Where love falls: Grohl's second wife, Jordyn Blum, worked as a documentalist for the Foo Fighters. The couple married on August 2, 2003. They have three daughters: Violet Maye (11, after Grohl's maternal grandmother), Harper Willow (8) and Ophelia Saint (3).
Broken leg
Dave Grohl breaks his leg during a concert in June 2015. Instead of going to hospital, he has himself treated on stage and simply continues on an improvised throne.
Grammy
Dave Grohl has long used his Grammy as a doorstop in his bedroom. The award now sits enthroned on a shelf.
Music virus
At the age of 13, on a trip to Chicago with his cousin, he sees the local punk band "Naked Raygun". After that, he wanted to become a musician.
Nice
The drummer from Warren (US state of Ohio) is known in the music scene as being close to the audience and down-to-earth. He has various nicknames, such as "The Nicest Guy in Rock" or "The Nicest Guy in Music".
Nirvana back then
Grohl was the fifth drummer in Nirvana, the cult band around Kurt Cobain. He started out as a guitarist in the punk band "Freak Baby" at the age of 15. He is a multi-instrumentalist.
Nirvana today
Dave Grohl rarely listens to Nirvana songs anymore. Kurt Cobain's suicide still pains him: "I always remember the day we recorded the song. How the food tasted and the snowstorm. It's like a box filled with old photos. I rarely open them."
Rebel
At 17, Grohldie leaves high school to go on tour with a punk band. He taught himself to play the guitar and drums. Lessons are too expensive and too boring for him.
(Mother's) blessing
Mother Virginia Hanlon Grohl, a school teacher, supported Dave from the very beginning - even when he dropped out of school. "She always understood my love of music and supported me," says the 48-year-old. He still has a close relationship with her to this day. She also appeared in the Foo Fighters video "Breakout".
Earnings
Ringo Starr is said to be the richest drummer in the world, with Phil Collins in second place and Dave Grohl in third.
