The Storyteller: Tales of Life & Music

The Storyteller recreates Dave Grohl’s journey as a child in Springfield, Virginia, learning to play the guitar at 12, and then joining the DC punk band Scream at 17 and a little three-piece band called Nirvana in 1990. Grohl’s path with the Foo Fighters, his activism in gun control and LGBTQ+ rights, and experiences raising a family while on the road are all explored in this highly anticipated collection of essays by a talented and prolific musician, one who's largely responsible for the fabric of the rock music landscape from the 1990s and beyond.  Recommended By Kim T., Powells.com

So, I've written a book.

Having entertained the idea for years, and even offered a few questionable opportunities ("It's a piece of cake! Just do 4 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 I've recorded and can't 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 doesn't mean that I'm quitting my day job, but it does give me a place to shed a little light on what it's 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 in Nirvana and the Foo Fighters, jamming with Iggy Pop or playing at the Academy Awards or dancing with AC/DC and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, drumming for Tom Petty or meeting Sir Paul McCartney at Royal Albert Hall, bedtime stories with Joan Jett or a chance meeting with Little Richard, to flying halfway around the world for one epic night with my daughters…the list goes on. I look forward to focusing the lens through which I see these memories a little sharper for you with much excitement.

"Grohl candidly shares his reverence for the enduring power of music... Reflecting on his fame, Grohl writes, 'I 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

Dave Grohl is a 16-time Grammy-winning musician and 2-time Emmy-winning director.