Mom, thanks for letting me drop out of high school. Haha!
DAVE GROHLWhen 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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It’s funny, there aren’t too many musicians that also moonlight as studio engineers. There’s a few – the really brilliant ones.
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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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I think I’m scared a lot. I’m scared of almost everything. And I’m constantly trying to work my way through each obstacle, whether it’s a present, past, or future relationship.
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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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We only do what feels right. If something feels forced or contrived, then we pull back. We remain the Foo Fighters.
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People are so into digital recording now they forgot how easy analog recording can be.
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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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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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Wow, I get to wake up again? Ok. You have to make good with what you’ve got.
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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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Be someone’s light when they are hopeless.
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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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No one is you, and that is your power.
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There’s nothing better than having a bottle of beer in your hand in the waves.
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When you’re young, you’re not afraid of what comes next. You’re excited by it.
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The most important thing for me is my family, and my health and happiness, and making sure everyone’s cool.
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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 85,000 different reasons.
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I think people should feel encouraged to be themselves.
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Always have the highest bar for yourself.
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It was supposed to be gross, and now it’s gorgeous.
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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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You look up to your heroes and you shouldn’t be intimidated by them; you should be inspired by them.
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The best time for gum is just before getting onstage. I need a minty-fresh microphone.
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I once received a cape that was made from the little purple bags that Crown Royal Whisky comes in.
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You will only be great at things you love to do don’t pursue a career in something you hate to do.
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There’s something about heartbreak that makes for great music, but the same could be said for Jägermeister. Hangovers make for great music, too.
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