Dave Grohl Quotes & Sayings (Page 4)

“I don't think of Kurt as 'Kurt Cobain from Nirvana'. I think of him as 'Kurt'. It's something that comes back all the time. Almost every day.”

“At 13 years old, I realized I could start my own band. I could write my own song, I could record my own record. I could start my own label. I could release my own record. I could book my own shows. I could write and publish my own fanzine. I could silk-screen my own T-shirt. I could do this all myself.”

“There's a reason why the Foo Fighters don't blast out Nirvana songs every night: because we have a lot of respect for them. You know, that's hallowed ground. We have to be careful. We have to tread lightly. We have talked about it before, but the opportunity hasn't really come up, or it just hasn't felt right.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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?”

“There's always gonna be rock n' roll bands, there's always gonna be kids that love rock n' roll records, and there will always be rock n' roll.”

“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.”

“When you're thirteen and listening to punk, the aggressive nature of music can sway you to the dark side.”

“If it weren't for the Beatles, I would not be a musician.”