Through Kurt I saw the beauty of minimalism and the importance of music that’s stripped down.
DAVE GROHLAll I really had was a suitcase and my drums. So I took them up to Seattle and hoped it would work.
More Dave Grohl Quotes
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Always have the highest bar for yourself.
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It was supposed to be gross, and now it’s gorgeous.
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Music will never go away, and I will never stop making music; it’s just what capacity or what arena you decide to do it.
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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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If it weren’t for the Beatles, I would not be a musician.
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There’s nothing better than having a bottle of beer in your hand in the waves.
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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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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.
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I was ready to quit music. It felt to me like music equalled death.
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When something good comes your way, you better feel fortunate, because it doesn’t last forever.
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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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When you’re young, you’re not afraid of what comes next. You’re excited by it.
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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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How come drummers leave their drumsticks on the dashboard of their car? So they can park in the handicapped spaces.
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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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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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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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The best time for gum is just before getting onstage. I need a minty-fresh microphone.
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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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There’s nothing I’d rather do than make music. It’s the love of my life.
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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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Never 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.
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The whole slacker generation totally didn’t apply to us musically.
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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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How do I stay humble? Because I’m the best at being humble.
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What we feel most comfortable doing is playing loud, screaming rock songs.
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