Best voted letters to Dave Grohl
Dear Dave: My name is Jerome Nowaczyk I am 59 years old, work as a Security Officer for Franciscan Hospital, and serve as Command Sergeant Major with the United States Veteran Reserve Corps. First I want to express my deepest sorrow for you and the Foo Fighters family. the loss of such a great human being such as Taylor Hawkins is a tremendous blow for us all. For over 40 years I have been in love with the drums and even toyed around with an old beat up kit in my early teens. But at that time football, later the military, and ultimately family took precedence over my drumming. However I continued to play my sticks on my steering wheel as I drove, and never lost my desire to drum someday. in the early 90s I heard this awesome drummer for a band called Nirvana and continued to follow him and his new band hoping to get another sample of his drumming. At first I was disappointed that you moved from behind the kit, and Taylor was now there. I was being selfish I wanted to hear you play more. But Taylor's skill soon became apparent as did yours as a front man, and it was this chemistry that has made the Foo fighters so great! I am happy to say my kids moved onto to their own lives years ago, and only in the past year have they gotten their stuff out of my house which freed up a room down stairs which has now become my drum room. I bought a new 5 piece Ludwig kit, and have re-kindled my love of the drums. Family, friends, and co-workers who have heard me say I am good, but I feel I am just ok at this point. Dave as a lover of the drums I just wanted you to know that both you and Taylor along with many others have been, and continue to be inspirations to me, and I will strive to be the best drummer I can be. Stay strong and I hope the Foo Fighters will find a way to continue their quest to provide the masses with Rock & Roll. Thanks for being so Cool. Sincerely Jerome Nowaczyk
Dear Mr. Dave Grohl,
I hope you're doing well despite all the Shit you're going through right now.
In 2004, I lost two Uncles because of cancer. The one who influences me, inspires me, has led me to the music I like and who I look up to...died on Christmas evening at age 36.
A Day before his passing, I brought him a Christmas present and the Album "The Colour And The Shape" and told him that "My Hero" is the Song that made me think of him.
I felt lost and hopeless! Nothing made any sense to me.
But there were two things that keep me going!
My Girlfriend and the Foo Fighters.
I'm still sad and think about him every day! But i kept doing music like you said "its kind of a therapy"... I married my girlfriend, and now we are parents of two sweet daughters. So I guess life made more sense with every nice moment.
Dave! You were such an Inspiration for me too... and still are.
I'm so thankful for all the music you did and all the talking to your Fans.
I wish I could hug you and told you that in person.
Keep going for your family!
Time will heal what cannot be fixed now,
a day will come when the hurt will fade, and you will be free once again.
Yours truly
TV
Hey Dave, my father played drums for Elvis Presley. I am from Virginia Beach Virginia. I figured I would say that first to get your attention. My name is Brian Williams and I have a bunch of memorabilia from Elvis's early days with my father. They played together at 20 years old. You also used to come watch me play drums in the Outer Banks North Carolina when I was in a band called Funk Junkie at Mexicanos. I would love to get a reply from you. I hope this is not a waste of time.
Hi Dave my name is Kevin and I just celebrated my birthday with a group of friends last week. One of those friends just happens to be Jeffrey Pezzati from Naked Raygun and his birthday is tomorrow, Sunday February 6th. I know you speak of him quite often as he inspired you to go Full Tilt in the music biz. I'm wondering if there's any way you can wish him a happy birthday since he and his band had such a profound effect on you as they certainly did me. Anyway I truly believe you to be the best songwriter and what I would call the very best popular rock and roll music. Thanks for your time Dave and I hope you continue to go out and kill it on tour. I'll keep my eyes open for the next time Foo Fighters come to Chicago. Kevin
Hi, my name is Brandon. I’ve been staring at this screen for a while wondering if this is just another scam site or if this letter truly will reach you. Like everyone else im a musician, I taught myself to play the bass at age 11 then the drums at 12 and slowly played around with the guitar for a few years until I finally got serious and made it my focus. Growing up my brother listened to punk rock. He is 8 years older than I am so I felt like I was getting a taste of adulthood when he let me hear some of the bands and then when he took my to my first show when I was 12. It was the greatest experience of my life. There was such a feeling of community in the air, it was electric. I felt like I was apart of something years ahead of what kids my age were listening to. I can honestly say I never really liked nirvana, I don’t know why but to say that Kurt’s lyrics always made me very sad, even at such a young age and then at 16 my girlfriend, who was obsessed with nirvana and idolized Kurt cousin, committed suicide. I began to hate Kurt contain because I thought that his music was effecting sensitive people in a negative way. I was young and didn’t understand anything but my pain. Then after Kurt died I remained numb, until the first time that I heard your song “Everlong”, I didn’t know you had started a new band, all I know is that when I heard that first line-“Hello, I’ve waited here for you, everlong.” Tears began to run down my face and I couldn’t fight it anymore, I just slumped down on the floor and wept. I felt all that anger and confusion and guilt that I had been carrying around for so long, just drift away. From then on I was determined to write my own music that would hopefully be something powerful to someone else the way your music was for me. I still write my own music to this day, never giving up. There’s always something to be thankful for, and I pray you do get this and know that I am thankful for you sir. Thank you.
Dear Dave:
I cracked the spine of "The Storyteller" on Thursday afternoon(12/9...clearly, you are fond of parentheses) and have yet to put it down. I've been laughing and crying for 3 days now. I won't even attempt to pinpoint my favorite passages. At the end of the day, I came away with one through line(although there are many): the work ethic of a guy from the Midwest will always prevail.
I was born and raised Chicago and I had the pleasure of waiting on you one night at an upscale restaurant in WeHo, circa mid 90's.
You were a perfect gentleman with a great taste in Cali Cabs...a Howell Mountain if memory serves me well.
Thank you for your stories. For a guy who has not quite seen the light at the end of this fuck all tunnel of Covid and Trump and shite(Irished for you!), you did lift my spirits with your tales of the road, the struggles but most of all family and Mom.
I lost my Mom over a decade ago and my Pop almost two decades ago-both of them absolute heroes to me in their own way.
But being the oldest son in an Italian family?! Holy Fuckballs...wanna talk about pressure?!
Anyway...I hope whomever reads this appreciates it.
Thanks Palomino! The book is a motherfucker! please write another one!
Johnny D
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Hi Dave
I live in the UK and I have an 8 year old son whose a massive foo fighters fan. He hopes to see you live soon with his big sister. He will be 9 in November the 28th from Gemma
To Dave Grohl and all the Foo Fighters,
Whether you will read this or not I am not sure as I can imagine you are a very busy men. However, on the off chance you will, it is worth trying to commend you on your amazing talents, although I’m sure you already know you are all incredibly talented, but your lyrics have especially touched the heart of a 24-year-old NHS worker.
Firstly, I hope you’re well. These last few years have been tough for everyone, especially so for the arts. I felt compelled to write to you as the lyrics you write for your songs are so beautiful, real and raw. I have struggled with my mental health since I was 14, like many people it has been a difficult road to navigate my brain through this world and life. Your song “walk” especially touches me on many levels, especially since now being in mental health recovery. I interpret the lyrics as the road to recovery, not sure whether that was your intention but even so it is an incredible song with very moving lyrics. The song now makes me teary but with happiness at how far I have come, especially your passion through the verse “I never want to die”.
I hope I can help others who think they will never reach recovery or that life will never get better, get there themselves. As I really thought I’d never get here either. It is like seeing the world through different lenses, looking for the colour, the joy, the good. Seeing that most humans are either on their own journeys of healing or not quite there yet and actions of others reflect where they are in their life or journey and is not a reflection of ourselves. I will do whatever I can on my mission to be a part of making the mental health sector through the NHS better. With the hope eventually that everyone can have access to good mental health services in the UK.
I can happily say I do not want to end my life anymore. Although, it is something that may crop up in life with its traumas which we all face, I now know how to deal with it. How to come back stronger and how to rise from the ashes. I also feel I reached a point in the depths of darkness where I needed to ask myself, if I am not going to leave the world, what can I do to try and be a part of making it better for myself and for anyone else that may feel the same as me. What can I do so myself and others stop feeling that way? So, I now use my lived experience of mental health issues to co-facilitate psychology groups and work with mental health trusts in the UK to be a part of making it better. This is a huge mountain due to lots of things, funding, government, opportunities available and LOTS of barriers/red tape. However, I am not naïve I know it is a long road ahead but my hope is that during my life I do what I can to make it better, even a little bit better than before I was here.
To conclude, thank you for doing what you do. For writing beautiful lyrics. For being passionate, raw, real, kind and inspirational. Perhaps you are aware of how much impact your lyrics have on others lives, and perhaps not. If the answer is not, I hope that this reaches you.
Warm regards,
Isabella (a lil conqueror)
Hi Dave, my name is Trent, I have been a fan of Foo Fighters since day 1, was in high-school when Nirvana hit the scene, love Nirvana, but Foo Fightets has been the best thing since music was invented, my opinion, but I stand by that. Even have a FF, and "the revelation is now" tattooed my arm, your music and llyrics are so deep and meaningful, that it has been an inspiration throughout much of my life, well half of it anyway, I just wanted to say thank you for keeping politics out of it, in today's world it means so much, politics has divided the people so dramatically, filled so many with hate, I can't stand it when people "celebrities " use it or even speak of it, who cares who they support politically, it's a tool of division, creativity and art is meant to bring people together, nor persecute for diverse beliefs, when I'm at your shows, 6 to date, including the awesome acoustic show my wife and I attended in Chicago, we feel as if we are what we are, human. We love you and your music so much, and isn't that what really matters, to love each other, again thank you, your friend, Trent
