“I would aspire to become the rusted-out hot rod, no matter how many jump-starts I might require along the way.”Įvery musician faces some version of this decision. Grohl made a choice on the spot about which path he would take as an aging rock star. Wiry gray hair, deep lines carved into a scowl, teeth that could have belonged to George Washington, and a black T-shirt that hugged a barrel-chested frame.” “Perfectly dyed hair, spray tan, and a recently refurbished smile that had the look of a fresh box of Chiclets.” The other resembled “a vintage, burned-out hot rod. “One had the shiny appearance of a brand-new luxury car,” he writes. In the opening pages of THE STORYTELLER: Tales of Life and Music (Dey Street, 384 pp., $29.99), Dave Grohl, frontman for the Foo Fighters, recounts running into two unnamed legends backstage at the “12-12-12” benefit concert that followed Hurricane Sandy.
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