Dave Grohl

Dave Grohl is a rock singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist best known as the former drummer of the legendary rock band Nirvana and for being both the founder and frontman of the Foo Fighters. He has won Grammy Awards with Nirvana and the Foo Fighters.

His musical career began at the age of seventeen with the band Scream in 1986. He joined Nirvana in 1990 as a drummer. Following the death of Nirvana's lead singer Cobain in 1994, Grohl started Foo Fighters. In 2009, he co-founded the rock supergroup Them Crooked Vultures.

From 1994 to 1997 he was married to photographer Jennifer Youngblood. In 2003 he married Jordyn Blum and fathered children with her.

In 2012, he came after Phil Collins and Ringo Starr as the world's third richest drummer.

I love to play music. So why endanger that with something like drugs?Dave Grohl

I was ready to quit music. It felt to me like music equalled death.Dave Grohl

It's funny recently I've started to notice people's impersonations of me, and it's basically like a hyperactive child.Dave Grohl

Ladies and gentlemen, god bless America - land of the free, home of the brave.Dave Grohl

My mother was a public school teacher in Virginia, and we didn't have any money, we just survived on happiness, on being a happy family.Dave Grohl

Through Kurt I saw the beauty of minimalism and the importance of music that's stripped down.Dave Grohl

When I listen to music these days, and I hear Pro Tools and drums that sound like a machine - it kinda sucks the life out of music.Dave Grohl

When Nirvana became popular, you could very easily slip and get lost during that storm. I fortunately had really heavy anchors - old friends, family.Dave Grohl

Dave Grohl is a famous American singer-songwriter, musician, and director, who was born on January 14, 1969. As a person born on this date, Dave Grohl is listed in our database as the 1st most popular celebrity for the day (January 14) and the 9th most popular for the year (1969).

People born on January 14 fall under the Zodiac sign of Capricorn, the Sea Goat. Dave Grohl is the 32nd most popular Capricorn.

Aside from information specific to Dave Grohl's birthday, Dave Grohl is the 202nd most famous American and ranks 6th in famous people born in Warren, Ohio, U.S.

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