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Dave Grohl: Heads one of the most successful rock bands in modern times, collaborated with some of the biggest musicians to walk the earth, dropped a free EP dedicated to fans and victims of the Paris attacks, broke his leg and finished the show with a paramedic holding it in place, makes documentaries celebrating the musical/cultural legacies of US cities and analog recording, has counter-protested the Westboro Baptist Church twice, stopped a show to rescue a woman getting mauled in the crowd and gave her his shirt, stopped a show to kick an aggressive guy out, played a crowdsourced concert, flew from Australia to the US to attend a daddy-daughter dance for a few hours and return just before the next show, passionately supports LGBTQI rights, goes out of his way to give experiences and opportunities to people with disabilities, played in fans’ garages, raises his daughters to freely express who they are and is their biggest fan when they’re playing music, wrote a song for the Beaconsfield miners, rescued an English band getting busted by council for loud noise, started a music festival, contributed a song to support Planned Parenthood, took organizations on tour that empowered young people to vote and fight
the restriction of access to higher education, cooked for LA firefighters as they battled the Camp and Woolsey fires, leaves thousand-dollar tips, caused an earthquakeInterviewer: So about Kurt Cobain
Anon request: Stevie Nicks and Dave Grohl photographed by Danny Clinch.
“Grohl arrives first, dressed in a long sleeve, blue and black plaid button-down with faded blue jeans and black Doc Martens. Nicks arrives a short while later, again in black, and retreats to freshen up before the photo shoot. When the shoot begins, there’s a palpable affection on display as they find themselves in the continued honeymoon phase of newfound friendship.” – Josh Baron, 2014.