The human element of making music is what’s most important.
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.
More Dave Grohl Quotes
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I listen to boy band music before I have to fire someone.
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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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You look up to your heroes and you shouldn’t be intimidated by them; you should be inspired by them.
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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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What we feel most comfortable doing is playing loud, screaming rock songs.
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How do I stay humble? Because I’m the best at being humble.
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I believe the history of American music is just as important as anything political because it’s changed generations of people.
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To me the most important thing is getting into a studio and making an album that is 12 or 14 amazing songs, getting up onstage, and making people happy by livening the rock.
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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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I think people should feel encouraged to be themselves.
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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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People are so into digital recording now they forgot how easy analog recording can be.
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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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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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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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