The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music

(Paperback)

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So, Ive written a book.

Having entertained the idea for years, and even offered a few questionable opportunities (Its a piece of cake! Just do four hours of interviews, find someone else to write it, put your face on the cover, and voila!), I have decided to write these stories just as I have always done, in my own hand. The joy that I have felt from chronicling these tales is not unlike listening back to a song that Ive recorded and cant wait to share with the world, or reading a primitive journal entry from a stained notebook, or even hearing my voice bounce between the Kiss posters on my wall as a child.

This certainly doesnt mean that Im quitting my day job, but it does give me a place to shed a little light on what its like to be a kid from Springfield, Virginia, walking through life while living out the crazy dreams I had as young musician. From hitting the road with Scream at 18 years old, to my time inNirvanaand theFoo Fighters, jamming withIggy Popor playing at the Academy Awards or dancing withAC/DCand the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, drumming forTom Pettyor meetingSir Paul McCartneyat Royal Albert Hall, bedtime stories withJoan Jettor a chance meeting withLittle Richard, to flying halfway around the world for one epic night with my daughtersthe list goes on.I look forward to focusing the lens through which I see these memories a little sharper for you with much excitement.

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Dave Grohl is an award-winning musician and director. He has been one of the most beloved and respected figures on the international music since his recorded debut with Nirvana on 1991s generation-defining Nevermind. Grohl took centre stage with Foo Fighters 1995 self-titled debut album, and the band have gone on to win twelve Grammys and five Brit Awards. Their most recent album, Medicineat Midnight, went to No 1 on the UK charts. In 2013, Grohl made his debut as a feature director/producer withthe acclaimed documentarySound City. Grohl also directed the eight-part HBO docuseries Foo Fighters: Sonic Highways, which premiered in October 2014 and went on to win two Emmys.