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title: "4 Bars Quotes By Dave Grohl"
description: "4 Bars quotes by Dave Grohl. Plus more from Dave Grohl and more Bars sayings from other authors."
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> [CBGB was a wild place, ... The first time I ever played there was in 1987, I think, with my hardcore band,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-grohl/cbgb-was-a-wild-place-the-first-time-i-ever-played-there-was-in-1987/)

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

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> [Always have the highest bar for yourself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-grohl/always-have-the-highest-bar-for-yourself/)

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

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> [Always have the highest bar for yourself. Wake up everyday and no matter how crappy you feel, want to change something for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-grohl/always-have-the-highest-bar-for-yourself-wake-up-everyday-and-no/)

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

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> [Nickelback walks into a bar...there's no punchline because ruining music isn't funny.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-grohl/nickelback-walks-into-a-bar-there-s-no-punchline-because-ruining/)

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

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## Other authors on Bars

## 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/)

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