David Eric "Dave" Grohl (born January 14, 1969) is an American rock musician, multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter and film director, who is the lead vocalist, guitarist, primary songwriter and founder of the Foo Fighters. Prior to Foo Fighters, Grohl was the drummer for the grunge band Nirvana. He is also the drummer and co-founder of the rock supergroup Them Crooked Vultures. Grohl has additionally written all the music and performed all the instruments for his short-lived side projects Late! and Probot, as well as being involved with Queens of the Stone Age numerous times throughout the past decade. He has performed session work (as a drummer) for a variety of musicians, including Garbage, Killing Joke, Nine Inch Nails, David Bowie, Paul McCartney, The Prodigy, Slash, Iggy Pop, Juliette Lewis, Tenacious D, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Lemmy and Stevie Nicks.
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Dave Grohl talks to Matt Everitt about Sound City
Dave Grohl talks about the studio Sound City and the names that produced albums there.
Biography
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Links & Information
Links
- Wikipedia article on Dave Grohl
- IMDb at imdb.com/name/nm0342970
- Last.fm page on Dave Grohl
- Discogs at discogs.com/artist/Dave Grohl
- MusicBrainz entry on Dave Grohl
Member Of
- Tenacious D,
- Them Crooked Vultures,
- Melvana,
- Nirvana (1990-1994),
- Foo Fighters,
- Queens of the Stone Age (2001-2002),
- The Backbeat Band,
- Scream,
- Probot
Labels
- Founded Roswell Records
Personal Relationships
- Involved with Louise Post
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Latest News Stories
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Grohl stopped for being on phone
Tue 13 Sep 2011 10:01
Foo Fighters' singer Dave Grohl is pulled over by police for talking on his phone.
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Dave Grohl 'sues' Scissor Sisters
Tue 5 Oct 2010 11:54
Dave Grohl claims in a spoof video he is suing the Scissor Sisters after Jake Shears...
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Across the Line
Mon 7 Jun 2010 12:58
