Dave Grohl Nothing to Lose

by Heatley, Michael

• ISBN13: 9781904674115
• ISBN10: 1904674119
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-07-09
• Publisher: Reynolds & Hearn

Summary

Updated through the Foo FightersGreatest Hits, this guide to his career places the singer/guitarist/drummer in the context of contemporaries and musical styles that have influenced him Dave Grohl, frontman for the Foo Fighters, will always be remembered as the drummer for Nirvana--a band that occupied the cultural consciousness in a way that few others ever have--and this book looks at Grohl's career to date, telling the story from before Nirvana to the Foo Fighters and beyond. It covers all the recordings--from the monumentalNevermind,which rocketed Nirvana to superstardom, to the Foo Fighters' million-selling albumOne by One,and its Grammy-winning single,All My Life.It looks at the lawsuit initiated by Courtney Love, Grohl's emergence as the touring drummer for underground hard-rock outfit Queens of the Stone Age, and the work he's done with Tom Petty, Probot, Nine Inch Nails, Garbage, and Killing Joke.

Author Biography

Michael Heatley is a freelance music journalist and the author of 35 books, including most recently The Complete Deep Purple.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 7
Beginnings	p. 11
The Road to Nirvana	p. 27
The Nevermind Phenomenon	p. 43
The Zeppelin Explodes	p. 73
Memento Mori	p. 89
Striking Out	p. 99
Chopping and Changing	p. 127
Big League	p. 169
Side Trips	p. 195
Public and Private	p. 209
ÆThis Doesn't Get Old…Æ	p. 225
Discography	p. 239
Index	p. 255
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