "Everlong" and "Monkey Wrench".

#07 - Nevermind

obriluc000_1 — 2024-04-04 05:59:16 UTC

On the fateful night of Spetember 29, 1991, Nirvana's hit song "Smells Like Teen Spirit" debuted on MTV's 120 Minutes, bringing punk rock into the mainstream.

#08 - He's Gone

obriluc000_1 — 2024-04-04 06:18:26 UTC

On April 8, 1994, Kurt Cobain, the founder of Nirvana, was found dead after he committed suicide in his house in Seattle.

Quote 4 - "My knees gave out and I dropped my phone as I fell to my bedroom floor, covering my face with my hands as I began to cry. The shy young man who had offered me an apple upon our first introduction at the Seattle airport was gone. My quiet, introverted roommate who I'd shared a tiny little apartment with in Olympia was gone. The loving father who played with his beautiful baby daughter backstage every night before each show was gone" (181).

#02 - Introduction to Rock

obriluc000_1 — 2024-04-04 06:37:09 UTC

In the summer of 1982, Dave saw his first live concert when Naked Raygun was playing in Chicago's Cubby Bear dive bar, inspiring him to take on a life of rock.

#04 - Iggy Pop

obriluc000_1 — 2024-04-04 06:55:54 UTC

While mid-tour with Scream in 1990, Dave played drums for Iggy Pop in Toronto.

Quote 1 - "'Wanna play drums with Iggy Pop?' : This took being in the right place at the right time to a whole other level" (108).

Bibliography

obriluc000_1 — 2024-04-04 16:15:05 UTC

Grohl, David Eric. The Storyteller - Tales of Life and Music. Dey St. Books, 2021.

#05 - Last Scream

obriluc000_1 — 2024-04-04 16:48:40 UTC

In Scream's final tour, the 1990 American tour, their bassist Skeeter left them before a gig in L.A., which stranded the rest of the band in L.A. for a few months, and ultimately caused the disbanding of Scream.

Quote 2 - "By six P.M., there was no sign of Skeeter, so we regretfully had to call and cancel the gig that we had booked for that night" (126).

#13 - A Hole in his Heart

obriluc000_1 — 2024-04-04 18:24:03 UTC

Dave learned of his childhood best friend Jimmy Swanson's death on July 18, 2008. This forced him into grief that he looks back on similarly to the way he does with Kurt's death.

Quote 7 - "But without my childhood best friend Jimmy Swanson, I never would have made it to Seattle, and his passing bored a hole in my life that is entirely different" (185)

#15 - Presidential Performance

obriluc000_1 — 2024-04-04 18:40:06 UTC

In 2010, Dave played at Paul McCartney's Library of Congress Gershwin Prize ceremony in front of the president.

Quote 8 - "In 2010, President Obama was giving Paul McCartney a Library of Congress Gershwin Prize ... I was invited to come perform" (251-252).

#18 - Blackbird

obriluc000_1 — 2024-04-04 19:05:33 UTC

Dave Grohl performs "Blackbird" by himself at the 2016 Oscars awards ceremony.

Quote 10 - "'The Academy Awards called. They want you to perform 'Blackbird' by yourself on the show this year'" (350).

#17 - The Show Must Go On

obriluc000_1 — 2024-04-04 19:14:43 UTC

At a concert in 2015 in Gothenburg, Sweden, Dave falls off the stage and breaks his leg, but continues to play so he doesn't disappoint the audience.

Quote 9 - "After all, the the show must go on" (40).

#12 - Nothing Left To Lose

obriluc000_1 — 2024-04-04 20:34:04 UTC

In 1999, Dave bought one and a half acres in Virginia with his house and a recording studio. He later used that studio to record There is Nothing Left to Lose, the Foo Fighters's third album.

Quote 6 - "I eventually settled for a more reasonable house on one and a half acres ... began construction on what would become the basement recording studio where the Foo Fighters would work for years to come" (211).

#20 - Memoirs

obriluc000_1 — 2024-04-04 21:22:24 UTC

With the outbreak of COVID-19 closing all of the stadiums and cancelling the concerts, Dave Grohl starts writing an autobiography.

#19 - The Next Generation

obriluc000_1 — 2024-04-04 21:31:03 UTC

Dave's daughter, Violet, performed her first show in 2017 at the Roxy Nightclub

#16 - Too Many Losses

obriluc000_1 — 2024-04-04 22:06:14 UTC

Dave's father died on August 6, 2014.