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Seattle Quote by Dave Grohl

“All I really had was a suitcase and my drums. So I took them up to Seattle and hoped it would work.” quote by Dave Grohl — Download Open image

“All I really had was a suitcase and my drums. So I took them up to Seattle and hoped it would work.”

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I learned so much about playing and touring being on the road and in the studio with Jeff, but I'd always played a lot…

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When I played in the NBA for 12 years, Seattle had some of the best fans in the NBA.

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Every time when they would call my name I kept hearing 'New York Knicks' instead of 'Seattle SuperSonics.

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