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.
DAVE GROHLIf you play a Nickleback song backwards you’ll hear messages from the devil. Even worse, if you play it forwards you’ll hear Nickleback.
More Dave Grohl Quotes
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There’s nothing better than having a bottle of beer in your hand in the waves.
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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.
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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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If there’s one thing I’m good at, it’s gathering people together to do something fun.
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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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How do I stay humble? Because I’m the best at being humble.
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The human element of making music is what’s most important.
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The whole slacker generation totally didn’t apply to us musically.
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Be someone’s light when they are hopeless.
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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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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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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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Mom, thanks for letting me drop out of high school. Haha!
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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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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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