--- title: "Best Song Quotes by Dave Grohl" description: "70 Song quotes by Dave Grohl. Plus more from Dave Grohl and more Song sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a8/dave-grohl-1713_albums_the-nirvana-unplugged-album-was-somethin_538125.png" --- > [The Nirvana unplugged album was something we'd always knew we were capable of doing, but it was just a matter of doing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-grohl/the-nirvana-unplugged-album-was-something-we-d-always-knew-we-were/) [Dave Grohl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-grohl/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a8/dave-grohl-1713_albums_the-nirvana-unplugged-album-was-somethin_538125.png) > [To me the most important thing is getting into a studio and making an album that is 12 or 14 amazing songs,…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d47/dave-grohl-1713_albums_to-me-the-most-important-thing-is-gettin_164691.jpg) > [Joining a band without ever having really met the people before, you just want to be musically powerful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-grohl/joining-a-band-without-ever-having-really-met-the-people-before-you/) [Dave Grohl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-grohl/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/335/dave-grohl-1713_band_joining-a-band-without-ever-having-reall_2093777.png) > [If you play a Nickleback song backwards you'll hear messages from the devil. Even worse, if you play it forwards you'll hear…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-grohl/if-you-play-a-nickleback-song-backwards-you-ll-hear-messages-from-the/) [Dave Grohl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-grohl/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cfb/dave-grohl-1713_backwards_if-you-play-a-nickleback-song-backwards_2588911.png) > [When you're thirteen and listening to punk, the aggressive nature of music can sway you to the dark side.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-grohl/when-you-re-thirteen-and-listening-to-punk-the-aggressive-nature-of/) [Dave Grohl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-grohl/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/086/dave-grohl-1713_aggressive_when-you-re-thirteen-and-listening-to-pu_1219272.png) > [Being in Nirvana was amazing an experience that will never happen again for me. And I look on them as some of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-grohl/being-in-nirvana-was-amazing-an-experience-that-will-never-happen/) [Dave Grohl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-grohl/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/56b/dave-grohl-1713_amazing-experience_being-in-nirvana-was-amazing-an-experien_1114445.png) > [We only do what feels right. If something feels forced or contrived, then we pull back. We remain the Foo Fighters.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-grohl/we-only-do-what-feels-right-if-something-feels-forced-or-contrived/) [Dave Grohl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-grohl/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b0/dave-grohl-1713_feels_we-only-do-what-feels-right-if-something_1574304.png) > [I don't want to say that most rock bands live these formulaic biography existences - but they kinda do. There's always a…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d4/dave-grohl-1713_bad-business_i-don-t-want-to-say-that-most-rock-bands_57508.png) > [At 13 years old, I realized I could start my own band. I could write my own song, I could record my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-grohl/at-13-years-old-i-realized-i-could-start-my-own-band-i-could-write-my/) [Dave Grohl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-grohl/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb8/dave-grohl-1713_band_at-13-years-old-i-realized-i-could-start_1840925.png) > [Neil Young is my hero, and such a great example. You know what that guy has been doing for the past 40…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-grohl/neil-young-is-my-hero-and-such-a-great-example-you-know-what-that-guy/) [Dave Grohl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-grohl/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c32/dave-grohl-1713_attention_neil-young-is-my-hero-and-such-a-great-e_1404588.jpg) > [You know, Nirvana used to start rehearsals with the three of us just jamming. For, like, a half an hour, just noise…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-grohl/you-know-nirvana-used-to-start-rehearsals-with-the-three-of-us-just/) [Dave Grohl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-grohl/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/86f/dave-grohl-1713_box_you-know-nirvana-used-to-start-rehearsal_2589327.jpg) > [It's a weird thing when you make records. You try to hear it before you make it, so you walk into the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-grohl/it-s-a-weird-thing-when-you-make-records-you-try-to-hear-it-before-2/) [Dave Grohl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-grohl/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a53/dave-grohl-1713_a-good-thing_it-s-a-weird-thing-when-you-make-records_1491913.jpg) > [There's a band in a garage right now writing songs for an album that will do the same thing 'Nevermind' did some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-grohl/there-s-a-band-in-a-garage-right-now-writing-songs-for-an-album-that/) [Dave Grohl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-grohl/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ca/dave-grohl-1713_album_there-s-a-band-in-a-garage-right-now-wri_2478413.jpg) > [I've always been a fan of melody and emotional melancholy, whether it was Rites of Spring or Tears for Fears or Neil…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-grohl/i-ve-always-been-a-fan-of-melody-and-emotional-melancholy-whether-it/) [Dave Grohl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-grohl/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a0a/dave-grohl-1713_emotional_i-ve-always-been-a-fan-of-melody-and-emo_1908777.jpg) > [When I joined Nirvana, I was the fifth or sixth drummer - I don't know if they'd ever had a drummer they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-grohl/when-i-joined-nirvana-i-was-the-fifth-or-sixth-drummer-i-don-t-know/) [Dave Grohl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-grohl/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/82b/dave-grohl-1713_connection_when-i-joined-nirvana-i-was-the-fifth-or_1606133.jpg) > [I know a lot of people who wouldn't be comfortable with everything that comes with being in a band as big as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-grohl/i-know-a-lot-of-people-who-wouldn-t-be-comfortable-with-everything/) [Dave Grohl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-grohl/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a75/dave-grohl-1713_able_i-know-a-lot-of-people-who-wouldn-t-be-c_1523462.png) > [It was that famous joke: What's the last thing the drummer said before he got kicked out of the band? 'Hey, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-grohl/it-was-that-famous-joke-what-s-the-last-thing-the-drummer-said-before/) [Dave Grohl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-grohl/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cce/dave-grohl-1713_band_it-was-that-famous-joke-what-s-the-last_866009.png) > [I taught myself how to play the guitar, I taught myself how to play the drums, and I kind of fake doing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-grohl/i-taught-myself-how-to-play-the-guitar-i-taught-myself-how-to-play/) [Dave Grohl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-grohl/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e16/dave-grohl-1713_drumming_i-taught-myself-how-to-play-the-guitar-i_2078280.jpg) > [How come drummers leave their drumsticks on the dashboard of their car? So they can park in the handicapped spaces.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-grohl/how-come-drummers-leave-their-drumsticks-on-the-dashboard-of-their/) [Dave Grohl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-grohl/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/efc/dave-grohl-1713_car_how-come-drummers-leave-their-drumsticks_675157.png) > [It's not until recently that I could even imagine myself as an adult. But these kids today, they look at me like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-grohl/it-s-not-until-recently-that-i-could-even-imagine-myself-as-an-adult/) [Dave Grohl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-grohl/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/188/dave-grohl-1713_adults_it-s-not-until-recently-that-i-could-eve_2062498.jpg) > [Usually, when you go in to make a record, you have 30 songs, and you record 30 of them, and 12 of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-grohl/usually-when-you-go-in-to-make-a-record-you-have-30-songs-and-you/) [Dave Grohl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-grohl/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d63/dave-grohl-1713_go_usually-when-you-go-in-to-make-a-record_1709387.png) > [Music will never go away, and I will never stop making music; it's just what capacity or what arena you decide to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-grohl/music-will-never-go-away-and-i-will-never-stop-making-music-it-s-just/) [Dave Grohl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-grohl/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d7/dave-grohl-1713_arena_music-will-never-go-away-and-i-will-neve_881631.png) > [When you're sequencing a record, you want the listener to stick with it from beginning to end, and in order to do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-grohl/when-you-re-sequencing-a-record-you-want-the-listener-to-stick-with/) [Dave Grohl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-grohl/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b5c/dave-grohl-1713_ends_when-you-re-sequencing-a-record-you-want_2338241.jpg) > [When Nirvana became popular, you could very easily slip and get lost during that storm. I fortunately had really heavy anchors -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-grohl/when-nirvana-became-popular-you-could-very-easily-slip-and-get-lost/) [Dave Grohl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-grohl/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/190/dave-grohl-1713_anchors_when-nirvana-became-popular-you-could-ve_3089189.png) > [I don't think of Kurt as 'Kurt Cobain from Nirvana'. I think of him as 'Kurt'. It's something that comes back all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-grohl/i-don-t-think-of-kurt-as-kurt-cobain-from-nirvana-i-think-of-him-as/) [Dave Grohl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-grohl/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a0/dave-grohl-1713_cobain_i-don-t-think-of-kurt-as-kurt-cobain-fro_1725775.png) > [When it comes to making an album I take that very seriously. I am meticulous, overworked. That's my time to put everything…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-grohl/when-it-comes-to-making-an-album-i-take-that-very-seriously-i-am/) [Dave Grohl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-grohl/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/110/dave-grohl-1713_albums_when-it-comes-to-making-an-album-i-take_654428.png) > [You know why Foo Fighters have been a band for 20 years? Because I've never really told anybody what I think of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-grohl/you-know-why-foo-fighters-have-been-a-band-for-20-years-because-i-ve/) [Dave Grohl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-grohl/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/827/dave-grohl-1713_anybody_you-know-why-foo-fighters-have-been-a-ba_3127720.jpg) > [ With this record \[The Colour and the Shape\], I started taking the lyrics more seriously. This is a very personal album. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-grohl/with-this-record-the-colour-and-the-shape-i-started-taking-the-lyrics/) [Dave Grohl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-grohl/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0fb/dave-grohl-1713_album_with-this-record-the-colour-and-the-shap_2264695.png) > [Usually, when Nirvana made music, there wasn't a lot of conversation. We wanted everything to be surreal. We didn't want to have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-grohl/usually-when-nirvana-made-music-there-wasn-t-a-lot-of-conversation-we/) [Dave Grohl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-grohl/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a21/dave-grohl-1713_communication_usually-when-nirvana-made-music-there-wa_502888.png) > [There's a reason why the Foo Fighters don't blast out Nirvana songs every night: because we have a lot of respect for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-grohl/there-s-a-reason-why-the-foo-fighters-don-t-blast-out-nirvana-songs/) [Dave Grohl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-grohl/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d3d/dave-grohl-1713_be-careful_there-s-a-reason-why-the-foo-fighters-do_2181032.png) ## Other authors on Song - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-taylor-swift-89132.jpg) Taylor Swift 141 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/song/taylor-swift/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-bob-dylan-18556.jpg) Bob Dylan 95 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/song/bob-dylan/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-jimmy-page-49993.jpg) Jimmy Page 81 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/song/jimmy-page/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-henry-rollins-41662.jpg) Henry Rollins 73 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/song/henry-rollins/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-john-lennon-51796.jpg) John Lennon 70 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/song/john-lennon/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-paul-mccartney-74044.jpg) Paul McCartney 65 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/song/paul-mccartney/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b025/author-wynton-marsalis-96408.jpg) Wynton Marsalis 64 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/song/wynton-marsalis/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-neil-young-70733.jpg) Neil Young 64 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/song/neil-young/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b014/author-john-petrucci-52095.jpg) John Petrucci 63 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/song/john-petrucci/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b012/author-jason-mraz-47548.jpg) Jason Mraz 61 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/song/jason-mraz/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-van-morrison-93136.jpg) Van Morrison 60 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/song/van-morrison/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-brian-eno-19492.jpg) Brian Eno 58 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/song/brian-eno/) ## 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. 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