2. Dave Grohl is not only one of the most
talented, influential musicians of our
generation, but he is also a family man and all
around good hearted guy. With this Power Point
Presentation, I hope to show you why.
3. Early Years
Grohl was born on January, 14, 1969 in
Warren, Ohio.
He started playing guitar at the age of
twelve, and is for the most part self
taught. He later taught himself to play
drums, citing John Bonham as his
biggest influence.
4. Nirvana
Grohl played drums for the grunge
band Nirvana from 1990 until
1994, after the band broke up
following lead singer, Kurt
Cobain’s death.
5. Foo Fighters
After the abrupt end of Nirvana in
1994, Grohl went on to form band
Foo Fighters, whom he still
performs with today and most
likely what Grohl is best recognized
for.
6. Acting/Film
Dave Grohl had a few acting gigs and
has also been a part of a few
documentaries as well. Including:
• As Satan in “Tenacious D the Pick of
Destiny” *pictured*
• Cameo role as Animool in the new
“Muppets” movie
• As Himself in the documentary
“Back and Forth”
7. Instruments
Other than singing, Dave Grohl plays a
variety
of other instruments, including:
• Drums
• Acoustic Guitar
• Bass Guitar
• Electric Guitar
• Piano
8. Personal Life
Grohl is currently married to
wife, Jordyn Blum, whom he has
two children with—Violet Maye
and Harper Willow.
9. Charity Work
Dave Grohl, along with band Foo Fighters, have also
played at a lot of charity events, including:
• Rock the Vote
• Global Citizen Festival
• Concert For Sandy Relief (12/12/12)
Grohl is also a big believer in Gay rights and has been actively demonstrating
this since as early as 1990.
10. Awards
Grohl has been nominated and
won many awards for all of his
associated acts, most notably, and
recently with Foo Fighters, as they
won 5 Grammy awards this past
year for their album Wasting Light.
11. Honors
In 2009, Grohl was honored with being given the key to his hometown of
Warren, Ohio, and also has had a road way named after him—David Grohl
Alley—there as well where murals of him have been painted.
