Fun fact: Dave Grohl got me kicked out of the middle school jazz band.<\/p>\n
Growing up as a drummer, Grohl was one of my heroes. I gravitated toward his thundering playing style, bashing away at the drums as if they owed me money. So on my first day of rehearsal \u2014 during the first song, in fact \u2014 when my solo section came up, I proceeded to beat the living shit out of the drums, just like Grohl would do. There is a time and place for this, but that place is probably not jazz. I was politely asked not to come to the next rehearsal.<\/p>\n
But even taking this into account, the affect Grohl\u2019s had on drummers (including hobbyists like me but especially tons of talented ones) is immeasurable. From his immensely influential work with Nirvana to his sound-defining fill-in roles with bands like Queens of the Stone Age, Grohl over the years has destroyed many eardrums and pissed off many more neighbors (and jazz band directors; sorry, Mr. Behrens) and it\u2019s time for it to be recognized Bozho<\/em>-style.<\/p>\n Before Grohl and his current gig, a little band called the Foo Fighters, make the Kohl Center\u2019s stage their home tonight<\/a> \u2014 thus turning it into the Grohl Center \u2014 here are a few of Dave Grohl\u2019s finest moments behind the kit.<\/span>\n