Though Grohl had been writing songs for several years, he declined to introduce his songs to the band for fear of damaging the bands chemistry. In his mind, Nirvana was the band that recorded Bleach his arrival had altered that sound dramatically, and, as he saw it, not necessarily in a positive way. While his drumming style was a significant element in the bands success, Grohl saw himself as just another in a long line of drummers. In the spring of 1991, the band entered the studio to record the album.Īt the same time, Grohl found himself fighting with his status in the band. Grohl spent the initial months with Nirvana travelling to various major labels as the band shopped for a deal, eventually signing with DGC Records. Initially, the plans were to release the album on Sub Pop, but the band found itself receiving a great deal of major label interest based on the demos. Grohl admitted to Rolling Stone in 2005 that he spent most of Nirvanas set outside talking to a friend.) Grohl subsequently Dave Grohl in Nirvana. Novoselic invited Grohl up to Seattle, where Grohl attended Nirvanas infamous show at the Motor Sports Garage, the one Nirvana show that featured Dan Peters on drums. Knowing how much Cobain and Novoselic liked Grohls drumming, Osborne gave Novoselics phone number to Grohl. Grohl played on two studio albums, No More Censorship and Fumble.ĭuring a 1990 tour stop on the West Coast, The Melvins vocalist and guitarist Buzz Osborne took Kurt Cobain and Krist Novoselic, to see the band.Ī few months later, Scream unexpectedly disbanded following the departure of its bass player, and Grohl placed a phone call to Osborne for advice. Grohl dropped out of high school in his junior year and for the next four years toured extensively with the band.
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