The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music
Ratings130
Average rating4.3
As a story, it's a solid 4.5/5. Dave is a captivating author, with a vividity and excitement that is missing in a lot of autobiographies.
Unfortunately, at times, Dave gets too enraptured in his own words and gets a bit repetitive; this is one of the reasons for dropping the score a bit.
There's also a lot of jumping about through the past, which was amazing, but at times there is no "landmark" as to where in time we are.
But, what drags it down a bit, is Dave's lack of accountability with his infidelity. He cries out his absolute devotion to his daughters, his wife, and his mum, but never acknowledges his own contradictions. That missing accountability is what brought my rating down.
All in all, thoroughly enjoyable read for anyone who's even only heard one of the many songs Grohl has been a party to.
He's certainly a Storyteller!
As a story, it's a solid 4.5/5. Dave is a captivating author, with a vividity and excitement that is missing in a lot of autobiographies.
Unfortunately, at times, Dave gets too enraptured in his own words and gets a bit repetitive; this is one of the reasons for dropping the score a bit.
There's also a lot of jumping about through the past, which was amazing, but at times there is no "landmark" as to where in time we are.
But, what drags it down a bit, is Dave's lack of accountability with his infidelity. He cries out his absolute devotion to his daughters, his wife, and his mum, but never acknowledges his own contradictions. That missing accountability is what brought my rating down.
All in all, thoroughly enjoyable read for anyone who's even only heard one of the many songs Grohl has been a party to.
He's certainly a Storyteller!
This book was much better than I tough and filled a lot of gaps. I was 18 in 1992 and went crazy about Nirvana, like other millions of people. Since then I have not changed my mind, they were one of the greatest bands ever existed.
While I like some of the songs from Foo Fighters and I owned their first few CDs, I never really became a fan and so I never delved too much in Dave Grohl's life.
This book was a much needed, for me, education on how an artist can grow up, with perseverance, to achieve their goals.
On the minus side, I don't personally agree with some of the nature vs nurture opinions that the author has and also, I think that he used a little too many times the "how did a guy like me get here" structure.
These are minor things, the book is good.
This book was much better than I tough and filled a lot of gaps. I was 18 in 1992 and went crazy about Nirvana, like other millions of people. Since then I have not changed my mind, they were one of the greatest bands ever existed.
While I like some of the songs from Foo Fighters and I owned their first few CDs, I never really became a fan and so I never delved too much in Dave Grohl's life.
This book was a much needed, for me, education on how an artist can grow up, with perseverance, to achieve their goals.
On the minus side, I don't personally agree with some of the nature vs nurture opinions that the author has and also, I think that he used a little too many times the "how did a guy like me get here" structure.
These are minor things, the book is good.
This book was much better than I tough and filled a lot of gaps. I was 18 in 1992 and went crazy about Nirvana, like other millions of people. Since then I have not changed my mind, they were one of the greatest bands ever existed.
While I like some of the songs from Foo Fighters and I owned their first few CDs, I never really became a fan and so I never delved too much in Dave Grohl's life.
This book was a much needed, for me, education on how an artist can grow up, with perseverance, to achieve their goals.
On the minus side, I don't personally agree with some of the nature vs nurture opinions that the author has and also, I think that he used a little too many times the "how did a guy like me get here" structure.
These are minor things, the book is good.
This book was much better than I tough and filled a lot of gaps. I was 18 in 1992 and went crazy about Nirvana, like other millions of people. Since then I have not changed my mind, they were one of the greatest bands ever existed.
While I like some of the songs from Foo Fighters and I owned their first few CDs, I never really became a fan and so I never delved too much in Dave Grohl's life.
This book was a much needed, for me, education on how an artist can grow up, with perseverance, to achieve their goals.
On the minus side, I don't personally agree with some of the nature vs nurture opinions that the author has and also, I think that he used a little too many times the "how did a guy like me get here" structure.
These are minor things, the book is good.
