After the first Foo album Dave has shared most songwriting credits and royalties with all of the members...... that's how you keep a band together for 25 years......

@user-bl6ne3hc6n

7 ай бұрын

Learn that from Rush,

@bobabooey4537

7 ай бұрын

Most of....LOL

@davelate4148

7 ай бұрын

@@bobabooey4537........ yep.... including whole albums....... there were 20 songs on their greatest hits album and 18 of them were credited as band written

@1Deep43VA

7 ай бұрын

@@bobabooey4537that’s more than anyone else has ever done. You don’t see Ozzy doing it, especially for the people that actually WROTE the songs.

@ColinStevenJohnson

7 ай бұрын

@@davelate4148The Boss too in that regard. 🎼🤘🏿🎼

When he says "all these albums...are on my label and I just license them to Sony BMG...and so we own our whole catalogue." Smartest thing I've heard in a long time. The fact that they kept the rights is brilliant. Good for them!

@richardarnott4369

2 ай бұрын

One of the Record Company execs Dave has dealt with for years suggested it to him when the bidding war for Foo's first album was getting out of control.

@UNBREADED1984

Ай бұрын

When you have that leverage, you can do it. Poor starving kids just trying get made aren't getting that deal unfortunately.

@deadshrew6803

Ай бұрын

All his music is just about making money.

@garse70

Ай бұрын

Yup.

@BedosCollectibles

27 күн бұрын

lol...the conversation had my interest the whole time, but the last statement was the best. Good for Dave and his band members indeed!

Dave Grohl is the Keanu Reeves of Rock and roll.. Talented, humble, everyone likes him

@bernardwalker7422

6 ай бұрын

Brilliant observation. Couldn't have said it any better.

@gracelynne3918

6 ай бұрын

Ha! Uh...no.

@exexalien

6 ай бұрын

@@gracelynne3918 William Goldsmith, is that you?

@dcassis3051

6 ай бұрын

@@exexalienhahahaha

@Jamesp1972

5 ай бұрын

humble haha

Unbelievable that Dave struck gold twice and tragically lost close band members twice!

@alexandreavelar9696

7 ай бұрын

Maybe every blessing comes with a price... makes me wonder...

@kenwolf6334

7 ай бұрын

That's Rock and Roll.

@HalConick

7 ай бұрын

That’s life.

@pcs56

7 ай бұрын

@@alexandreavelar9696 Great song lyric!

@noahmosher6543

7 ай бұрын

Not too late to go for the trifecta.

Love Howard's interviews with Dave but there is always a touch of sadness knowing that Taylor is gone.

@anonymissed3611

6 ай бұрын

Jabbed and gone..

@_west33...

6 ай бұрын

He moved on.

@_west33...

6 ай бұрын

​@@anonymissed3611 dealing with Satan.

@_west33...

6 ай бұрын

​@@anonymissed3611 this

The Melvins were a very highly respected band on this side of country.

@Plumpy4

7 ай бұрын

still are, they are still touring and hell they still deliver!

@HalConick

7 ай бұрын

Melvins all but print money by way of merch and touring, while not having to deal with the downside of fame and being recognized at every turn. Melvins got it made.

@angusbaumann5930

7 ай бұрын

Yeh, when Howard dismisses the Melvins… I know they’re not Nirvana, but really

@123612100

7 ай бұрын

​@@angusbaumann5930if nirvana wasn't huge stern wouldn't give a shit about them.

@spamwagon

7 ай бұрын

@@angusbaumann5930 There would be no Grohl in Nirvana if not for King Buzzo...

His humbleness is one of his greatest qualities ❤

@johng2880

6 ай бұрын

Also his humility.

@Lloyd_Christmas11

6 ай бұрын

Humility*

@lew115

6 ай бұрын

Also his musical ability.

@Jamesp1972

5 ай бұрын

don't be fooled

@moo-moonorenz9732

5 ай бұрын

Also his sense of humor

the first FF album is all Dave, he had no band yet...singing, drums, guitar , bass...one of my favorite albums too!

@ArtificialJetleg

3 ай бұрын

Second too

@thebradelonge5758

2 ай бұрын

Is that true?

@lethrneck4

2 ай бұрын

@@thebradelonge5758 yes Grohl played all instruments and sang on the first album…once it got some notice he formed a band to play

@AV.36

23 күн бұрын

​@@lethrneck4Yep, true of every song except X-Static. That has the guitarist from the Afghan Whigs on it.

I saw Foo Fighters in Oslo october 95. We were 400 in the audience at a 1000 capacity venue. This was before Big Me became an MTV hit

@keithvlombardo

7 ай бұрын

Proud a ya!

@huubdrums

7 ай бұрын

You are so cool 😂

@yellowstoneisthecoolestparkeve

7 ай бұрын

all the losers think this is me being proud. The non-losers appreciate rock history anecdotes

@RunOfTheHind

7 ай бұрын

So there weren't 1000 Nirvana fans that wanted to see Dave's new band?! BS! I saw them at Reading '95, which I understand was their 1st UK show, a month after the debut came out. They were headlining the 2nd stage (small tent) and it was a CRUSH. People were climbing the tent poles.

@_Listen_to_Solar_Kama_Sutra

7 ай бұрын

Big Me is still one of their best songs

Dave Grohl is an icon and you can just tell a fantastic human being.

@lightsacco

7 ай бұрын

yep !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@berluskazza1

6 ай бұрын

Why? Im serious

@Antyvas

6 ай бұрын

@@berluskazza1 Seems fairly humble.

@berluskazza1

6 ай бұрын

@@Antyvas i think so

@adamsmith307

6 ай бұрын

@@berluskazza1fantastic human beings generally don’t coerce people into taking medical experiments.

The part of the loaning the songs to Sony is brilliant. Dave got good business sense on top of being one of the best rockers in the world.

The last part....about owning label and leasing music to SonyBMG is smart business. Of course Grohl has leverage. ❤️❤️

@xpicklepie

7 ай бұрын

His first go with Nirvana probably taught him something.

@yesand

7 ай бұрын

@@xpicklepie A fist go is a great teacher.

Dave had already done his own music before Nirvana even ended, he has an album called Pocketwatch under the pseudonym "Late!" which he released on a tiny label back when he was still in Nirvana. The Foo Fighters were in many ways just an extension of that

Howard Stern interview: 25% Guest, 75% Howard

@erichinton5774

Ай бұрын

Great way to look at that. And God knows it's true 😊

Howard Stern, perplexed by how one can play drums and learn guitar.

@misterlister-wm2tj

7 ай бұрын

Haha he just cant see how someone could possibly learn two skills

@johnconstantine7442

7 ай бұрын

He dumbs it down for his audience.

@Twobarpsi

7 ай бұрын

I play guitar, then learned drums.

@boxychubbo6922

7 ай бұрын

And calls him a great guitar player, great being a bit of an exaggeration.

@Antyvas

6 ай бұрын

Musical Multi-tasking

That final line. The entire interview was awesome but then he drops the last line. Unexpected and cool!

RIP Taylor!

@thedalillama

7 ай бұрын

He was fully vaxxed

@MichaelHill-qc4yc

6 ай бұрын

Is his net worth technically $0 now?

@Cream1968

Ай бұрын

Rip Taylor..one of my favorite comedians!

"He's got a daytime job, he's doing alright."

RIP Taylor Hawkins. You lived life to the fullest. All while wearing the biggest smile a person can have. 🙏

Finally an honest interview with an honest answer!

The key takeaway here is how smart Dave is.

@_Listen_to_Solar_Kama_Sutra

7 ай бұрын

And how lucky

@marsoblivi0n945

7 ай бұрын

No

@andresbarriga5305

6 ай бұрын

@@_Listen_to_Solar_Kama_Sutra Not really. He's a really good drummer. It's amazing.

The most important part of this clip is when Dave says he owns his own catalog.

@lalosalamanca2770

3 ай бұрын

I guess havin a big bank account helped him a lot (no enviousness here, Grohl deserved each penny)

@mikecumbo7531

7 күн бұрын

Dave had the freedom that most bands don’t. He had a name and money in the bank. Sony obviously took a percentage to cover making and distributing the CD’s or albums. Did Sony have to spend any money on marketing? I wonder if he sells his catalog for a big paycheck in the near future?

"Damn...I wish I was in Nirvana..." - Taylor

Imagine being 24 and having 15 million.

@chachifeere

7 ай бұрын

Ya back in early 90s to

@TOMVUTHEPIMP

7 ай бұрын

I would have partied $13 million of it away.

@princealexander6155

7 ай бұрын

If I were 24 I would buy 10 lambhorginis, try to impress 100 women, buy a megamansion, and be bankrupt in 3 years, lol

@v4v819

7 ай бұрын

and 15 million back then was closer to 100 million in what you could buy... You could buy mansions for a few million back then same ones that sell over 25 million now, given a prime location!

@adami2140

7 ай бұрын

He continued to make alot of money from Nirvana until now, way more than 15 mill.

Fricken smart about the catalog

They’ve been together a long time ❤❤❤ so awesome

Miss you Taylor ❤

Need more please!

Dave is legendary. Such an accomplished musician & great human.❤😊

Love Dave Grohl and Taylor Hawkins so sad that Taylor's gone RIP.

@Nayson

6 ай бұрын

UP THE VILLA!

That's a great example of money being able to buy happiness. Good for Grohl and the FF's

@a.p.6350

7 ай бұрын

👍

@ericphilen3433

7 ай бұрын

🤦🏻‍♂️

@nachobroryan8824

7 ай бұрын

Kurt Cobain is a great example of it not being able to buy happiness.

@rockturtleneck

7 ай бұрын

@@nachobroryan8824 Touché

@_Listen_to_Solar_Kama_Sutra

7 ай бұрын

There are no shortages of examples on how money can buy happiness.

it's amazing that stern asks everyone about money but when you ask him he says next question.

LEGEND/LEGENDS 💯

Good for Dave!

2:51 thanks for that Howard

I just love the fact that the Nirvana drummer was/is a huge Rush fan!

@bobgil3464

6 ай бұрын

Yea Limbaugh was the best.

@DrMic2112

6 ай бұрын

@@bobgil3464 Genius.

Oh, that Melvins drummer is fantastic!

good on ya Dave

Dave Grohl begins as drummer, then frontman dies He then becomes frontman, then drummer dies.

Maybe my favorite music personality of all time. You just want to hang out with Dave.

$15 Million in the early '90s would be equivalent to $33-35 Million today.

@CarlosGomez-ov7qq

7 ай бұрын

also, the Nirvana records keep selling for years

@TOMVUTHEPIMP

7 ай бұрын

And he's still collecting checks from it I bet.

@manager4409

7 ай бұрын

in the 90s a 100k a year salary was a lot of money, upper-middle class basically. now it's living paycheck-to-paycheck in a city.

@ripperonitoni2990

6 ай бұрын

You are very clever

@85geoffm

6 ай бұрын

I don't think he was worth that much. It was probably less than $10 million.

The Melvins are great

Foo was great at ACL yesterday!

"When I think of Nirvana, I think of Nirvana money." Shocker.

Taylor is just grooving there.

@_Listen_to_Solar_Kama_Sutra

7 ай бұрын

He was always chill

@kimakotrotman6860

7 ай бұрын

@@_Listen_to_Solar_Kama_Sutra I would think so, but his autopsy tells another story.

OWNS EVERY SONG IN FF CATALOGUE!!!!!!! DG is a business GENIUS!!!

@Dont_have_to_agree

7 ай бұрын

I totally A, sometimes PNT do what works for T make M. Not E is born WM.

Olympia!! My hometown!

I saw Nirvana in what I believe was their second to last concert before the end - it was in Grenoble France, in a tiny venue. Very intimate - you could get to about five people away (no seating) from the stage. There’s no way they were making much money from that last European tour.

@thomaskiser3886

6 ай бұрын

Bet they were paid a lot to play there!

@KippinCollars

6 ай бұрын

Kurt Cobain said he made $1 million in the year Nevermind came out. He made most of the money in the band, and that was the year they sold the most records. Dave said they didn't tour much, so I also doubt he was worth $15 million.

@j.p.f.4007

5 ай бұрын

They clearly stated the money came from album sales and not touring.

Chad is a GREAT drummer . He played in bleach and did a few songs on nevermind including IN BLOOM obviously he is on outtakes and incesticide he should have been in rock and roll HOF

@freddybeer

7 ай бұрын

Whoa, whoa, whoa, that isn't Grohl playing drums on In Bloom? The album version on Nevermind??

@drugstorecowboy6540

7 ай бұрын

totally agree...

@crabkilla

7 ай бұрын

I don't know if it was Chad, the drum kit, the producer or a combination of all - but the drums were way too muddy in that album

@barny15

7 ай бұрын

@@freddybeer Nevermind is entirely Grohl except for Polly; the cymbal crashes on Polly were Chad because that version of Polly was recorded the year before when Chad was still in the band. Chad did not play on the Nevermind version of In Bloom, but he played on a demo of it recorded in 1990.

@astonnorthfield5113

7 ай бұрын

Chad would receive some royalties at least

Kurt would have been very proud for Dave :)

Dave and Taylor are the Best! No Freakin Doubt!

Does Howard Stern do any research on his interviewees? Can he make it through without steamrolling every answer.

@yodaisgod2

7 ай бұрын

Tell me you’ve never listened to Stern without telling me you’re never listened to Stern. 😂

@Gibberish1983

7 ай бұрын

It’s his trademark. It wouldn’t be HS if he didn’t do it.

@davediamond9436

7 ай бұрын

unless you are the guest groupie, stern ask questions most of us want to know....

@_Listen_to_Solar_Kama_Sutra

7 ай бұрын

I doubt Howard Stern does research on anything lol

@yodaisgod2

7 ай бұрын

@@_Listen_to_Solar_Kama_Sutra he does a fair amount of research if you actually listen to his interviews.

Smoked weed with him in 94.

Howard = "este how did you do it vato?" Dave = "I jus did it essay"

And now Dave is worth 330 million

3:01 music business master class

Seen the Melvin’s at strummers in Fresno ca

The Melvins drummer is one of Jack Endino’s favs

@therespectedlex9794

7 ай бұрын

I've heard of the Melvin's but not Jack Endino.

@metaphoria3

7 ай бұрын

@@therespectedlex9794 I recorded at his studio says he has unreleased Nirvana tracks

I think hes talking about Aaron Burckhard pulling up in the monster truck. Nirvanas very 1st drummer. I could be wrong though.

@surferdude420

7 ай бұрын

I think it was Dave Foster.

@keithvlombardo

7 ай бұрын

Hey there’s a 1 in 5 chance heh?

@Cloud007.

7 ай бұрын

​@@keithvlombardo 1in 3 as it wasn't Dale or Chad.

@_Listen_to_Solar_Kama_Sutra

7 ай бұрын

Monster truck rawr!!!

Just love ❤️ dave

My favorite band, Foo Fighters. Not just because of the music. Saw them at Fenway for the C&G tour. Got this beautiful t-shirt, the burgundy one with the sword and wings. It's my favorite shirt. Soft, fits well, durable. And is was only $24! Imagine that. 24 bucks for a great band t-shirt.

@emmyjayj6

7 ай бұрын

American dollars?? That's expensive for a Tshirt!!

@ifishforfoodnottrophys7483

7 ай бұрын

Brah that’s cheep you usually buy concert shirts at 35 to 45

@tlwn5196

7 ай бұрын

There's more places on earth than the US.

@rickn9392

7 ай бұрын

yea, but he did say 'bucks' which is synonym of US Dollars @@tlwn5196

@govinda102000

7 ай бұрын

David Lettermans fav band and fav song Everlong.

Ladies and gentleman…foo FIGHTERS!

@controlpadblues

7 ай бұрын

I read this in the correct voice, fyi.

@JackSmith-kp2vs

7 ай бұрын

@eroknrwton Ah later with Jools Holland

@atwistoflemon666

7 ай бұрын

@@JackSmith-kp2vsNo it was SNL!

@_Listen_to_Solar_Kama_Sutra

7 ай бұрын

FOO fighters

@JackSmith-kp2vs

7 ай бұрын

@@atwistoflemon666 it ‘twas Jools Holland! 😂

He made the transition because he's a professional musician.

Legend

Stream the full interview now on SiriusXM 👉siriusxm.us/Grohl-Hawkins-HS11

God I miss the Taylor and Dave show. They were such good friends.

@baldcupcake3354

7 ай бұрын

@@juanchojathey’re still good friends, but Taylor has to make an impossibly long commute from outside the mortal plane of existence in order to hang out.

The Melvins are a great band too

@_Listen_to_Solar_Kama_Sutra

7 ай бұрын

In lots of ways as good as Nirvana was

Amazing 3 minutes without swearing ....

@alleyfuse112

7 ай бұрын

Dave said the ß word though

Most musicians can play more than one instrument. I'm not sure how that perplexed Howard so much.

@JoeBlow-Knoxbaddrivers

4 ай бұрын

Im totally not musical so its nice to hear someone explain to me. Dave explains how he does music in other videos. Its just not obvious to everyone... hope that translates.

You make Prince proud, Dave!!

He kept saying "we" own the catalog, "we" license it... "Let's" not make it about the money " no Dave. "I own the catalog", "I" license it out, "I" make 90% of the money"

The Melvins are the best and my favorite Grunge band.

dave wearing the flannel shirt a little funny, representing the loggers up in washington

Dave got the money smarts.

@_Listen_to_Solar_Kama_Sutra

7 ай бұрын

He was also very lucky

Poor Taylor…DG must be a mess over losing him. Rest in Beats!

Our rock leader for the near future ladies & gentlemen. #FightersOfFoo

I love that Dave will pull people from the audience at shows and let them play songs with the band.

Unreal

Dave was born to play…anything.

He owns his music, smart answer.

Wild story

RIP Taylor

Dave is an incredible human being

@gracelynne3918

6 ай бұрын

I beg to differ. You know him, I presume.

@peaner083

6 ай бұрын

He really isn't.

Dave Grohl is the best, you can tell how sincere he is, and just believes in treating people with respect. And giving credit to those around him. Taylor Hawkins RIP!

15 mega at 24 for playing drums Niiiice

"they are on my label" ... Nice.

15 million just in case you can’t be bothered to watch it 🤣

Nice!

The last living authentic original rockstar. 🤘🤘🤘

@albundy6008

4 ай бұрын

Ozzy is still alive.

Dale crover 🐐

Dave Grohl was a guitarist before he was a drummer… the guitarist position in Nirvava was already occupied

@_Listen_to_Solar_Kama_Sutra

7 ай бұрын

His real talent was always drumming

He's way above average smart and very level headed...that's how he did it

@penguinista

5 ай бұрын

Indeed. And also very nice.

Kurt got 75% of the royalties and the other 25% was split between Krist and Dave.

@_Listen_to_Solar_Kama_Sutra

7 ай бұрын

He wrote the songs, he deserved it

@SM_8506

7 ай бұрын

That’s kinda stingy lol he could have taken 50% and each of them got 25% I still think that band got ruined because of his wife. If he lived the band would have broken up anyway because of financial issues.

@lobotomyscam1051

7 ай бұрын

@@SM_8506 Neither Grohl nor Novaselic are greedy bastards. Of course they sued Courtney and her hole, she didn't deserve every penny the band could generate for eternity.

@dudaz_music

6 ай бұрын

Actually that’s pretty generous of Kurt. In the songwriting world you can only get credits if you write any lyric or melody/chord progression. For some reason drums and bass aren’t automatically credited

Dave Grohl = a higher fatality rate than COVID.

He’s just one of those dudes who’s ultra talented.

Money does buy happiness sometimes. It's true

Cool

Half way through I realized that's not George Lucas they're interviewing.

With Dave, Nirvana was actually Nirvana.

only 15m? Nirvana have Changed the world upside down.