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 GROHLWhat’s the last thing a drummer says in a band? ‘Hey guys, why don’t we try one of my songs?’
More Dave Grohl Quotes
-
-
When I joined Nirvana, I was the fifth or sixth drummer – I don’t know if they’d ever had a drummer they were totally happy with. And they were strangers. There was never much of a deeper connection outside of the music.
DAVE GROHL -
Develop that individuality by working as hard as you can at what you love.
DAVE GROHL -
When Nirvana became popular, you could very easily slip and get lost during that storm. I fortunately had really heavy anchors – old friends, family.
DAVE GROHL -
Everybody now thinks that Nashville is the coolest city in America.
DAVE GROHL -
The best time for gum is just before getting onstage. I need a minty-fresh microphone.
DAVE GROHL -
What we feel most comfortable doing is playing loud, screaming rock songs.
DAVE GROHL -
How do I stay humble? Because I’m the best at being humble.
DAVE GROHL -
How come drummers leave their drumsticks on the dashboard of their car? So they can park in the handicapped spaces.
DAVE GROHL -
You will only be great at things you love to do don’t pursue a career in something you hate to do.
DAVE GROHL -
It’s funny, there aren’t too many musicians that also moonlight as studio engineers. There’s a few – the really brilliant ones.
DAVE GROHL -
I believe the history of American music is just as important as anything political because it’s changed generations of people.
DAVE GROHL -
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.
DAVE GROHL -
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.
DAVE GROHL -
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.
DAVE GROHL -
I stopped doing drugs when I was 20. I was finished with drugs before Nirvana even started.
DAVE GROHL