FREE THIS IS A CALL: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF DAVE GROHL PDF Paul Brannigan | 400 pages | 07 Jun 2012 | HarperCollins Publishers | 9780007391233 | English | London, United Kingdom This is a Call:the life and times of Dave Grohl | Salvos Store W hat is it like to be the mum of a rock star? Is the strongest feeling pride at seeing your child adored by a delirious crowd? Does renown and money in the end salve the disappointment of having a teenager drop out of school to mistreat a guitar or drum kit in a seedy club? In the book that has emerged from those conversations, From Cradle to Stage, Dave Grohl — or David, as his mum steadfastly calls him — recalls a moment when music took over his life. Without realising it … I was harmonising! My heart lit up … Hell, this was the chicken AND the egg! He did some devilish things, but I never thought of him as bad. By this time, he was learning to play drums in his bedroom, using a chair as the high-hat, and a pillow on the floor as the snare; and was easily picking up songs on his guitar. The high-school band he was playing in had the awful name of Dain Bramage. Then Dave, a ferocious drummer, was asked by the punk band Scream to join them on a tour of Europe. Not many people make it in the music business. They changed the course of popular music … my son had become a rock star! When I came back, the class gave me a roar. Her curiosity as to why she rarely met other rock mums at such shows and festivals led to From Cradle to Stage. And sings. Mike D might have grown up This is a Call: The Life and Times of Dave Grohl museum-quality art on the walls of his apartment, but his mother still had to negotiate with their neighbours about when he was allowed to play drums in the evening. And she insisted her son, the burgeoning rapper, take cabs, not the subway, to stay safe. Things were so bad and there had been a couple of other times … I was worried about David … losing a friend in such a horrible way, and losing a career. And yet she is. Mary Morello is an outspoken and veteran radical whose views helped to inform the leftist politics of her Harvard-educated son Tom, guitarist with Rage Against the Machine. But I love the response. What she This is a Call: The Life and Times of Dave Grohl about these days is his privacy, and whether he gets enough sleep. Facebook Twitter Pinterest. Topics Family. Reuse this content. Order by newest oldest recommendations. Show 25 25 50 All. Threads collapsed expanded unthreaded. Loading comments… Trouble loading? Most popular. This Is a Call: The Life and Times of Dave Grohl by Paul Brannigan Superhero media has a history of critiquing the dark side of power, hero worship, and vigilantism, but none have done so as radically as Watchmen and The Boys. 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The Life and Times of Dave Grohl: The Inside Story Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Want to Read saving…. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Other editions. Enlarge cover. Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Details if other :. Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. Based on ten years of original, exclusive interviews with the man himself and conversations with a legion of musical associates like Queens of the Stone Age frontman Jo This Is a Callthe first in-depth, definitive biography of Dave Grohl, tells the epic story of a singular career that includes Nirvana, Foo Fighters, Queens of the Stone Age, and Them Crooked Vultures. Based on ten years of original, exclusive interviews with the man himself This is a Call: The Life and Times of Dave Grohl conversations with a legion of musical associates like Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme, DC punk legend Ian MacKaye, and Nevermind producer Butch Vig, this is Grohl's story. He speaks candidly and honestly about Kurt Cobain, the arguments that almost tore Nirvana apart, the feuds that threatened to derail the Foo Fighters's global success, and the dark days that almost caused him to quit music for good. Dave Grohl has emerged as one of the most recognizable and respected musicians in the world. He is the last true hero to emerge from the American underground. This Is a Call vividly recounts this incredible rock 'n' roll journey. Get A Copy. Hardcoverpages. Published November 29th by Da Capo Press first published More Details Original Title. Other Editions Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about This Is a Callplease sign up. Lists with This Book. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 3. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Dec 15, Phil Simon rated it liked it Shelves: music. I agree with another reviewer's three-star rating of this book. While well written and researched, I really wish that the book contained more of an inside peek into Grohl's motivations. Also, as previously pointed out, the book starts out slowly and tends to gloss over the last five years of Foo Fighters' history. I agree that Nirvana is an important band and I enjoyed learning more about Grohl's role in it. Still, Grohl has spent more than five times as long in FF as he did in Nirvana. I feel a I agree with another reviewer's three-star rating of this book. I feel as if the emphasis of the book should have been less about Grohl's environs and more about the man himself.