[159][160], Grohl's hometown of Warren unveiled gigantic 902lb (409kg) drumsticks in 2012 to honor him. 5am! It produced several hit singles, including "Everlong", "My Hero", and "Monkey Wrench". They separated in December 1996 and divorced in 1997. [112], On 25 June 2022 Grohl duetted with Paul McCartney when he headlined the Glastonbury Festival. Jennifer Youngblood is an ex-wife of Foo fighter front-man and Rockstar Dave Grohl. Foo Fighters covered Killing Joke's "Requiem" during the late 1990s, and were even joined by Killing Joke singer Jaz Coleman for a performance of the song at a show in New Zealand in 2003. "[13], At 13, Grohl and his sister spent the summer at their cousin Tracey's house in Evanston, Illinois. He also performed drums for their 2012 album Rize of the Fenix. Heavier than heaven: The biography of Kurt Cobain. He has described himself as a coffee addict who drinks an average of six cups of coffee every morning; in 2009, he was admitted to a hospital with chest pains caused by a caffeine overdose. Dave Grohl Through Kurt, I saw the beauty of minimalism and the importance of music thats stripped down. He declined an invitation to become Petty's permanent drummer. Grohl directed the Foo Fighters music videos for "Monkey Wrench" (1997), "My Hero" (1998), "All My Life" (2002), "White Limo" (2011), and "Rope" (2011), as well as all the music videos from the Sonic Highways and Concrete and Gold era. After Nirvana disbanded following the death of lead singer Kurt Cobain in April 1994, Grohl formed Foo Fighters as a one-man project. It just seemed that everything I did wasn't good enough for him, or anyone else". [65] The tenth Foo Fighters studio album, Medicine at Midnight, was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A roadway in downtown Warren named "David Grohl Alley" has been dedicated to him with murals by local artists. Grohl played drums on the tracks "Run with the Wolves" and "Stand Up" on The Prodigy's[87] 2009 album Invaders Must Die. As a photographer, Youngblood is also behind the cover art for Foo Fighters' first album. He just seems like a massive jerk, was Daves considered opinion. [115][116], Grohl has also appeared in several sketches on SNL. Quiz: How well do you know Foo Fighters' lyrics. On 8 October 2021, Grohl was the guest storyteller on CBeebies Bedtime Story, reading a story based on The Beatles song, Octopus's Garden.[124]. The project was released in 2004 under the nickname Probot. WebDave Grohl (David Eric Grohl) was born on 14 January, 1969 in Warren, OH, is an American musician. Fans of Foo Fighters frontman and former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl know all about his marriage to his wife of 20 years Jordyn Blum, but few remember that he had been married before. He plays rhythm guitar on the Swedes cover of Roky Ericksons If You Have Ghosts and drums on ABBA cover I'm A Marionette and Depeche Mode cover Waiting For The Night. Why Did Dave Grohl Get Divorced From His First Wife Jennifer In 2021, Grohl released an autobiography, The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music. Guests included Elton John, who disclosed on the E! He revealed: "I was 25, my wife was even younger. I didn't fuck her, did I?'". [7] He is of German, Irish, and Slovak descent. (Grohl can be seen drumming for the band in the video for the song "No One Knows".) He has worn a White Knot ribbon, a symbol of support for same-sex marriage, to various events; when questioned about the knot, he responded, "I believe in love and I believe in equality and I believe in marriage equality. [citation needed] He and Novoselic decided against Novoselic joining; Grohl said it would have felt "really natural" for them to work together again, but would have been uncomfortable for the other band members and placed more pressure on Grohl. Two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Dave Grohl is known in the music world as one of the most devoted of family men. This was me finally saying goodbye to my past.. [135], Cal Jam 18 was held October 56, 2018 in San Bernardino, California which featured the Foo Fighters and a Nirvana reunion.[136][137]. I am ashamed of our president. Taylor Hawkins and Dave Grohl. The trio recorded a five track instrumental demo with Daves roommate and long-time friend Barrett Jones, three of which Make A Bet, Podunk and How I Miss You were later repurposed as Foo Fighters songs. He left temporarily and returned with a cast to finish the concert. The following September, Smear left the band, citing a need to settle down following a lifetime of touring. 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[76] However, the controversy failed to create a lasting rift between the bands. Discover Dave Grohl's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Game; Dave Grohl. Grohl also helped pay tribute to McCartney at the 2010 Kennedy Center Honors along with No Doubt, Norah Jones, Steven Tyler, James Taylor, and Mavis Staples. [123] The documentary was released April 30, 2021, as What Drives Us. From Nirvana to Foo Fighters to countless guest appearances, Dave Grohl is a rocknroll king. Grohl's interest in science fiction led to the band's name referencing the slang term given to UFOs in World War II so it is only fitting that the first visual associated with the group would capture the theme. Every. WebAfter Nirvana disbanded following the suicide of its frontman Kurt Cobain, drummer Dave Grohl went on to become the frontman of rock band Foo Fighters, with Smear joining on guitar. | Source: Getty Images. His mother decided he should transfer to Bishop Ireton High School in Alexandria because his cannabis use was lowering his grades. Asked to pinpoint one album that inspired him to begin playing drums, Dave selected Rushs classic 2112, an album he was introduced to at age nine by his cousin Trip, while on a family visit to Chicago. [15] Rush drummer Neil Peart was an early influence: "When I got 2112 when I was eight years old, it fucking changed the direction of my life. That tattoo was inked by Londoner Lal Hardy, whos also tattooed Liam Gallagher and TV presenter Dermot OLeary among others, in his Muswell Hill studio. The FBI locked her up. [71], In 1997, Grohl played a few songs with David Bowie for Bowie's 50th birthday concert, which was recorded and shown on pay-per-view later that year. In May 2006, Grohl sent a note of support to the two trapped miners in the Beaconsfield mine collapse in Tasmania, Australia, who had survived the initial rockfall. You can check out some of Nameless earliest recordings on YouTube. [26] Following the breakup of Scream, Grohl called Osborne for advice. They eventually made up their differences, and Smear rejoined the Foo Fighters in 2005. The Foo Fighters were on the verge of collapse, and Smear and Grohl were estranged for years. "Who else covers a Swedish death metal song while playing in a grunge band in the early 90s? [21] At age 17, Grohl auditioned with local Washington, D.C., favorites Scream to fill the vacancy left by the departure of drummer Kent Stax. "And for whatever reason, the emotion or the feeling I got when I would play this succession of chords sort of touched on whatever emotion that was.". Wherever she is, or whatever she is doing, Jennifer Youngblood will forever be part of the history of rock & roll. Not long after Nirvana broke up, Grohl went through his own bad breakup. "This is exactly what makes Dave amazing," notes Igor Avidon, a self-described Dave superfan who runs an agency by day. In 2010, he was described by Classic Rock Drummers co-author Ken Micallef as one of the most influential rock musicians of the last 20 years. David Eric Grohl (born January 14, 1969) is an American musician. Not Cobain, but drummer Dave Grohl. Grohl spent the initial months with Nirvana traveling to various labels as the band shopped for a deal, eventually signing with DGC Records. It was released on April 30, 2021, on the Coda Collection via Amazon Prime. I feel apologetic for it when I travel., Well, you know, theres never enough hours in the day when youre a father of three, a producer, a film-maker and a video director, in addition to being the worlds most in-demand rock star. [83], In June 2008, Grohl was Paul McCartney's special guest for a concert at the Anfield football stadium in Liverpool, in one of the central events of the English city's year as European Capital of Culture. Outside of Foo Fighters, he also filmed the music video for Soundgarden's "By Crooked Steps" (2014). Foo Fighters frontman and consummate nice guyDave Grohl has been married to his wife Jordyn Blum since 2003 a lifetime in the world of rock and roll and the pair have three daughters. During downtime on a trip to Brazil in January 1993, Nirvana booked a recording session to demo some new material for the follow-up to the hugely successful Nevermind. Foo The first Foo Fighters album was released in 1995, and a full band was assembled to tour and record under the Foo Fighters name; they have released 10 studio albums. I miss her a ton, she's the funniest [expletive] weirdo you ever met in your life. After Cobains death, Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl looked to music for peace. The American Dream is broken. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the massive pair broke the Guinness World Record. On December 1, 2015, Grohl appeared on an episode of The Muppets where he competed in a "drum off" with Animal. [12], Grohl said he did not take formal drumming lessons and instead learned by listening to Rush and punk rock. He also has another signature guitar called the "Memphis Dave Grohl ES-335" in silver finish that is otherwise similar to the DG-335. It would have been better had we not got married. I was always so excited to get there, and I was always bummed when it closed. Dave Grohl, the frontman of the Foo Fighters and a consummate lovely guy, has been married to Jordyn Blum since 2003. "I miss her a ton, she's the funniest goddamn weirdo you ever met in your life. In October 1994, he scheduled studio time at Robert Lang Studios, and quickly recorded a fifteen-track demo. The first band in which Dave played drums was Washington, D.C. hardcore outfit Mission Impossible, born from the ashes of Freak Baby, in which he played guitar. It became the band's first album to reach No. [25], While playing in Scream, Grohl became a fan of the Melvins and eventually befriended them. Grohl served as drummer for legendary grunge band Nirvana and then formed the Foo Fighters shortly after the death of Kurt Cobain. "[148], In a 2008 interview, Grohl said he had never taken cocaine, heroin, or speed, and that he had stopped smoking cannabis and taking LSD at the age of 20. Grohl was married once before meeting Jordyn Blum, to Jennifer Youngblood, but they divorced in 1997. He used to live with Kurt Cobain. It made me want to become a drummer. [58], On June 12, 2015, while playing a show in Gothenburg, Sweden, Grohl fell off the stage, breaking his leg. Jennifer Youngblood with her ex Absolutely adorable. [110][111] On March 25, 2022, the self-titled Dream Widow EP was released to digital streaming services featuring eight tracks ranging from thrash, death and extreme metal. The album features eight songs, each inspired by a different U.S. city's musical history and culture researched by Grohl himself. [46] With the album seemingly complete, Grohl headed home to Virginia with a copy of the rough mixes and found himself unhappy with the results. He wrote and recorded a few new songs, "Walking After You" and the hit single Everlong, alone at a studio in Washington, D.C. Naming his label was easy: "I chose Roswell Records," he explained, paying homage to arguably the most famous UFO incident in New Mexico. Jordyn Blum (m. 2003), Jennifer Youngblood (m. 19941997) Kids/Children Name: Violet Maye Grohl, Ophelia Saint Grohl and Harper Willow Grohl: Profession: American Singer, Songwriter and Musician: Net Worth: $350 Million: Net Worth, Salary & Earnings of Dave Grohl in 2023. The couple welcomed their daughter Violet Maye in 2006, Harper Willow in 2009, and Ophelia Saint in 2014. Grohl told NME about reading several books on UFO sightings during this time. Later in 1994, Grohl played drums on two tracks for Mike Watt's Ball-Hog or Tugboat?. [142] Grohl wrote an instrumental piece for the meeting, which he pledged to include on the band's next album. [75] The move surprised some Nirvana fans, given that Nirvana had been accused of plagiarizing the opening riff of "Come as You Are" from Killing Joke's 1984 song "Eighties". over the riff. [106] The videos of the drum battle received tens of millions of views.[107][108]. His song "Everlong," was inspired by his pain over the divorce. He was also featured in a number of songs on the EP. The squabbles they experience as a band may be of the fictional variety, but there have been real disagreements throughout their history. In order to be considered for the position, Grohl lied about his age, claiming he was older. They reside in Los Angeles and have three daughters, born in 2006, 2009 and 2014. "[141] In October 2006, one of the miners took up his offer, joining Grohl for a drink after a Foo Fighters acoustic concert at the Sydney Opera House. In February 2013, Grohl filled in as host of Chelsea Lately for a week. He's been in the public eye since the 90s, exploding onto the scene with Nevermind, and in 2020 went viral twice with his drum battle against Nandi Bushell and his appearance on the BBC's COVID-19 fundraiser with some of music's biggest names performing Times Like These. Over the span of several years, he recruited his favorite metal vocalists from the 1980s, including Lemmy of Motrhead, Conrad "Cronos" Lant from Venom, King Diamond, Scott Weinrich, Snake of Voivod and Max Cavalera of Sepultura, to perform the vocals for the songs. Dave Grohl and Pat Smear of the Foo Fighters performing in San Bernardino. Dave was earlier married to Jennifer Youngblood, whom he divorced in 1997. On November 3, 2009, Foo Fighters released their first Greatest Hits collection, consisting of 16 tracks including a previously unreleased acoustic version of "Everlong" and two new tracks "Wheels" and "Word Forward" which were produced by Nevermind's producer Butch Vig. In mid-2010, Grohl added his name to the list of contributing rock star voice cameos for Cartoon Network's heavy metal parody/tribute show, Metalocalypse. Grohl and Foo Fighters released their fifth album In Your Honor on June 14, 2005. I spent my teenage years at the club and saw some shows that changed my life. Grohl played rhythm guitar for the song "If You Have Ghosts" (a cover of a Roky Erickson song), and drums on "I'm a Marionette" (an ABBA cover) as well as "Waiting for the Night" (a Depeche Mode cover). Grohl did not want the effort to be considered the start of a solo career, so he recruited other band members: former Germs and touring Nirvana guitarist Pat Smear and two members of the recently disbanded Sunny Day Real Estate, William Goldsmith (drums) and Nate Mendel (bass). Later, after speaking to Bushell over a video chat, Grohl offered to have Bushell perform with the Foo Fighters on stage, an offer he made good on when she appeared with the band during their August 26, 2021 show at the L.A. Forum, where she performed drums on "Everlong" as the show's finale. On August 2, 2003, he married Jordyn Blum. In 2004, Grohl drummed on six tracks for Nine Inch Nails' 2005 album With Teeth and played percussion on one more, later returning to play drums on 'The Idea of You' from their 2016 EP Not the Actual Events. Listen to 'Rescued' From the Album 'But Here We Are' Available June 2 Pre-order link in bio. Very little is known about how Youngblood and Grohl met, but they married in 1994, and the musician explained that they were very young when they married. According to a member of Ghost, Grohl has appeared live in concert with the band wearing the same identity concealing outfit that the rest of the band usually wears.[104]. When Dave Grohl and Jennifer Youngblood split up in 1997, it presented a difficult situation for another band member. While initially pleased with the results, in another 2005 Rolling Stone interview, Grohl admitted to not liking the record: "Four of the songs were good, and the other seven I never played again in my life. It was his first performance since the death of Taylor Hawkins earlier in the year. Having cut their teeth at backyard parties, in 1984 the quintet put their name forward to play Thomas Jefferson High Schools annual talent contest or, rather, they would have done had they decided upon a name yet. [102] Grohl also produced Zac Brown Band's EP The Grohl Sessions, Vol. In the few times that Grohl has spoken publicly about his ex-wife (and one-time "X-Files" co-star), he tends to keep it brief, acknowledging his own mistakes and never saying a word against her. The chaos of Grohl's divorce from Youngblood in 1997 spilled over into the Foo Fighters. He sang a duet version of "Maybe I'm Amazed" with Norah Jones on December 5, 2010.[86]. [53], Foo Fighters' seventh studio album, Wasting Light, was released on April 12, 2011. Grohl said he felt the Greatest Hits was too early and "can look like an obituary". They were married in 1994 and got divorced in 1997. [89] The band played their first UK gig on August 26, 2009, with a surprise appearance at Brixton Academy in London, supporting the Arctic Monkeys. We went home and bought Maximumrocknroll and tried to figure it all out. Nirvana's second album, Nevermind (1991), was the first to feature Grohl on drums and became a worldwide success. He has appeared with Nirvana, Foo Fighters, Them Crooked Vultures, Mick Jagger, and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Grohl's drum kit, as designed by Drum Workshop, features five different sized toms ranging from 5x8 inches to 16x18 inches, a 19-inch crash cymbal, two 20-inch crash cymbals, an 18-inch China cymbal, a 24-inch ride cymbal, and a standard kick drum, snare drum, and hi-hat.[140]. Grohls scene appears in the FBI building, as the man with mind-control powers sneaks in; the Foo Fighter is seen with his then-wife Jennifer Youngblood. [38], Following Cobain's death in April 1994, Grohl retreated, unsure what to do. Shortly after the 2002 D.C. sniper attacks ended, he stated in an interview that the attacks were "an indication of the direction the country's heading in if we don't get tougher with gun laws". He wakes up at 5am every day. Goldsmith also believed that Capitol and producer Gil Norton wanted Grohl to drum on the album. Nurture it. He voiced the controversial Syrian dictator, Abdule Malik in the season 3 finale, Doublebookedklok. The death of his Nirvana bandmate Kurt Cobain had happened earlier in the year and the release of a new album under a new project name with a new bride was a lot to experience in a short span of time. "[32], In the later years of Nirvana, Grohl's songwriting contributions increased. This was me finally saying goodbye to my past., Brian May and Roger Taylor of Queen, with Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins and Nate Mendel of Foo Fighters at the 16th Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, in 2001. But less is widely known about Grohl's first wife, photographer Jennifer Youngblood, and their marriage. $50.00. She is a photographer by profession. [161] The record-breaking drumsticks were shown to the public for the first time on July 7 during a concert at the Warren Amphitheater. A music video was filmed for the song "Money" while Grohl was with Nirvana on their 1994 European tour, footage of Grohl was filmed later and included. We werent ready to get married. Dave returned to the White House four years later to interview him for the Sonic Highways documentary series. But we bet you dont know everything about him. [22] To Grohl's surprise, the band asked him to join, so he dropped out of high school in his junior year. For the musician, the image and branding came naturally despite being formed during a tumultuous time. [101], On November 6, 2013, Grohl played drums at the 2013 CMA Awards replacing drummer Chris Fryar for Country Music band Zac Brown Band.
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