Because you have things like ‘American Idol’ and you’ve got radio stations that play music made entirely by computers, it’s easy to forget there are bands with actual people playing actual instruments that rock.
DAVE GROHLNever lose faith in real rock and roll music. Never lose faith in that. You might have to look a little harder, but it’s always going to be there.
More Dave Grohl Quotes
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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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When there’s so much left to do, why spend your time focusing on things you’ve already done, counting trophies or telling stories about the good old days?
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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 people at a coffee shop, I’d still love to make music.
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No one is you, and that is your power.
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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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I once received a cape that was made from the little purple bags that Crown Royal Whisky comes in.
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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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If there’s one thing I’m good at, it’s gathering people together to do something fun.
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Develop that individuality by working as hard as you can at what you love.
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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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If it weren’t for the Beatles, I would not be a musician.
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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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I think people should feel encouraged to be themselves.
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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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I taught myself how to play the guitar, I taught myself how to play the drums, and I kind of fake doing both of them. But drumming comes more natural to me, and it just feels better.
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