Dave Grohl

David Eric Grohl (born January 14, 1969) is an American musician, songwriter, filmmaker, and author. He is best known as the drummer for the Seattle grunge band Nirvana and the frontman and guitarist of Foo Fighters.

At 17, Grohl joined the punk rock band Scream after the departure of their drummer Kent Stax. He became the drummer for Nirvana after Scream's disbandment in 1990. Nirvana's second album, Nevermind (1991), was the first to feature Grohl on drums and became a worldwide success. After Nirvana disbanded following the death of lead singer Kurt Cobain in April 1994, Grohl formed Foo Fighters as a one-man project. The first Foo Fighters album was released in 1995 and a full band was assembled to tour and record under the Foo Fighters name. Since becoming a full band, Grohl has been the primary singer, songwriter, and rhythm guitarist for the band, he also has played drums on several of their songs and albums. The band has released ten studio albums.