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    Dave Grohl: The Beatles Were A 'Huge Influence' On Kurt Cobain & I

    Access Hollywood – Sat, Feb 11, 2012 2:04 PM PST
    Jordyn Blum and Dave Grohl arrive at the 2012 MusiCares Person of the Year Tribute to Paul McCartney at the Los Angeles Convention Center on February 10, 2012 -- Getty Images

    Dave Grohl is a multi-talented musician -- boasting incredible guitar, drum and vocal skill -- and the former Nirvana drummer says he owes it all to The Beatles.

    "When I was young, that's how I learned how to play music -- I had a guitar and a Beatles songbook," Dave told Access Hollywood at the 2012 MusiCares Person of the Year Tribute to Paul McCartney in Los Angeles on Friday. "I would listen to the records and play along. Of course, it didn't sound like The Beatles, but it got me to understand song structure and melody and harmony and arrangement.

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    "So, I never had a teacher -- I just had these Beatles records," he added.

    The Foo Fighters frontman also revealed the British band's influence continued from his childhood into his years with Nirvana alongside the late Kurt Cobain.

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    "Even in Nirvana -- the Beatles [were] such a huge influence," he said. "Kurt loved The Beatles because it was just so simple.

    "Well, it seemed simple... they sound easy to play, but you know what? They're [expletive] hard!" he added.

    Watch Dave rock the stage with the Foo Fighters - along with David Guetta, Lil Wayne, Deadmau5 and more - during a tribute to electronic music at the 54th Grammy Awards on Sunday at 8/7c on CBS.

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    19 comments

    • Bryce
      Bryce  •  3 months ago
      thats bull.. read kurts diary. he bashes the beatles.
      • Sanjay
        Sanjay 3 months ago
        It's true! And David Grohl was a hardcore punk drummer in Washington DC before hooking up with Cobain and has stated numerous times he was influenced mostly by punk rock.
      • harry
        harry 3 months ago
        Not true he loved John Lennon --the biggest of them all
      • Zhimbo
        Zhimbo 3 months ago
        And yet the influence is clear. Listen to "Serve the Servants", take away the distortion...it could easily pass for a Beatles song musically.
    • Deborah D
      Deborah D  •  Miami, Florida  •  3 months ago
      Hey Dave:

      Glad the Beatles were your biggest influence. As a huge Beatles fan for almost 40 years, they are the BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

      Deborah D
      • Meds
        Meds 3 months ago
        No P.S.?
    • The Fook
      The Fook  •  Boston, Massachusetts  •  3 months ago
      I think Dave Grohl has reached the point that whenever he gets mentioned or thought of, he is placed in the Foo Fighters first and Nirvana second.
      • METAL MANIA
        METAL MANIA 3 months ago
        Love Nirvana but its about #$%$ time. And lets just call it he is a thousand time better musician than Kurt Cobain.
      • Bryce
        Bryce 3 months ago
        I would hope that he has reached that point...But maybe not until now, will that take affect. People will always know him as a Renaissance man of alternative rock. Nirvana, Tom Petty/heartbreakers, foo fighters, queens of the stone age, tenacious d, and them crooked vultures (w/ john paul jones)....he is a god of rock
      • The Fook
        The Fook 3 months ago
        I was 10 when Nevermind came out and grunge was just about all we grew up with. I remember when the Foo Fighters released their first record. It was kind of a crap shoot then but the record was #$%$ good. They followed it up with an even better record in the Colour and the Shape and have not looked back since. The most talented and versatile musician since John Lennon.
    • Catherine
      Catherine  •  San Diego, California  •  3 months ago
      ...it's a givin..and I can't imagine the world without the Beatles and or Elvis..!
    • Kay
      Kay  •  Harrisburg, Pennsylvania  •  3 months ago
      Dave .... you are a multi-talented musician and I am glad you went on to enjoy your success!
    • paula
      paula  •  Long Beach, Mississippi  •  3 months ago
      the beatles,greatest band ever
      • Kire Nes
        Kire Nes 3 months ago
        "Nirvana. Greatest band ever." There. Fixed that for ya.
    • A
      A  •  Columbus, Ohio  •  3 months ago
      Love this guy. Love his music. And he puts on one of the best #$%$ concerts i have ever seen. Love the beatles too.
    • Elaine
      Elaine  •  Oklahoma City, Oklahoma  •  3 months ago
      tHANKS AGAIN and again to the BEATLES! The beatles are the greatest, not only that but have inspired other's to be great. Love DAVE. The foo fighters are AWESOME. Thier concerts ARE THE BEST!
    • METAL MANIA
      METAL MANIA  •  3 months ago
      Man Dave Grohl is a beast!! Love that guy!!!!
    • PitifulAZcardsFan
      PitifulAZcardsFan  •  Keller, Texas  •  3 months ago
      Nirvana killed the music I grew up with....80's Metal. I resisted Nirvana until about 1993. Now, Dave and Foos are my favorite band (listening to them now). LOL, Dave is actually doing a project with Stephen Pearcy and Warren DiMartini from Ratt, one of my favorite 80's Metal bands. That's what I like about the Foos. All music matters. They'll do anything...
    • Zhimbo
      Zhimbo  •  3 months ago
      Dear headline writer: it's "on me", not "on I". "Me" is the object pronoun, not "I".
      • Zhimbo
        Zhimbo 3 months ago
        If it was a quote from Grohl, that'd be one thing. But it isn't, so it's the failed grammar of the professional journalist that's at fault.
    • Haley
      Haley  •  Dallas, Texas  •  3 months ago
      sad kurt cobain died.....
    • Louis
      Louis  •  Louisville, Kentucky  •  3 months ago
      I was never really a fan of Nirvana but I have always been a fan of Foo Fighters
    • grittygritz
      grittygritz  •  New York, New York  •  3 months ago
      "...were a huge influence on Kurt Cobain and I." ..Dave didn't really say that, did he? People don't talk like that unless they're not sure and overcorrecting their grammar. Did someone at Yahoo try to play editor again? BIZARRO!!
    • Shonique
      Shonique  •  3 months ago
      What the heck is foo and what are they fighting for? Hahahaha
    • Tired_of_the_Nonsense
      Tired_of_the_Nonsense  •  3 months ago
      Dave Grohl: The Beatles Were A 'Huge Influence' On Kurt Cobain & ME. Not "& I". Don't editors ever look at this garbage and correct it?
    • O.G. - Oscar the Grouch
      O.G. - Oscar the Grouch  •  3 months ago
      good job on being the friend there for him when he took his own life.
    • womp-bam-pee
      womp-bam-pee  •  3 months ago
      Why didn't they try to become good like the Beatles?
    • Meds
      Meds  •  Richmond Hill, Canada  •  3 months ago
      I lost some respect for Foo Fighters when they decided to take part in the Live 8 concert.
      I lost total respect when they dedicated the song "My Hero" to Al Gore. *A*L* *G*O*R*E*
      They should have known the Global Warming is myth perpetrated by Al Gore to promote
      a system of world governance.
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