Foo Fighters star Dave Grohl reveals why he nearly quit making music

Foo Fighters star Dave Grohl reveals why he nearly quit making music

Dave Grohl almost walked away from the music business in the mid-90s.

Dave Grohl recalls sign from the universe that led him to keep making music after Kurt Cobain's death

Following the loss of Nirvana bandmate Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl wasn't sure if he wanted to keep making music, until he saw a sign from the universe.

“I was like, ‘God, what do I do? If I sit behind the drums, it makes me sad. If I listen to music, it makes me sad’”: Dave Grohl on life in the aftermath of Kurt Cobain's death – and how his switch to guitar and songwriting marked a new chapter

Fresh from the release of Foo Fighters' 12th album, Grohl has looked back on the origins of the multi-decade project that stemmed from intense grief

Dave Grohl reveals what stopped him from quitting music after Kurt Cobain’s death

Dave Grohl has recalled how he almost gave up on his music career after Kurt Cobain's death in 1994. In a recent television interview, he revealed that a chance encounter with a hitchhiker in Ireland inspired him to pursue music. Grohl, a former Nirvana drummer, formed the Foo Fighters that same year, a band in which he is the singer, guitarist and main songwriter. Dark period after Nirvana's breakup The death of Kurt Cobain, the Nirvana frontma…

Dave Grohl Reveals The Moment That Pushed Him Back Into Music After Kurt Cobain’s Death

Dave Grohl has opened up about the exact moment he chose to keep going after Kurt Cobain’s death, sharing how a quiet encounter on an Irish roadside pulled him out of grief and back toward music. Speaking on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl reflected on the aftermath of Nirvana’s abrupt end in 1994. At the time, the idea of continuing felt almost impossible. “When Nirvana ended, I wasn’t sure what to do. I did…