Most of our songs were written on acoustic guitar before they made it to the practice stage. — Dave Grohl Copy Share Image
From one generation to the next, The Beatles will remain the most important rock band of all time. — Dave Grohl Copy Share Image
“Heavy Metal would not exist without Led Zeppelin, and if it did, it would suck.” — 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
Nothing's going to keep me from making music. If I were in the want-ads in the back of the paper or playing… — Dave Grohl Copy Share Image
'In Utero' was the first time I'd made an album that reached into the dark side. I remember the conflict and the… — Dave Grohl Copy Share Image
Sharing music is not a crime. It shouldn't be. There should be a deeper meaning to making music than just selling downloads. — Dave Grohl Copy Share Image
My first instrument was actually the trombone, but that didn't last long. Soon I was playing guitar in bands from the time… — Dave Grohl Copy Share Image
In a way, as much as we love to be a big, loud rock band, the acoustic album was a lot easier… — Dave Grohl Copy Share Image
Never lose faith in real rock and roll music. Never lose faith in that. You might have to look a little harder,… — 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
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
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
It's a weird thing when you make records. You try to hear it before you make it, so you walk into the… — Dave Grohl Copy Share Image
I can understand how some people might resent me for having the audacity to continue playing music, but it'd take a lot… — Dave Grohl Copy Share Image
I owe everything to Nirvana. But I can't let that overshadow the future. For the first few years, I didn't even want… — Dave Grohl Copy Share Image
A lot of people are promoting records that are just throw-it-agains t-the-wall-see- if-it-sticks meaningless bullshit. Everybody has the responsibility to do the… — Dave Grohl Copy Share Image
Because you have things like 'American Idol' and you've got radio stations that play music made entirely by computers, it's easy to… — 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
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
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
Being in Nirvana was amazing an experience that will never happen again for me. And I look on them as some of… — Dave Grohl Copy Share Image
Your personal history is a part of what happens with your hands and your head as you play music. — Dave Grohl Copy Share Image
What we feel most comfortable doing is playing loud, screaming rock songs. — Dave Grohl Copy Share Image
No, there's something about the sing-song cadence of children's music that has its place in rock. — Dave Grohl Copy Share Image
The most important thing is that you honor that musical integrity, whether you make music that sounds like ABBA or you make… — 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… — 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
If you're trying to connect to people with music - it's more of an outward process and a lot of times musicians… — 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
I love Black Sabbath. They made an amazing contribution to music today. Almost every band that made it big in the Nineties… — Dave Grohl Copy Share Image
There weren't a lot of career opportunities in crazy-fast hardcore punk, so you didn't have a lot of ambition, just the love… — 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
