Editing Dave Grohl (section)

===Nirvana (1990–1994)===
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While playing in Scream, Grohl became a fan of the [[Melvins]] and eventually befriended them. During a 1990 tour stop on the [[West Coast of the United States|West Coast]], the Melvins guitarist [[Buzz Osborne]] took his friends [[Kurt Cobain]] and [[Krist Novoselic]], members of [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]], to see a Scream performance.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Levin |first=Hannah |url=https://www.houstonpress.com/music/melvins-6573954 |title=Melvins |website=Houston Press |date=August 26, 2009 |archive-date=December 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206213545/https://www.houstonpress.com/music/melvins-6573954 |url-status=live}}</ref> In October 2010, Grohl told ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]'', "I remember being in the same room with them and thinking, 'What? ''That's'' Nirvana? Are you kidding?' Because on their record cover they looked like psycho lumberjacks... I was like, 'What, that little dude and that big motherfucker? You're kidding me.'"<ref>''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]'', October 2010</ref> Following the breakup of Scream, Grohl called Osborne for advice.<ref>CROSS, C. H. A. R. L. E. S. R. (2019). Heavier than heaven: The biography of Kurt Cobain. HODDER &amp; STOUGHTON LTD.</ref> Osborne informed him that Nirvana was seeking a drummer, and gave Grohl the phone numbers of Cobain and Novoselic, who invited Grohl to Seattle to audition. Grohl soon joined.<ref name=thanks>{{cite news | url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/dave-grohl-thanks-melvins-giving-him-nirvanas-phone-number | title=DAVE GROHL THANKS MELVINS FOR GIVING HIM NIRVANA'S PHONE NUMBER | first=WILL | last=NAVIDSON | work=[[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver]] | date=April 18, 2023}}</ref>

Nirvana had already recorded several demos for the followup to their 1989 debut album, ''[[Bleach (Nirvana album)|Bleach]]'', and had spent time recording with the producer [[Butch Vig]] in [[Wisconsin]]. Initially, the plan was to release the album on [[Sub Pop]], but Nirvana received a great deal of interest based on the demos. Grohl spent the initial months with Nirvana traveling to various labels to discuss record deals, and signed with [[DGC Records]].<ref name=":0" />

In early 1991, the band entered [[Sound City Studios]] in Los Angeles to record ''[[Nevermind]]'', which is depicted in Grohl's 2013 documentary ''[[Sound City (film)|Sound City]]''.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Halperin | first=Shirley | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/dave-grohl-butch-vig-grammy-adele-nirvana-289304/ | title=Grammys 2012: Dave Grohl and Butch Vig Reflect on Nirvana, Adele and the State of the Music Business (Q&A) |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=February 10, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190513112143/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/dave-grohl-butch-vig-grammy-adele-nirvana-289304 |archive-date=May 13, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Nevermind'' (1991) exceeded all expectations and became a worldwide commercial success.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MWA6a9AKhzUC | title=The Drummer: 100 Years of Rhythmic Power and Invention |page=253 |publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation |year=2010 |isbn=978-1-4768-5589-9}}</ref> At the same time, Grohl was compiling and recording his own material, which he released on a cassette, ''[[Pocketwatch (album)|Pocketwatch]]'' in 1992, on the indie label Simple Machines. Grohl released the cassette under the pseudonym "Late!"<ref>{{cite web | title=Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters - Extended interview – Lollapalooza 2011 |url=https://www.timeout.com/chicago/music/dave-grohl-of-foo-fighters-extended-interview-lollapalooza-2011 |work=[[Time Out Chicago]] | date=July 28, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180424202757/https://www.timeout.com/chicago/music/dave-grohl-of-foo-fighters-interview-lollapalooza-2011 |archive-date=April 24, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>

In the later years with Nirvana, Grohl's songwriting contributions to the band increased. In Grohl's initial months in [[Olympia, Washington]],<ref>{{cite book | last1 = Borzillo-Vrenna | first1 = Carrie | title = Nirvana – The Day to Day Illustrated Journals | edition = 1st | publisher = [[Barnes & Noble]] | year = 2003 | pages = 64 | isbn = 0-7607-4893-4}}</ref> Cobain overheard him working on the song "Color Pictures of a Marigold", and the two subsequently worked on it together. Grohl later recorded the song for the ''Pocketwatch'' cassette. Grohl said in a 2014 episode of ''[[Foo Fighters: Sonic Highways]]'' that Cobain reacted by kissing him upon first hearing a demo of "[[Alone + Easy Target]]" that Grohl had recently recorded.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/dave-grohl-opens-up-on-why-he-didnt-write-any-nirvana-songs|title=Dave Grohl opens up on why he didn't write any Nirvana songs|last=Edwards|first=Briony|website=loudersound|date=July 9, 2018|access-date=May 13, 2019}}</ref>

During the sessions for ''[[In Utero]]'', Nirvana rerecorded "Color Pictures of a Marigold" and released it as a B-side on the "[[Heart-Shaped Box]]" single, retitled "Marigold". Grohl also contributed the riff for "Scentless Apprentice". Cobain said in a 1993 interview with [[MTV]] that he initially thought the riff was "kind of boneheaded", but was gratified at how the song developed, a process captured in part in a demo on the Nirvana box set ''[[With the Lights Out]]''. Cobain said that he was excited at the possibility of having Novoselic and Grohl contribute more to the band's songwriting.<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/qa-dave-grohl-on-kurts-last-days-and-the-making-of-in-utero-2-108580/ |title=Q&A: Dave Grohl on Kurt's Last Days and the Making of 'In Utero' |last=Fricke |first=David |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=September 24, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190513113138/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/qa-dave-grohl-on-kurts-last-days-and-the-making-of-in-utero-2-108580/ |archive-date=May 13, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Prior to Nirvana's 1994 European tour, the band scheduled session time at [[Robert Lang Studios]] in Seattle to work on demos. For most of the three-day session, Cobain was absent, so Novoselic and Grohl worked on demos of their own songs. They completed several of Grohl's songs, including the future [[Foo Fighters]] songs "Exhausted", "[[Big Me]]", "February Stars", and "Butterflies". Cobain arrived on the third day, and the band recorded a demo of "[[You Know You're Right]]". It was Nirvana's final studio recording before the [[suicide of Kurt Cobain|suicide of Cobain]] on April 5, 1994.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Peters|first=Mitchell|date=November 30, 2014|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6334646/nirvana-kurt-cobain-kissed-dave-grohl-after-hearing-foo-fighters-demo-sonic-highways|title=Nirvana's Kurt Cobain Kissed Dave Grohl After Hearing Foo Fighters Demo |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=May 13, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Heard |first=Chris |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/3568909.stm |title=Torment of rock hero Cobain |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110512025431/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/3568909.stm|archive-date=May 12, 2011 |url-status=live |work=BBC News |date=April 6, 2004 |access-date=August 22, 2010}}</ref> On April 10, 2014, Grohl was inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] as a member of Nirvana.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://rockhall.com/blog/post/2014-rock-hall-induction-ceremony-special-guests/|title=The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Announces Special Guests for the 29th Annual Induction Ceremony at Barclays Center|website=Rockhall.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413130632/https://rockhall.com/blog/post/2014-rock-hall-induction-ceremony-special-guests/|archive-date=April 13, 2014|url-status=dead|access-date=May 20, 2014}}</ref>