Late!

Dave Grohl
Grohl at AAMI Park, Melbourne in 2011
Background information
Birth name	David Eric Grohl
Born	(1969-01-14) January 14, 1969 (age 48) Warren, Ohio, U.S.
Origin	Springfield, Virginia, U.S.
Genres	Alternative rock punk rock hard rock heavy metal
Occupation(s)	Musician singer songwriter guitarist drummer record producer film director
Instruments	Drums guitar bass vocals
Years active	1981–present
Labels	RCA Capitol DGC Dischord
Associated acts	Dain Bramage Scream Nirvana Late! Foo Fighters Queens of the Stone Age Probot Them Crooked Vultures Tenacious D Ghost
Notable instruments
Gibson SG Custom Gibson ES-335 Gibson DG-335 Trini Lopez Gibson Firebird Zildjian Cymbals Ampeg Dan Armstrong Plexi Gibson Explorer Fender Telecaster Gibson Elvis Presley Dove DW Drums Epiphone Casino

David Eric Grohl (born January 14, 1969) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, guitarist, drummer, record producer and film director. He is the former drummer for the grunge band Nirvana and the founder and frontman of the rock band Foo Fighters, of which he is the lead singer, one of three guitarists, and primary songwriter.

Grohl is the drummer and co-founder of the rock supergroup Them Crooked Vultures. He additionally wrote all the music and performed all the instruments for his short-lived side projects Late! and Probot. He has been involved with the rock band Queens of the Stone Age many times throughout the past decade.

He has performed as a session drummer for a variety of musicians, including Paul McCartney, Garbage, Killing Joke, Kristeen Young, Nine Inch Nails, David Bowie, The Prodigy, Slash, Iggy Pop, Juliette and the Licks, Tenacious D, RDGLDGRN, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Lemmy, Stevie Nicks, Zac Brown Band, and Ghost.

David Eric Grohl was born in Warren, Ohio, the son of Virginia Jean (née Hanlon), a teacher, and James Harper Grohl (1938-2015), at the time a newswriter. He has Slovak, German, and Irish ancestry. When he was a child, Grohl's family moved from Warren, to Springfield, Virginia. When Grohl was seven, his parents divorced, and he subsequently grew up with his mother.