Dave Grohl reveals why he didn’t sing or write the majority of songs in Nirvana

Dave Grohl reveals why he didn’t sing or write the majority of songs in Nirvana

 “I didn’t like my voice, I didn’t think I was a songwriter”

Dave Grohl has opened up on his time in Nirvana, admitting that his confidence at the time prevented him from taking an integral role as a songwriter.

Despite anchoring the band with his powerhouse drumming, Grohl only truly ventured into songwriting after the band ended – with the first Foo Fighters album being recorded as a solo effort.

“When I recorded what became the first Foo Fighters record [in 1995], I didn’t think it was a record. I just wanted to get up and go out and play something, even if nobody ever heard it”, he told CBS in a new interview.

“Long before then, I had been recording songs on my own, and never letting anybody hear them, because I didn’t really think they were that good.  MORE

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