In March of last one year, Grohl realized that the Foos had been going to be on lockdown for an indeterminate quantity of time which capacity that of the COVID-19 pandemic, so he launched the @davestruestories Instagram chronicle, the put he began sharing some of his tales publicly for the predominant time after decades of being on the never-ending album-tour-album-tour cycle.
“I quickly realized that the reward I felt every time I posted a story became once the identical as the sensation I rating when having fun with a tune to an viewers, so I kept on writing. The response from readers became once a soul-filling as any applause in an area,” he persevered. “So, I took stock of the total experiences I’ve had in my existence-nice, complex, amusing and emotional-and determined it became once time to at last put them into phrases. Now with the extra special of us at Dey Avenue books I’m excited and honored to negate THE STORYTELLER, a assortment of memories of a existence lived loud. From my early days rising up in the suburbs of Washington, DC, to hitting the toll road at the age of 18, and the total tune that adopted, I’m in a position to now allotment these adventures with the area, as considered and heard from in the support of the microphone. Turn it up!”
The legendary rock raconteur will allotment every thing from “hilarious childhood mishaps, touching family moments, leaving house to phrase the area at eighteen, to spectacular tales about Nirvana, Foo Warring parties, David Bowie, Joan Jett, Iggy Pop, Paul McCartney, having fun with drums for Tom Petty on Saturday Evening Reside, performing at the White Apartment, and even swing dancing with AC/DC, with all look after, laughs, loss, and embarrassments along the manner,” in response to a beginning asserting the book.
“From the 2d I saw Dave’s first post on Instagram, I knew I became once going to post his book. Effectively, to be just, I’ve been hoping to post Dave Grohl’s book since I turned a book editor,” mentioned Dey Avenue v.p. and editorial director Carrie Thornton. “I’m a Gen-Xer. I’m from Virginia unbiased treasure Dave. We grew up paying consideration to a lot of the identical tune. I’ve continually admired his Puckish persona and his awesome musicianship. It turns out that he can write with as unparalleled vitality and passion as he performs. Plus, he’s a spectacular human who cares deeply about his mother, his family, his bandmates, tune, artwork and the area. All of that keenness comes through in his tales and in THE STORYTELLER. I’m a lucky editor indeed, however largely because I rating to learn the book first.”
Verify out an audio preview of the book learn by Grohl beneath.
