David Grohl: Playing through the pain ahead of Dublin gig

As Foo Fighters get ready to rock Dublin, Ed Power traces Dave Grohl’s journey from the wreckage of Nirvana to fronting another of the biggest rock bands on the planet. It’s a tale that also has a surprising Irish twist

A few years ago David Grohl looked me in the eyes and laid it out all out. “I’ve been navigating in and around the shadow of Nirvana,” he said. “When Foo Fighters first started as a band, I didn’t want to talk about Nirvana because Kurt had just died and it was hard for me to talk about it without getting really upset. Then, as time went by, it was easier to talk about. But there was more to talk about with the Foo Fighters.”