Rock stars are like sports stars: If you snap your ankle, you’re done.
DAVE GROHLWhen you’re young, you’re not afraid of what comes next. You’re excited by it.
More Dave Grohl Quotes
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What’s the last thing a drummer says in a band? ‘Hey guys, why don’t we try one of my songs?’
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The human element of making music is what’s most important.
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Don’t look at the poster on your wall and think ‘I could never do that.’ Look at the poster on your wall and think ‘I’m gonna do that!’
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From one generation to the next, The Beatles will remain the most important rock band of all time.
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If it weren’t for the Beatles, I would not be a musician.
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There’s a big difference between falling in love with someone and falling in love with someone and getting married. Usually, after you get married, you fall in love with the person even more.
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It was supposed to be gross, and now it’s gorgeous.
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Be someone’s light when they are hopeless.
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As I get older… I start to realize that life ain’t half bad. Each year, I’m amazed that I’m still alive. I don’t take any of this for granted, I’m a lucky dude.
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Singing into a microphone and learning to play an instrument and learning to do your craft, that’s the most important thing for people to do.
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At school where you a dunce or a teacher’s pet? All of the above. I was stupid so they thought I was cute.
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I’m a skinny, geeky, high school dropout – it works, kids! Sensitive guys always get the girl. You’ll get laid 10 times as much as that guy on the football team ’cause he’s on steroids and he’s gonna get fat.
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In this day and age, when you can use a machine or computer to simulate or emulate what people can do together, it still can’t replace the magic of four people in a room playing.
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When Nirvana became popular, you could very easily slip and get lost during that storm. I fortunately had really heavy anchors – old friends, family.
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It’s not until recently that I could even imagine myself as an adult. But these kids today, they look at me like I’m Neil Young. Nirvana is the band their parents listen to.
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The best time for gum is just before getting onstage. I need a minty-fresh microphone.
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How come drummers leave their drumsticks on the dashboard of their car? So they can park in the handicapped spaces.
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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 to do in life.
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I stopped doing drugs when I was 20. I was finished with drugs before Nirvana even started.
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How do I stay humble? Because I’m the best at being humble.
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What we feel most comfortable doing is playing loud, screaming rock songs.
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I love to play music. So why endanger that with something like drugs?
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I’ve experienced great things, I’ve experienced great tragedies. I’ve done almost everything I could possibly ever imagine doing, but I just know that there’s more.
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I had never been in charge of anything. I’d always worked for someone. I worked for a furniture warehouse. I did masonry. I always had a boss yelling at me. So I’d never been in charge of an organization.
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Your personal history is a part of what happens with your hands and your head as you play music.
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When I listen to music these days, and I hear Pro Tools and drums that sound like a machine – it kinda sucks the life out of music.
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