To me the most important thing is getting into a studio and making an album that is 12 or 14 amazing songs,… — Dave Grohl Copy Share Image
What we feel most comfortable doing is playing loud, screaming rock songs. — Dave Grohl Copy Share Image
Most of our songs were written on acoustic guitar before they made it to the practice stage. — Dave Grohl Copy Share Image
It was that famous joke: What's the last thing the drummer said before he got kicked out of the band? 'Hey, I… — Dave Grohl Copy Share Image
I always loved writing songs - writing for myself and demo-ing songs, really with no intention of ever letting anyone else hear… — Dave Grohl Copy Share Image
When I was a teenager, working towards dropping out of high school to starting to tour with bands, I'd drive around in… — Dave Grohl Copy Share Image
Someone curating songs for you through your computer or being able to hold 10,000 songs on your watch - that convenience is… — Dave Grohl Copy Share Image
Usually, when you go in to make a record, you have 30 songs, and you record 30 of them, and 12 of… — Dave Grohl Copy Share Image
For every Foo Fighters record, we've had two or three beautiful, acoustic-based songs, but they never usually make their way to the… — Dave Grohl Copy Share Image
The thing that will never go away is that connection you make with a band or a song where you're moved by… — Dave Grohl Copy Share Image
That’s one of the great things about music. You can sing a song to 85,000 people and they’ll sing it back for… — Dave Grohl Copy Share Image
At 13 years old, I realized I could start my own band. I could write my own song, I could record my… — Dave Grohl Copy Share Image
I've always been a fan of melody and emotional melancholy, whether it was Rites of Spring or Tears for Fears or Neil… — Dave Grohl Copy Share Image
There's a reason why the Foo Fighters don't blast out Nirvana songs every night: because we have a lot of respect for… — Dave Grohl Copy Share Image
With this record [The Colour and the Shape], I started taking the lyrics more seriously. This is a very personal album. — Dave Grohl Copy Share Image
When you're sequencing a record, you want the listener to stick with it from beginning to end, and in order to do… — Dave Grohl Copy Share Image
I always loved writing songs - writing for myself and demo-ing songs, really with no intention of ever letting anyone else hear… — Dave Grohl Copy Share Image
There's a band in a garage right now writing songs for an album that will do the same thing 'Nevermind' did some… — Dave Grohl Copy Share Image
If you play a Nickleback song backwards you'll hear messages from the devil. Even worse, if you play it forwards you'll hear… — Dave Grohl Copy Share Image
You know, Nirvana used to start rehearsals with the three of us just jamming. For, like, a half an hour, just noise… — Dave Grohl Copy Share Image
It's important to me that people feel connected to the band through the music, you know? I don't want it to be… — Dave Grohl Copy Share Image
What I really miss these days in music - is the music. I prefer to listen to melodies and songs, not just… — Dave Grohl Copy Share Image
It's terrifying to play your favorite band's song in front of your favorite band. — Dave Grohl Copy Share Image
What's the last thing a drummer says in a band: Hey guys, why don't we try one of my songs? — Dave Grohl Copy Share Image
There's nothing better than having a bottle of beer in your hand in the waves. — Dave Grohl Copy Share Image
I love Black Sabbath. They made an amazing contribution to music today. Almost every band that made it big in the Nineties owed a… — Dave Grohl Copy Share Image
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… — Dave Grohl Copy Share Image
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… — Dave Grohl Copy Share Image
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… — Dave Grohl Copy Share Image
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… — Dave Grohl Copy Share Image
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… — Dave Grohl Copy Share Image
I think maybe what happened was the convenience of technology overshadowed the experience of holding an album in your hands, and sitting on your… — Dave Grohl Copy Share Image
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… — Dave Grohl Copy Share Image
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. — Dave Grohl Copy Share Image
I guess it was exciting that every time I pulled up to the gate of my house, I wondered if someone was going to… — Dave Grohl Copy Share Image