I liked this book. He seemed to write for me rather than a particular genre audience.

Dave Grohl, the twice-inducted Rock & Roll Hall of Fame member for his work with Nirvana and the Foo Fighters, decided to tell stories about his life and music on social media. The book gives a unique perspective on the grunge movement and the rock scene from the 80s.

Grohl says writing his first book, “The Storyteller,” was a familiar experience since it felt like his stories were individual songs. The book starts with Grohl’s love of the drums. He taught himself by watching others, using pillows for drums, and an account of how the young Grohl goes from grinding his jaws rhythmically to using them as drum beats.

He dropped out of high school with his mother’s support and approval. He joined Scream, a hardcore punk band from Washington, D.C. Eventually, Scream is suddenly defunct, and Grohl hears that Nirvana – then merely well-regarded was interested in him. He moves in with Kurt Cobain, who is home sleeping on the couch. The story includes Nirvana’s remarkable rise to fame.

In 2022 Dave Grohl’s net worth is $320 million. Not bad from starting from nothing at age 17 and 36 years later, wow!

Cobain dies from drugs, the band dissolves, and Grohl’s debut is a Foo Fighters album made in a home studio, playing every instrument himself.

I found the title “Storyteller ”rang true. The book is a well-written overview of a series of events and band groups that will be an education for some and others a trip down memory lane.