Dave Grohl remains passionate about music despite his success with Nirvana and Foo Fighters.
Grohl’s love for heavy rock and punk music shaped his early musical influences and career aspirations.
Ronnie James Dio’s album “Holy Diver” had a profound impact on Grohl’s musical development.
He said, “Well, Holy Diver is one of the best f***ing albums of all time… When I listen to records, I don’t just listen to the vocals, I don’t just listen to the drums, I listen to it as a whole”.
Grohl added, “An album like that, that’s kind of the perfect record. Vinny Appice’s playing on that album is insane. As a drummer, I listen to that record and it’s, like, I don’t know if it’s composition or if that s**t was just coming off the top of his head. As a drummer, that album is incredibly inspiring and influential.”
The fact that Holy Diver punched you straight in the gut was another huge green tick for Grohl, adding, “The simplicity of something like that – that’s one of the things I’ve always loved about Dio’s music: it’s not overly complicated or orchestrated, it’s a sum of a few very simple parts. And it’s powerful, and I f**king grew up with that sh*t.”
The Foo Fighters frontman also recalled the feelings that swirled through his body when he saw Dio perform on television for the first time, which made him realize, “‘Oh my god, That’s what I wanna do for the rest of my life!’”
