The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music
Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller * Named one of Variety’s Best Music Books of 2021 * Included in Audible’s Best of The Year list * A Business Insider Best Memoirs of 2021 * One of NME's Best Music Books of 2021 * 2 Million Copies Sold Worldwide
The Remastered Edition…Because There’s Always More to the Story
Dave Grohl’s The Storyteller created a sensation when it was initially published, becoming a global bestseller and thrilling fans and critics alike. Readers came to the book for Dave’s heartfelt voice, his love of family and music, and the energy that pours from every page.
In this unforgettable rock star biography, Dave’s is an extraordinary life made of up ordinary moments, and he tells stories just like he writes songs—from his soul. Whether recounting his time as kid in Toughskins in the Virginia suburbs, as a skinny teenager drumming his heart out for punk band Scream, living through the explosion and implosion of Nirvana, or hustling all the way around the world to escort his daughters to the Father/Daughter dance (only to be ignored as soon as his girls found their friends) The Storyteller is just like its author, as real as it gets.
To show his appreciation for his fans, and to celebrate his love of writing, this deluxe paperback edition offers a wide variety of extra content, including:
- An essay on how Dave approaches creativity (Here’s a hint: you don’t have to think outside of the box. Just ignore it.)
- A series of prompts to jump start your creativity
- The story of when Dave first met Paul McCartney (previously an audiobook exclusive)
- A collection of Dave’s curated playlists, giving a glimpse into some of the music he loves
- The “Song Stories” of four Foo Fighters favorites
The Storyteller has challenged what a music memoir can be. With this paperback, the legacy of a punk rock kid who became a global icon continues.
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Readers say Dave Grohl’s memoir is an engaging, heartfelt collection filled with warmth, humor, and fantastic stories about music, family, and life’s ...
What’s it about?
Dave Grohl is a founding member of the band The Foo Fighters. He took his off time during Covid to write his memoir.
What did it make me think about?
Rock n Roll!
Should I read it?
I saw Dave Grohl interviewed on a news segment about his new memoir and thought what an affable, interesting guy…. I would like to read that book. You know what- I still think what an affable and interesting guy. I had no idea that his journey took him from punk, to Nirvana and beyond. Any fan of Dave Grohl will love this book. For the rest of us- it is still a good story.
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“One problem was we were now attracting the same people who used to kick our asses in high school for being different, who called us ‘faggots’ and ‘queers’ for the clothes we wore and the music we listened to. Our fanbase was changing to include macho monster-truck homophobes and meathead jocks whose worlds revolved around beer and football. We had always been he outcasts. We had always been the weirdos. We were not one of them. So, how could they become one of us?”
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My sons and I listened to this audio on our drive to visit family for the holiday and we all enjoyed it immensely. Dave does a fantastic job with the narration.
I've been a Dave Grohl fan for decades and this memoir is no less of a masterpiece than his music.
"That’s one of the great things about music. You can sing a song to 85,000 people and they’ll sing it back for 85,000 different reasons."
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