Dave Grohl Quotes
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There's a band in a garage right now writing songs for an album that will do the same thing 'Nevermind' did some 20 years ago. We don't know who and where, but it will f***ing happen again. All it takes is for that storm to break.
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I think I'm scared a lot. I'm scared of almost everything. And I'm constantly trying to work my way through each obstacle, whether it's a present, past, or future relationship.
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When you're young, you're not afraid of what comes next. You're excited by it.
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Sharing music is not a crime. It shouldn't be. There should be a deeper meaning to making music than just selling downloads.
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A long time ago, I made a promise to myself: "Okay, you know what? I'm going to play music, and hopefully I'll make enough money that I can go back to school. Once I make enough money to put myself through school, that's what I'm going to do."
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How do I stay humble? Because I'm the best at being humble.
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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 think maybe people see bands and musicians as some sort of superhero unrealistic sport that happens in another dimension where it's not real people and not real emotions. So, I grew up listening to Beatles records on my floor. That's how I learned how to play guitar. If it weren't for them, I wouldn't be a musician.
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There's nothing I'd rather do than make music. It's the love of my life.
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When I sit down to interview people, I don't hold questions and I don't know the answers. They're more like conversations that become lessons.
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I like the rock documentaries that make it seem real. Some rock documentaries are meant to make the bands look larger than life.
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My whole life, I have listened to people like Neil Young, or Crosby, Stills & Nash, and artists that have made a career out of the mellow, folky, acoustic dynamic.
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Don't look at the poster on your wall and think 'I could never do that.' Look at the poster on your wall and think 'I'm gonna do that!'
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When you're thirteen and listening to punk, the aggressive nature of music can sway you to the dark side.
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I was at a New Year's Eve party, and someone asked me how was my year, and I said, 'I honestly think 2011 was the best year of my entire life,' and I actually meant it.
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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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The human element of making music is what's most important.
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When something good comes your way, you better feel fortunate, because it doesn't last forever.
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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.
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Usually, when you go in to make a record, you have 30 songs, and you record 30 of them, and 12 of them make it to the record.
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I get confused between the rock and roll thing and my movie star thing... We're f - -ing movie stars.
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With this record [The Colour and the Shape], I started taking the lyrics more seriously. This is a very personal album.
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I love everything about my job, except being away from the kids.
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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.