Why did John love this book?
If you've ever been to a Foo Fighters gig, you already know Dave Grohl can tell a story. In The Storyteller, he has you hooked on his every word for hours as he explains why earning $15 a day in Nirvana made him feel "rich beyond my wildest dreams," how he's remained frugal, and always looking forward, never back.
There are wild stories of ghosts, UFOs, and rabid dogs, alongside becoming BFFs with Sir Paul McCartney and playing a gig for President Obama at the White House. Above all, you just want to keep hearing one more story from "the nicest man in Rock' n' Roll."
3 authors picked The Storyteller as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.
So, I've written a book.
Having entertained the idea for years, and even offered a few questionable opportunities ('It's a piece of cake! Just do four hours of interviews, find someone else to write it, put your face on the cover, and voila!'), I have decided to write these stories just as I have always done, in my own hand. The joy that I have felt from chronicling these tales is not unlike listening back to a song that I've recorded and can't wait to share with the world, or reading a primitive journal entry from a stained notebook, or…