dave grohl the storyteller tales of life and music

I listened to the audiobook (narrated by Dave) while moving from North Carolina to Texas. I’m certain the same cannot be said for a large share of world-famous musicians.

From getting foggy-eyed at one’s request to learn to play the drums, to singing the Beatles with another at a talent show, to flying across continents to be present at a “Father-Daughter Dance,” Dave struck me as an affectionate father who has tried his best to not give his career precedence over his children. What I was not expecting to read in The Storyteller, but what I especially appreciated, were Dave’s sweet, touching stories about his daughters. Dave Grohl has enjoyed a lifetime of incredible encounters, and I’m grateful for his willingness to share about them. The Storyteller was interesting for all the reasons I hoped it would be: Autobiography about a popular musician, crazy backstage accounts (like breaking his leg in the middle of a concert, or almost getting jumped after a Nirvana concert), Nirvana and Foo Fighter stories (I had no idea that all the instrumental parts on the first Foo Fighters album were performed by Dave), as well as several incredible interactions with some of rock’s most popular names (like having Paul McCartney over for dinner, or Joan Jett reading his daughter bedtime stories). I found him charming, funny, and winsome to the point that when I learned he had published a memoir-style book I thought, “Sure! I’ll give it a try.” What convinced me to give it a read was Dave Grohl’s “Hot Ones” interview on YouTube ( ). I am too young to have appreciated Nirvana at their peak (although I jam to Smells Like Teen Spirit like anyone else), and I am only casually interested in Foo Fighters (I almost exclusively listen to them while working out). Hailed by Peter Travers of Rolling Stone as an 'exhilarating documentary about what makes life worth living,” by The New York Times as 'candy to several generations' worth of rock fans' and NPR as 'a celebration of just how unbelievably awesome it is to make rock music for a living,' Sound City has since been certified as a Gold Longform Video by the RIAA, while the Sound City-Real To Reel companion album took the 2013 Grammys for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media and Best Rock Song (“Cut Me Some Slack”).The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music by Dave GrohlĪt one level, this is a strange book selection for me. Premiering to unanimous raves at Sundance and achieving a 100% Rotten Tomatoes rating, Sound City focused both on the history of the legendary studio and on the ongoing fight to preserve the human element of music.

Named for the Van Nuys CA studio where Nirvana recorded Nevermind in 1991, which would sell more than 30 million copies and transform the modern musical landscape. In 2013, Grohl made his debut as a feature director/producer with the acclaimed documentary Sound City.

Dave grohl the storyteller tales of life and music