---
title: "4 Analog Quotes By Dave Grohl"
description: "4 Analog quotes by Dave Grohl. Plus more from Dave Grohl and more Analog sayings from other authors."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f37/dave-grohl-1713_analog_when-you-re-recording-to-analog-tape-it_347913.png"
---

> [When you're recording to analog tape, it captures performance and you can't necessarily manipulate that in different ways. It is what it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-grohl/when-you-re-recording-to-analog-tape-it-captures-performance-and-you/)

[Dave Grohl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-grohl/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f37/dave-grohl-1713_analog_when-you-re-recording-to-analog-tape-it_347913.png)

> [A lot of the records you buy, there's nothing you can hold in your hand, it's all 1's and 0's, this digital…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-grohl/a-lot-of-the-records-you-buy-there-s-nothing-you-can-hold-in-your/)

[Dave Grohl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-grohl/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad7/dave-grohl-1713_albums_a-lot-of-the-records-you-buy-there-s-not_1923766.png)

> [People are so into digital recording now they forgot how easy analog recording can be.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-grohl/people-are-so-into-digital-recording-now-they-forgot-how-easy-analog/)

[Dave Grohl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-grohl/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab7/dave-grohl-1713_analog_people-are-so-into-digital-recording-now_2845385.png)

> [No one has any faith in the tape anymore - everyone just relies on computers and considers the hardrive to be the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-grohl/no-one-has-any-faith-in-the-tape-anymore-everyone-just-relies-on/)

[Dave Grohl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-grohl/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f60/dave-grohl-1713_analog_no-one-has-any-faith-in-the-tape-anymore_2900275.jpg)

## Other authors on Analog

## More by Dave Grohl

> [There's nothing better than having a bottle of beer in your hand in the waves.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-grohl/there-s-nothing-better-than-having-a-bottle-of-beer-in-your-hand-in/)

[Dave Grohl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-grohl/)

> [I love Black Sabbath. They made an amazing contribution to music today. Almost every band that made it big in the Nineties owed a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-grohl/i-love-black-sabbath-they-made-an-amazing-contribution-to-music-today/)

[Dave Grohl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-grohl/)

> [Rock stars are like sports stars: If you snap your ankle, you're done.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-grohl/rock-stars-are-like-sports-stars-if-you-snap-your-ankle-you-re-done/)

[Dave Grohl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-grohl/)

> [Nothing's going to keep me from making music. If I were in the want-ads in the back of the paper or playing to six…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-grohl/nothing-s-going-to-keep-me-from-making-music-if-i-were-in-the-want/)

[Dave Grohl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-grohl/)

> [I don't want to say that most rock bands live these formulaic biography existences - but they kinda do. There's always a divorce. There's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-grohl/i-don-t-want-to-say-that-most-rock-bands-live-these-formulaic/)

[Dave Grohl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-grohl/)

> [I think musicians like me are drawn to those older desks, not just because they're legend and lore but also because they do something…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-grohl/i-think-musicians-like-me-are-drawn-to-those-older-desks-not-just/)

[Dave Grohl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-grohl/)

> [CBGB represents a lot to New York City and to underground rock and to new wave and post-punk and whatever. But, you know, it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-grohl/cbgb-represents-a-lot-to-new-york-city-and-to-underground-rock-and-to/)

[Dave Grohl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-grohl/)

> [Ramones or AC/DC are two bands that have managed to keep their signature sound and their signature formula for years and years and album…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-grohl/ramones-or-ac-dc-are-two-bands-that-have-managed-to-keep-their/)

[Dave Grohl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-grohl/)

> [I think maybe what happened was the convenience of technology overshadowed the experience of holding an album in your hands, and sitting on your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-grohl/i-think-maybe-what-happened-was-the-convenience-of-technology/)

[Dave Grohl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-grohl/)

> [I think that if you're passionate about something and you're driven and you're focused, then you can pretty much do anything that you want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-grohl/i-think-that-if-you-re-passionate-about-something-and-you-re-driven/)

[Dave Grohl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-grohl/)

> [Neil Young is my hero. You know what that guy has been doing for the past 40 years? Making music. That's what that guy does.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-grohl/neil-young-is-my-hero-you-know-what-that-guy-has-been-doing-for-the/)

[Dave Grohl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-grohl/)

> [I guess it was exciting that every time I pulled up to the gate of my house, I wondered if someone was going to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-grohl/i-guess-it-was-exciting-that-every-time-i-pulled-up-to-the-gate-of-my/)

[Dave Grohl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-grohl/)

> [If it weren't for the Beatles, I would not be a musician.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-grohl/if-it-weren-t-for-the-beatles-i-would-not-be-a-musician/)

[Dave Grohl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-grohl/)

> [To me the most important thing is getting into a studio and making an album that is 12 or 14 amazing songs, getting up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-grohl/to-me-the-most-important-thing-is-getting-into-a-studio-and-making-an/)

[Dave Grohl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-grohl/)

> [I mean, I never liked being told what to do. It's one of the reasons I dropped out of school.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-grohl/i-mean-i-never-liked-being-told-what-to-do-it-s-one-of-the-reasons-i/)

[Dave Grohl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-grohl/)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "ItemList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/analog/dave-grohl/#itemlist",
            "name": "4 Analog Quotes By Dave Grohl",
            "numberOfItems": 4,
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "When you're recording to analog tape, it captures performance and you can't necessarily manipulate that in different ways. It is what it is.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Dave Grohl"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-grohl/when-you-re-recording-to-analog-tape-it-captures-performance-and-you/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f37/dave-grohl-1713_analog_when-you-re-recording-to-analog-tape-it_347913.png",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f37/dave-grohl-1713_analog_when-you-re-recording-to-analog-tape-it_347913.png",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f37/dave-grohl-1713_analog_when-you-re-recording-to-analog-tape-it_347913.png",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“When you're recording to analog tape, it captures performance and you can't necessarily manipulate that in…” — Dave Grohl",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "A lot of the records you buy, there's nothing you can hold in your hand, it's all 1's and 0's, this digital cloud floating in the ether. but with analog albums, you can hold it in your hand.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Dave Grohl"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-grohl/a-lot-of-the-records-you-buy-there-s-nothing-you-can-hold-in-your/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad7/dave-grohl-1713_albums_a-lot-of-the-records-you-buy-there-s-not_1923766.png",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad7/dave-grohl-1713_albums_a-lot-of-the-records-you-buy-there-s-not_1923766.png",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad7/dave-grohl-1713_albums_a-lot-of-the-records-you-buy-there-s-not_1923766.png",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“A lot of the records you buy, there's nothing you can hold in your hand, it's all 1's and 0's, this digital…” — Dave Grohl",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "People are so into digital recording now they forgot how easy analog recording can be.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Dave Grohl"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-grohl/people-are-so-into-digital-recording-now-they-forgot-how-easy-analog/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab7/dave-grohl-1713_analog_people-are-so-into-digital-recording-now_2845385.png",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab7/dave-grohl-1713_analog_people-are-so-into-digital-recording-now_2845385.png",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab7/dave-grohl-1713_analog_people-are-so-into-digital-recording-now_2845385.png",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“People are so into digital recording now they forgot how easy analog recording can be.” — Dave Grohl",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "No one has any faith in the tape anymore - everyone just relies on computers and considers the hardrive to be the safest option, and I don't. I think an analog tape is something you can hold.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Dave Grohl"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-grohl/no-one-has-any-faith-in-the-tape-anymore-everyone-just-relies-on/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f60/dave-grohl-1713_analog_no-one-has-any-faith-in-the-tape-anymore_2900275.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f60/dave-grohl-1713_analog_no-one-has-any-faith-in-the-tape-anymore_2900275.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f60/dave-grohl-1713_analog_no-one-has-any-faith-in-the-tape-anymore_2900275.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“No one has any faith in the tape anymore - everyone just relies on computers and considers the hardrive to…” — Dave Grohl",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "CollectionPage",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/analog/dave-grohl/#webpage",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/analog/dave-grohl/",
            "name": "Analog Quotes by Dave Grohl",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "mainEntity": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/analog/dave-grohl/#itemlist"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f37/dave-grohl-1713_analog_when-you-re-recording-to-analog-tape-it_347913.png"
            },
            "description": "4 Analog quotes by Dave Grohl. Plus more from Dave Grohl and more Analog sayings from other authors.",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/analog/dave-grohl/#breadcrumb"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/analog/dave-grohl/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "name": "Topics",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "name": "Analog",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/analog/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 5,
                    "name": "Dave Grohl",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/analog/dave-grohl/"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png",
                "width": 512,
                "height": 512
            }
        }
    ]
}
```