Dave Grohl

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David Eric Grohl was born on January 14, 1969 in Warren, Ohio, USA. Grohl became famous as the drummer in the band Nirvana. He later started the band Foo Fighters.

Grohl started playing guitar when he was ten years old. In the 1980s, he played in some punk bands. His first band was named Freak Baby. Freak Baby changed its name to Mission Impossible, and later to Fast. When Fast broke up, Grohl joined the band Dain Bramage, before trying out for Scream at the age of 16. He made it into the band and in 1987, Scream went on tour of the US, and then Europe.

In 1990, while touring with Scream, Grohl was noticed by Kurt Cobain, and Krist Novoselic. Kurt Cobain was the leader of a band named Nirvana, and Krist Novoselic was the bass player. Cobain hired Grohl to be Nirvana's drummer. Grohl was the sixth and final drummer for Nirvana. Nirvana had already released one album, Bleach, in 1989. Grohl played with Nirvana for seven months until they released their second album, Nevermind.

Nevermind was a big success. It went to the top of the US album charts, which measure what music sells the most. It also helped start the grunge movement, which was a style of music. Other grunge bands were Soundgarden and Pearl Jam. Grohl made two more albums with Nirvana: In Utero and MTV Unplugged In New York, which was recorded on November 18, 1993, but released in 1994 after Kurt Cobain died.

When Cobain died, Nirvana was no longer a band. Grohl almost quit his music career. But first, Grohl recorded a demo for Foo Fighters. He played every instrument, recording them one at a time. But Grohl did not want Foo Fighters to be a solo project. Soon after, he hired Pat Smear, who had played guitar for Nirvana when they were on tour. He also hired Nate Mendel and William Goldsmith. They had been in a band named Sunny Day Real Estate. Mendel played bass, and Goldsmith played drums.

Their first album, named Foo Fighters just like the band, sold a million copies. The singles "This Is a Call," "I'll Stick Around," and "Big Me," were also successful. The album got good reviews and the Foo Fighters were becoming popular. The band started to record their second album, named The Colour and the Shape; however in the studio, drummer William Goldsmith left and instead, Grohl drummed for the album. After The Colour and the Shape was finished, Taylor Hawkins was hired as drummer in time for touring. The Colour and the Shape had four singles: "Monkey Wrench," "Everlong," "My Hero," and "Walking After You."

Foo Fighters became the most popular grunge band. Their next album was There is Nothing Left to Lose, which had the songs "Learn to Fly", and "Breakout", which were both very popular. Foo Fighters have made 5 studio albums. The current members are Taylor Hawkins on drums, Chris Shiflett on guitar, and Grohl on guitar, and Mendel on bass.

Grohl now lives in Virginia. He has worked on a few projects besides Foo Fighters. These include his metal band, Probot, featuring Lemmy of Motorhead, King Diamond, and many other great metal artists. He's also the drummer on the 2001 album, Tenacious D and the 2003 Queens of the Stone Age album Songs for the Deaf.