The whole slacker generation totally didn’t apply to us musically.
DAVE GROHLI believe the history of American music is just as important as anything political because it’s changed generations of people.
More Dave Grohl Quotes
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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.
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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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I’ve experienced great things, I’ve experienced great tragedies. I’ve done almost everything I could possibly ever imagine doing, but I just know that there’s more.
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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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If you play a Nickleback song backwards you’ll hear messages from the devil. Even worse, if you play it forwards you’ll hear Nickleback.
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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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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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When Nirvana became popular, you could very easily slip and get lost during that storm. I fortunately had really heavy anchors – old friends, family.
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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 best time for gum is just before getting onstage. I need a minty-fresh microphone.
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Rock stars are like sports stars: If you snap your ankle, you’re done.
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I once received a cape that was made from the little purple bags that Crown Royal Whisky comes in.
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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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It was supposed to be gross, and now it’s gorgeous.
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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.
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