Editing Dave Grohl (section)

== Personal life ==
In 1994, Grohl married Jennifer Leigh Youngblood, a photographer from [[Grosse Pointe, Michigan]]. They separated in December 1996 and divorced in 1997; Grohl admitted to [[infidelity]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2007/sep/14/popandrock.foofighters | title='I've never gotten off chaos' | first=Keith | last=Cameron | newspaper=[[The Guardian]] | date=September 14, 2007}}</ref> After divorcing Youngblood, Grohl dated snowboarder [[Tina Basich]] for a couple of years. Basich ended the relationship after discovering his infidelity.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.the-independent.com/life-style/dave-grohl-ex-child-affair-b2611077.html|title=Dave Grohl's ex wrote about his infidelity decades before he fathered child 'outside of marriage'|date=September 11, 2024|work=[[The Independent]]|first=Brittany |last=Miller}}</ref> From 1999 to 2001, Grohl dated former [[Hole (band)|Hole]] bassist [[Melissa Auf der Maur]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=DeSantis |first=Rachel |date=June 8, 2023 |title=Melissa Auf Der Maur recalls "beautiful love affair" with Dave Grohl - and why they broke up |url=https://people.com/melissa-auf-der-maur-recalls-beautiful-relationship-dave-grohl-why-they-broke-up-7510019 |access-date=September 15, 2024 |website=People}}</ref> In 2003, he married Jordyn Blum; they had met at the Sunset Marquis Whiskey Bar in [[West Hollywood, California]]. They reside in Los Angeles<ref>{{cite web| url=https://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/dave-grohls-house/view/google/| title=Dave Grohl's House in Los Angeles, CA (Google Maps)| date=September 22, 2008}}</ref> and have three daughters, born in 2006, 2009, and 2014.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://people.com/parents/all-about-dave-grohl-kids/ | title=Dave Grohl's 3 Kids: All About Violet, Harper and Ophelia | first=Taiwo | last=Balogun | work=[[People (magazine)|People]] | date=April 17, 2024}}</ref> In September 2024, Grohl announced on [[Instagram]] that he had fathered a fourth daughter, this time outside his marriage, and asked his family for forgiveness.<ref>{{Cite news |date=September 10, 2024 |title=Dave Grohl says he has become father of baby girl born 'outside my marriage' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/article/2024/sep/10/dave-grohl-says-he-has-become-father-of-baby-girl-born-outside-my-marriage |access-date=September 10, 2024 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/dave-grohl-reportedly-enlisted-divorce-lawyer-before-revealing-infidelity-and-new-baby/DHWTCKDZG5HYHLIVKXVBMXC5II/|title=Dave Grohl reportedly enlisted divorce lawyer before revealing infidelity and new baby|publisher=New Zealand Herald|date=September 11, 2024|access-date=September 12, 2024}}</ref> In March 2025, it was reported that Blum was willing to forgive Grohl and they were working on saving their marriage.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.the-independent.com/life-style/dave-grohl-wife-jordyn-blum-cheating-b2722781.html|title=Dave Grohl's wife Jordyn Blum 'makes decision about their future' after his cheating scandal|work=The Independent|date=March 27, 2025|last=Raiken|first=Amber}}</ref>

In a June 2011 interview, Grohl revealed that he was going deaf in his left ear due to decades of performing on stage.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lamont |first=Tom |date=June 27, 2011 |title=Dave Grohl: 'I was ready to quit music. It felt to me like music equalled death. I started praying…' |newspaper=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/jun/27/dave-grohl-foo-fighters-nirvana-cobain |access-date=March 8, 2022}}</ref> During his appearance on ''[[The Howard Stern Show]]'' in February 2022, he stated that he suffers from hearing loss and that this has an impact on both his daily life and life as a musician; his [[tinnitus]] has forced him to [[Lip reading|read lips]] for about 20 years, a situation that became more difficult when people began wearing face masks during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref name="hearingloss">{{cite AV media | work=[[The Howard Stern Show]] | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5tvBO-ZIIs |title=Dave Grohl Details His Hearing Loss | via=YouTube | date=February 15, 2022}}</ref> As for producing music, he refuses to use [[in-ear monitor]]s despite their ability to protect his ears because it "removes [him] from the natural atmosphere sound so [he] cannot hear [his] bandmates".<ref name="hearingloss" /> He said that his ears are "still tuned in to certain frequencies, meaning [he's] still able to pick up on minute sonic details—even down to the slightest differences between cymbal crashes".<ref name="hearingloss" />

In 2012, ''[[Stereogum]]'' estimated Grohl as the third-wealthiest drummer, behind [[Ringo Starr]] and [[Phil Collins]], with a fortune of $260 million.<ref>{{cite news |last=Breihan |first=Tom |date=August 28, 2012 |title=The 30 Richest Drummers in the World |url=https://www.stereogum.com/1137282/the-30-richest-drummers-in-the-world/news/ |work=[[Stereogum]]}}</ref> From 1993 to 1997, Grohl owned a house in [[Shoreline, Washington]].<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://therockrevival.com/fashion-lifestyle/dave-grohls-former-house-in-seattle-is-for-sale/ | title=Dave Grohl's Former House in Seattle is For Sale | work=The Rock Revival | date=September 21, 2023}}</ref> In 2015, Grohl sold his {{convert|3,088|sqft|adj=on}} beachfront house in [[Oxnard, California]], for $2.9 million.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.latimes.com/business/realestate/hot-property/la-fi-hotprop-dave-grohl-20151116-story.html | title=Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl sells his beachfront place in Oxnard | first=Lauren | last=Beale | work=[[Los Angeles Times]] | date=November 16, 2015 | url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Beale |first=Lauren Beale Lauren Beale is a former |last2=Times |first2=staff writer for the Los Angeles |date=2015-09-22 |title=Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters puts his Oxnard beach pad up for grabs |url=https://www.latimes.com/business/realestate/hot-property/la-fi-hotprop-dave-grohl-20150922-story.html |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Haro |first=Alexander |date=2015-10-01 |title=Dave Grohl is Selling His Insane Beach House in Oxnard |url=https://www.theinertia.com/surf/dave-grohl-is-selling-his-insane-beach-house-in-oxnard/ |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=The Inertia |language=en-US}}</ref>