DAVE GROHL is a 16-time Grammy-winning musician and 2-time
Emmy-winning director.
Grohl has been one of the most beloved and respected figures on the
international music scene since his recorded debut with Nirvana on
1991's generation-defining Nevermind. Grohl took center stage with
Foo Fighters' 1995 self-titled debut, the first album in massive
12-Grammy-winning catalogue that now includes The Colour & The
Shape (1997), There Is Nothing Left To Lose (1999), One By One
(2002), In Your Honor (2005), Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace
(2007), Wasting Light (2011), Sonic Highways (2014), Concrete and
Gold (2017) and, most recently, Medicine at Midnight (2021).
Grohl has a well-earned reputation as a prolific collaborator: His
various endeavors have included "Cut Me Some Slack," written and
recorded with Paul McCartney and Grohl's Nirvana bandmates Krist
Novoselic and Pat Smear; Them Crooked Vultures, formed with Led
Zeppelin's John Paul Jones and Queens of the Stone Age's Joshua
Homme, late legends David Bowie and Lemmy Kilmister of Motorhead,
as well as Mick Jagger, Neil Young, Elton John, Nine Inch Nails,
Roger Taylor and Brian May of Queen, to name a few.
In 2013, Grohl made his debut as a feature director/producer with
the acclaimed documentary Sound City. 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. 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. 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").
Grohl also directed the eight-part HBO docuseries Foo Fighters:
Sonic Highways, which premiered in October 2014 and went on to win
two of the four Emmys for which it was nominated (outstanding sound
mixing for nonfiction programming and outstanding sound editing for
nonfiction programming). Described by Grohl as a love letter to the
history of American music, Sonic Highways was comprised of eight
one-hour episodes, each chronicling the creation of one song on Foo
Fighters' Sonic Highways album, each written and recorded in a
different American musical landmark -- Austin, Chicago, Los
Angeles, Nashville, New Orleans, New York, Seattle, and Washington,
D.C.
"Candid, humble and full of stories about big-time stars...music lovers will want to put this one in heavy rotation." -- CNN"The message that burns through The Storyteller is to those who watch him onstage now: Deep down, I'm just like you. I've worked hard to get where I am, but I obsessed over the same music you do. I'm a fan." -- Billboard"Grohl, of Nirvana and Foo Fighters fame, demonstrates the good-naturedness he's known for in this heartfelt standout that explores everything from the loss of Kurt Cobain to the road to fatherhood." -- Audible (Best of the Year list)"Both a timestamp of the past and a living example of what can be accomplished through creation. Lovers of chronicled melodic adventures and those seeking artistic inspiration will want to check it out." -- Parade"... the world benefits just as much from hearing his inspiring stories told as only one of rock's great stadium rockers turned storyteller can tell them." -- Forbes"He may be a slight musical genius, but Grohl's journey from modest, punk-obsessed troublemaker, to drumming in the most popular band of the decade, to launching an enduring solo career that puts his rock and roll ethos at its center, is a truly inspiring tale." -- Consequence of Sound"The title The Storyteller fits perfectly. The book is filled with plainspoken, conversational prose that ably pulls readers into each tale, no matter how linear or digressive. The pages fly by, the memoir having the feel of a series of chats over drinks with a friend who just happens to have worked with nearly every notable mainstream and indie-rock musician of the last few decades." -- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette"Grohl candidly shares his reverence for the enduring power of music. . . Reflecting on his fame, Grohl writes, ' have never taken a single moment of it for granted.' Paired with his sparkling wit, this humility is what makes Grohl's soulful story a cut above typical rock memoirs. There isn't a dull moment here." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)"Grohl bares his soul and shares his passion in this must-read memoir, which will resonate with music lovers and his fans." -- Library Journal (starred review)Kinetic... Grohl writes with equal fervor about his path from "that guy from Nirvana" to the leader of the uberfamous Foo Fighters and his parenting experiences. An exciting read for fans and a remarkable perspective on the last 30 years of rock music." -- Booklist
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