He said, "I was going in the direction of faster, louder, darker while my sister, Lisa, three years older, was getting seriously into new wave territory. He grew tired of lessons and instead taught himself, eventually playing in bands with friends. At the age of 12, he began learning to play guitar. When he was seven, his parents divorced, and he was subsequently raised by his mother. When he was a child, Grohl's family moved to Springfield, Virginia. and was described as "a talented political observer who possessed the ability to call every major election with uncanny accuracy". In addition to being an award-winning journalist, James had also served as the special assistant to Senator Robert Taft Jr. He is of German, Irish, and Slovak descent. ĭavid Eric Grohl was born in Warren, Ohio on January 14, 1969, the son of teacher Virginia Jean (née Hanlon) and newswriter James Harper Grohl (1938–2014). Grohl was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as part of Nirvana in 2014 and as a member of Foo Fighters in 2021. In 2010, he was described by Classic Rock Drummers co-author Ken Micallef as one of the most influential rock musicians of the last 20 years. In 2022, Grohl and the Foo Fighters starred as themselves in the comedy horror film Studio 666. In 2021, Grohl released an autobiography, The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music.
It was followed by the documentary miniseries Sonic Highways (2014) and the documentary film What Drives Us (2021). Grohl began directing Foo Fighters music videos in 1997 and released his debut documentary, Sound City, in 2013. He has also participated in the side projects Late! and Probot. Grohl is the drummer and co-founder of the rock supergroup Them Crooked Vultures and has recorded and toured with Queens of the Stone Age. The first Foo Fighters album was released in 1995, and a full band was assembled to tour and record under the Foo Fighters name they have released ten studio albums. After Nirvana disbanded following the death of lead singer Kurt Cobain in April 1994, Grohl formed Foo Fighters as a one-man project. Nirvana's second album, Nevermind (1991), was the first to feature Grohl on drums and became a worldwide success. He became the drummer for Nirvana after Scream broke up in 1990. Īt 17, Grohl joined the punk rock band Scream after the departure of their drummer Kent Stax. He was the drummer for Nirvana from 1990 to 1994. He is the founder of Foo Fighters, for whom he is the singer, guitarist, and primary songwriter. David Eric Grohl (born January 14, 1969) is an American musician, songwriter and record producer.
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