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    The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music
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    The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music
    Audiobook10 hours

    The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music

    Written by Dave Grohl

    Narrated by Dave Grohl

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    About this audiobook

    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 four hours of interviews, find someone else to write it, put your face on the cover, and voila!’), I have decided to tell these stories just as I have always done, in my own voice. 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. 
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSimon & Schuster Australia
    Release dateOct 4, 2021
    ISBN9781761100000
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    The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music
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    Dave Grohl

    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 1991’s 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, Medicine at Midnight, went to No 1 on the UK charts. In 2013, Grohl made his debut as a feature director/producer with the acclaimed documentary Sound 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.   

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    • 5/5
      Amazing stories, read by the author in such a natural and self effacing manner it was like you were sitting in comfy chairs and he was just chatting to you.

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    • 5/5
      Dave Grohl bringing all of his gorgeous goofy energy into this book, whilst also sharing some of the more intimate & cherished memories of his life makes for an entertaining, heartwarming and funny read.
      Having already been a big fan of the man, this book is such a wonderful insight to who he is, and how he became one of the most beloved artists, nay, human beings on this planet.
      I love this book and I adore Dave.
    • 5/5
      Awesome story teller, the life lead by Dave is no short of phenomenal. I laughed and cried and in some ways now feel a little regretful that unlike Dave I didn’t throw caution to the wind and trust in the universe, I instead, like the majority went with the flow and security and felt my dreams crushed by caring about the opinions of others.
      This book although, I loved it, has left me with a feeling of what if’s!
      Anyhoo, if you are young enough when you read this entertaining autobiography, please heed Dave’s advice and travel the less conventional path, let your freak flag fly, I sure wish I had!
    • 5/5
      lyrical, emotional, funny and touching!! Dave shows a gentle side that belies his stage persona
    • 5/5
      Excellent story. And always told best from the person who writes the book. Loved it
    • 5/5
      A thoroughly enjoyable read. Dave takes the reader on an intimate journey, sharing his emotions, anxiety, joy and successes. I’m glad I chose the audio book over the book!
    • 5/5
      Such a wonderful storyteller and insight into what life is like creating music and memories. Loved it.
    • 5/5
      Wonderful book! I have strongly recommended it to my grandson who is studying composition at University. I said it is a MUST READ.
    • 5/5
      Incredible book by an incredible man. I love that he read it, made it even easier to feel a part of the stories.