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.
DAVE GROHLAs 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.
DAVE GROHLI listen to boy band music before I have to fire someone.
DAVE GROHLWhen 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?
DAVE GROHLWe only do what feels right. If something feels forced or contrived, then we pull back. We remain the Foo Fighters.
DAVE GROHLYou will only be great at things you love to do don’t pursue a career in something you hate to do.
DAVE GROHLThe best time for gum is just before getting onstage. I need a minty-fresh microphone.
DAVE GROHLWhat’s the last thing a drummer says in a band? ‘Hey guys, why don’t we try one of my songs?’
DAVE GROHLWhen something good comes your way, you better feel fortunate, because it doesn’t last forever.
DAVE GROHLBecause 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 GROHLThere’s nothing better than having a bottle of beer in your hand in the waves.
DAVE GROHLGuilt is cancer. Guilt will confine you, torture you, destroy you as an artist. It’s a black wall. It’s a thief.
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.
DAVE GROHLI once received a cape that was made from the little purple bags that Crown Royal Whisky comes in.
DAVE GROHLThe human element of making music is what’s most important.
DAVE GROHLThere’s something about heartbreak that makes for great music, but the same could be said for Jägermeister. Hangovers make for great music, too.
DAVE GROHLNothing’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