Dave Grohl

American rock musician

  • Audience4.2M
  • Fame79.2
  • Momentum0.0
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Born 1969 · age 57United States
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  • Wikipedia
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  • Age
    57
    Born 1969
  • Known for
    Tenacious D in The Pic…
    2006
Summary
Updated 2026-06-21

He drummed on Nevermind, then built one of rock's longest-running acts from the wreckage. Three decades past Nirvana's end, Grohl's stayed in motion — twelve Foo Fighters albums, side bands, documentaries, a Hall of Fame nod in two different lineups.

Biography

About

Grohl joined punk band Scream at seventeen in 1986, then landed behind the kit for Nirvana in 1990 after Scream folded. His first album with them was Nevermind in 1991. When Kurt Cobain died in 1994 and Nirvana dissolved, Grohl recorded a solo album under the name Foo Fighters in 1995, then assembled a full band that's released twelve studio albums since. Along the way he co-founded Them Crooked Vultures, played with Queens of the Stone Age and Tenacious D, directed videos and documentaries (Sound City, Sonic Highways), published an autobiography, and starred in a horror-comedy with his band.…

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Sourced, dated quotes from Dave Grohl

Dave Grohl
said
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.
Quoted in Shirley Halperin, "My Summer With the Foo Fighters," Entertainment Weekly (2007-09-21)
Dave Grohl
said
Hey guys, why don't we try one of my songs?
"Give the Drummer Some," www.fooarchive.com (1995)
Dave Grohl
saidundated
What's the last thing a drummer says in a band?
Dave Grohl
saidundated
Masturbation is one of the safest ways to explore your own sexuality.
Sex in the 90s, Part IX: The Safest Sex of All
Dave Grohl
saidundated
I still dream about Kurt. Every time I see him in a dream, I’ll be amazed and I get this feeling that everyone else thinks he’s dead.
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Albums

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  • The Hanukkah Sessions 2022
    2023
  • The Hanukkah Sessions 2020
    2021
  • The Hanukkah Sessions 2021
    2021
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Fame
Stable
79.2
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Score components
Historical30.9
Source confidence80.0
Completeness90.0
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  • Wikipedia
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    wikidata · wikidata.org
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  • Pantheon 2.0
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