Full name: This Is a Call: The Life and Times of Dave Grohl

Author: Paul Brannigan Year: 2011 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Music, Biographies, Non Fiction Purchase/reserch links: Goodreads Amazon LibraryThing ISBNs: 9780306819568 9780306821424 0306819562 0306821427

This Is a Call , the first in-depth, definitive biography of Dave Grohl, tells the epic story of a singular career that includes Nirvana, Foo Fighters, Queens of the Stone Age, and Them Crooked Vultures. Based on ten years of original, exclusive interviews with the man himself and conversations with a legion of musical associates like Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme, DC punk legend Ian MacKaye, and Nevermind producer Butch Vig, this is Grohl's story. He speaks candidly and honestly about Kurt Cobain, the arguments that almost tore Nirvana apart, the feuds that threatened to derail the Foo Fighters's global success, and the dark days that almost caused him to quit music for good.Dave Grohl has emerged as one of the most recognizable and respected musicians in the world. He is the last true hero to emerge from the American underground. This Is a Call vividly recounts this incredible rock 'n' roll journey. Similar books: Iggy Pop: Open Up and Bleed by Paul Trynka Zappa by Barry Miles Dissecting Marilyn Manson by Gavin Baddeley Robert Plant by Paul Rees Hey Ho Let's Go by Everett True Jim Morrison by Stephen Davis 'Scuse Me While I Kiss the Sky by David Henderson Nick Drake by Patrick Humphries On Some Faraway Beach by David Sheppard Bad Seed by Ian Johnston Dream Boogie by Peter Guralnick Redemption Song by Chris Salewicz Divided Soul by David Ritz Transformer by Victor Bockris Dream Brother by David Browne This Is Gonna Hurt by Nikki Sixx White Line Fever by Lemmy Kilmister Light and Shade by Brad Tolinski No One Here Gets Out Alive by Jerry Hopkins Seven Deadly Sins by Corey Taylor