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American rock musician (born )

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David Eric Grohl (; born January 14, ) is an American musician. He founded the rock band Foo Fighters, of which he is the lead singer, guitarist, and principal songwriter. From to , he was the drummer of the grunge band Nirvana.

In , at age 17, Grohl joined the punk rock band Scream, replacing drummer Kent Stax. After Scream broke up in , Grohl became the drummer for Nirvana. He first appeared on the band's second album, Nevermind (). After the suicide of Kurt Cobain, Nirvana disbanded and Grohl formed Foo Fighters as a one-man project. After he released the album Foo Fighters in , he assembled a full band to tour and record under the Foo Fighters name. They have since released 11 studio albums.

Grohl is also the drummer and co-founder of the rock supergroup Them Crooked Vultures, and has recorded and t