Dave Grohl Recalls ‘Sign’ After Cobain Death
Dave Grohl has opened up about the moment he says pushed him to keep making music after the death of Kurt Cobain and the end of Nirvana. Appearing on late-night television this week, the Foo Fighters frontman reflected on the grief he felt in 1994 and how uncertain he was about his future as a musician.
Grohl said that after Nirvana ended he travelled to Ireland and drove around the Ring of Kerry, where he had what he described as a “great day” before receiving what felt like a message from the universe, People reported.
According to Grohl, he was driving down a country road when he saw a hitchhiker wearing a Kurt Cobain T-shirt. He said the sight hit him hard at a time when he “wanted to disappear,” and he interpreted it as a signal that he had to continue, telling himself he needed “to move on” and “go forward.”
Grohl has spoken previously about how the loss of Cobain affected him and how long it took to reconnect with Nirvana’s legacy, a theme Alternative Nation covered when Foo Fighters contemplated splitting after an “unfair” tragedy as he processed major personal setbacks.
Now 57, Grohl said music has helped him through some of his most difficult moments, and he framed that encounter on the road as the turning point that convinced him he had to keep building a future while still respecting the past.
