Dave Grohls Tales of Life and Music
b'At The New Yorker Festival, Dave Grohl talked with Kelefa Sanneh about Grohl\\u2019s recent book, \\u201cThe Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music.\\u201d Grohl, who was the drummer for Nirvana before becoming the front man of the Foo Fighters, recalled one of his earliest experiences of taking music seriously: harmonizing with his mom to Carly Simon on the car radio. He also talked about what it was like to collaborate with Kurt Cobain, who was known for his capricious genius, and about stepping out from behind the drums to lead his own band. \\u201cAfter Kurt died, I was, like, I\\u2019m not playing music anymore\\u2014it\\u2019s too painful,\\u201d he remembered. \\u201cAnd then I eventually realized that if music saved my life, my entire life, this is what\\u2019s going to save my life again.\\u201d\\nThis segment was originally aired November 26, 2021.'