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.
DAVE GROHLYour personal history is a part of what happens with your hands and your head as you play music.
More Dave Grohl Quotes
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I love to play music. So why endanger that with something like drugs?
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The best time for gum is just before getting onstage. I need a minty-fresh microphone.
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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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If it weren’t for the Beatles, I would not be a musician.
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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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Always have the highest bar for yourself.
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There’s always gonna be rock n’ roll bands, there’s always gonna be kids that love rock n’ roll records, and there will always be rock n’ roll.
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The human element of making music is what’s most important.
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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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Your personal history is a part of what happens with your hands and your head as you play music.
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What we feel most comfortable doing is playing loud, screaming rock songs.
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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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Guilt is cancer. Guilt will confine you, torture you, destroy you as an artist. It’s a black wall. It’s a thief.
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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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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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